[greglindahl]

blekko had these features, and almost no one used them. The google guy who teaches advanced Google searching says that almost no one uses Google's advanced search, either. So if this is a viable niche, you'll have to figure out how to find these users...

[rocky1138]

Who cares if a small subset of people use them? It doesn't make them worthless.

[greglindahl]

Oh, I think it has value. I was just reporting that I tried it at blekko, and think I completely failed. Maybe you'll be able to do better.

[ianwalter]

Very interesting! Is the main problem really finding the users or could it be developing an interface that makes it easy enough for users of varying technical abilities to occasionally use?

[rocky1138]

Why do you feel you failed? Just economics?

[rgovind]

Since Greg was CXO at blekko, I would say for whoever is making search engine, its important!