Najdi
Encyclopedia
Najdi! is a search engine
specialized in Republic of Macedonia
media content. Unlike most search engines, it does not utilize a spider
to gather the content it indexes, but interfaces directly with the websites it covers through RSS or other XML, in combination with the SWISH-E
open-source software.
Founded by IT expert Petar Kajevski
, "Najdi!" quickly rose to prominence due to the volume of information it covers, and the specific upgrades of the software tailored for content in Macedonian language. Besides content of news sites, "Najdi!" also features searches of Macedonian blogs, and printed books.
In 2005, "Najdi!" won the national competition and became the official candidate of Republic of Macedonia
in the e-Inclusion category of the World Summit Award
.
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
specialized in Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
media content. Unlike most search engines, it does not utilize a spider
Web crawler
A Web crawler is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner or in an orderly fashion. Other terms for Web crawlers are ants, automatic indexers, bots, Web spiders, Web robots, or—especially in the FOAF community—Web scutters.This process is called Web...
to gather the content it indexes, but interfaces directly with the websites it covers through RSS or other XML, in combination with the SWISH-E
SWISH-E
SWISH-E stands for Simple Web Indexing System for Humans - Enhanced. It is used to index collections of documents ranging up to one million documents in size and includes import filters for many document types.- See also :...
open-source software.
Founded by IT expert Petar Kajevski
Petar Kajevski
Petar Kajevski is Macedonian IT and management expert from. He is most famous as creator of the Macedonian search engine "Najdi!", but also achieved prominence as expert on software outsourcing....
, "Najdi!" quickly rose to prominence due to the volume of information it covers, and the specific upgrades of the software tailored for content in Macedonian language. Besides content of news sites, "Najdi!" also features searches of Macedonian blogs, and printed books.
In 2005, "Najdi!" won the national competition and became the official candidate of Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
in the e-Inclusion category of the World Summit Award
World Summit Award
The World Summit Award is a global initiative for selecting and promoting the world's best electronic media and applications. It sees the bridging of the digital divide and narrowing of the "Content Gap" as its overall goal and, as of 2006, involves representatives from 168 countries on each...
.