Improvements in existing search plugins
We're happy to announce that the Digg, Yahoo! Answers and Twitter search plugins now have the ability to show multiple pages of results.
The Twitter search has also been improved to "understand" links, users and tags in the tweets content.
We expect to add a new search type this week!
New features!
During the past few days we've been working on several improvements for Nibbo:
- Regular tooltips will not disappear when taking the mouse cursor on them.
- "More information" option for Flickr search results.
- "Preview search" mode for related searches.
- Refinements work again for Wikipedia search.
... and we added a new search engine type: feeds. This type is useful to discover new RSS/Atom feeds related to your searches, which can then be added to any feed reader.
Enjoy!
New feature: other engines
We just implemented a new feature: "other engines". There's a new button in the previews column named "Other Engines", which provides access to all the engines that have not been added. Click on the desired search type, and it will open as the main search without any need to change the configuration; an "add" button will be present, so just click there to add that search to your engine list.
Also, two additional options have been added to hide the "Other Engines" and/or "Customize Previews" buttons.
We're still working on the manual, so we hope to have it online in a few days.
New feature: popular searches
Yesterday we spiced up Nibbo's home page by showing the current most popular searches in the Web. The information is obtained from Google Trends, and is updated every hour; just click on the topic, and the search will start automatically.
We're currently working on the manual, which we hope to make available soon. After that, we've some nice new features on our to-do list to develop 
New feature: Digg engine
We added support to search in another popular service: Digg.
Of course, it comes with settings, refinements, tooltip... So, if you like digg, this engine is a must.
The "add engine" section has been tweaked a little; now there's a "Targeted" section, which is meant to be the place for all engines that target a specific service, like Wikipedia, Twitter, Digg...
We're planning to include at least two more engines in the near future, but first we want to implement a help section to explain how to use Nibbo. Stay tuned!
Minor updates
We just updated Nibbo with the following changes:
- Clicking on the preview header will open that preview engine as the main search. To toggle it (like before), click on the arrow next to the icon, or edit that engine settings in the control panel. In the case the old mode is preferred, a new "Options" panel has been added to the control panel, which contains a setting to change this functionality and make it exactly like before.
- Now it's possible to change the order of the elements of the search results page. Go to the "Options" section in the control panel, and check the "Results page order" setting. The tooltip will be repositioned at the left of the previews column if necessary.
Have fun!
New feature: Yahoo! Answers engine
We just added a new feature: a new engine, this time for Yahoo! Answers. You may add it from the "Settings" > "Layout" panel.
Yahoo! Answers is a popular service in which users post questions, and other users will post answers to them. In the end, the question creator will pick an answer.
The Nibbo engine will show the most relevant fields from that answer, like the category, publication date, chosen answer, and more. It also offers a number of settings and refinements.
New feature: related searches
A couple of days ago we added a new engine type: related searches. New visitors will get it automatically, but if you visited Nibbo before, and can't see it, make sure to add it.
What does it? For a given query, it will report up to 8 alternative searches (the tooltip preview will show the first four). Just click on the alternative search, and it will be opened with the current search engine. Together with the refinements and the autocomplete search bar makes Nibbo a very powerful tool to optimize your search query.
We have more engines on our pipeline, so keep an eye on this blog!