- ChunkIt!
Infobox Software
name = ChunkIt!
caption =
developer =TigerLogic
latest release version = 1.1.1.013 (Internet Explorer) 1.1.1.012 (Firefox)
latest release date =August 29 ,2008 (Internet Explorer)August 29 ,2008 (Firefox)
latest preview date =December 12 ,2007
operating system =Microsoft Windows ,Mac OS X
platform =
genre =Personal Search Engine
license =Proprietary freeware
website = [http://www.getchunkit.com ChunkIt! (www.getchunkit.com)]ChunkIt! is a personal search engine available for
Internet Explorer andMozilla Firefox .Features
ChunkIt! is a downloadable add-on for the
Internet Explorer andMozilla Firefox browsers. Its function is to mine embedded hyperlinks on any Web page and display them as "chunks" [cite web|url=http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/07/29/cuil/|title=Can Cuil Kill Google? Not Yet|first=Joe|last=Hutsko|publisher=Machinist|date=July 29 ,2008 ] of web data in a two-panel format [cite web|url=http://acrlog.org/2008/07/11/dont-ask-librarians-for-help-just-use-chunkit/|title=Don’t Ask Librarians For Help - Just ChunkIt!|first=Steven|last=B|publisher=Association of College and Research Libraries|date=July 11 ,2008 ] as seen in the screen shot below. By clicking on the ChunkIt! icon next to each result, users can view the same chunk highlighted on the referenced web page in the right panel, eliminating the need to manage multiple windows. [cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9079659|title=TigerLogic touts upcoming browser-based search app|first=Linda|last=Rosencrance|publisher=Computer World|date=April 22 ,2008 ]It can be used to "chunk" any website, search engine (
Google ,Yahoo , etc.), or online document (PDF , etc.).[
Windows XP .]References
External links
* [http://www.getchunkit.com/ ChunkIt!]
* [http://www.tigerlogic.com/ TigerLogic]
* [http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3166/search-engine-chunkit-marketed-to-college-students Wired Campus - Search Engine, ChunkIt, Marketed to College Students]
* [http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/18/chunkit%E2%80%94yet-another-search-plug-in-yawn/ TechChrunch - ChunkIt—Yet Another Search Plug-In. Yawn.]
* [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6578053.html Saved By the Bell - Sixty Second Tech Tips - Chunky Is Cool Again with ChunkIt!]
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