Microsoft’s R&D has come up with an interesting concept of collaborative searching (research.microsoft.com/searchtogether). Even though I don’t see it as especially practical in my day-to-day searches, both private and professional, it could be very userful in an academic environment. During my studies I’ve often had to collaborate on case studies or presentations with fellow students, and a collaborative search like this could have helped considerably.
Since I’m an Apple guy, and SearchTogether requires IE7, I haven’t tested it. But if you give it a try, tell me what you think.
