# Check out Amazon's new search engine

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-amazons-new-search-engine/291369>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 22, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-amazons-new-search-engine/291369 "2005-02-22T17:46:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-amazons-new-search-engine/291369/1 "2005-02-22T17:46:59Z")

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This is pretty cool:

[A9](http://a9.com)

When finished it will supposedly have a virtual tour of every commercial district in the nation. (Odd that the most recent search when I first logged on was for _George Gaynes_ (the Norwegian opera singer best known for his roles on Punky Brewster and in Police Academy).

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**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-amazons-new-search-engine/291369/2 "2005-02-22T18:08:57Z")

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They’re yellow page listings is very cool. I’m lucky to live in Atlanta so their photo directory is up and running for the city and it makes finding places super easy.

Unfortunately the search results end up feeling cluttered to me, as opposed to the sleek results of Google.