Intra-desktop search
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Intra-desktop search is a method of searching for files and resources across two or more desktops. Typically, each PC user specifies which folders in on their desktop should be searchable, and the identity of the people that are allowed to search the desktop, using an intra-desktop search application, a software program.
[edit] Types of search engines
There has recently been a lot of focus around two categories of emerging search engines:
What is often overlooked is that there is the existence of a a third category:
- "Intra-Desktop Media Search Engines".
With Intra-Desktop Media Search Engines, one searches for media files that are tagged as 'searchable' on one or more remote desktops. Most p2p networks include this type of search capabilities.
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