Ask.com's Binonculars

When you do a search on ask.com some of the results have a binocular icon
associated with the links. If you hover over the binocular an image of the
referenced site is displayed.
To accomplish this is there something the site needs to incorporate into the
html? If not, how is this associated with the result?

JW

"GJ" <gj (AT) notonyourlife (DOT) com> wrote:

When you do a search on ask.com some of the results have a binocular
icon associated with the links. If you hover over the binocular an
image of the referenced site is displayed.
To accomplish this is there something the site needs to incorporate
into the html? If not, how is this associated with the result?

onmouseover="b_s('ec24b092d8d4da47960d90eb41bfc437 &s=805387461',
{en:'bi',io:'0',b:'alg',tp:'d',ec:'1'},0);" onmouseout="b_h();


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"GJ" <gj (AT) notonyourlife (DOT) com> wrote:

When you do a search on ask.com some of the results have a binocular
icon associated with the links. If you hover over the binocular an
image of the referenced site is displayed.
To accomplish this is there something the site needs to incorporate
into the html? If not, how is this associated with the result?


onmouseover="b_s('ec24b092d8d4da47960d90eb41bfc437 &s=805387461',
{en:'bi',io:'0',b:'alg',tp:'d',ec:'1'},0);" onmouseout="b_h();


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I didn't ask the question correctly. I am assuming what you presented is how
ask.com is creating the hover. I'm not interested in how ask.com created the
hover, I would like to know why our site does not have the hover when it
shows up on the ask.com results.

GJ

"GJ" <gj (AT) notonyourlife (DOT) com> wrote:

I didn't ask the question correctly. I am assuming what you presented
is how ask.com is creating the hover. I'm not interested in how
ask.com created the hover, I would like to know why our site does not
have the hover when it shows up on the ask.com results.

Ah, ok.

http://www.ask.com/web?q=perl+progra...=0&o=333&l=dir

Since I have one, and didn't do any special trick my side, I guess it's up
to ask.com. It might be that they have some algorithm in place that
decides when your site gets a thumbnail, for example, if it's shown more
then x times in a given period of time for y queries. Or that it's just
patience.

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I sent an email to ask.com and they pointed me to the page:
http://about.ask.com/en/docs/about/binoculars.shtml

What is the BinocularsT Site Preview feature?
Binoculars Site Preview presents a "sneak preview" of a web page when you
mouse over a Binoculars icon next to a search result. You can save time by
quickly previewing a search result before clicking on it.



How do I use Binoculars?
To use Binoculars, simply move your mouse over the Binoculars Icon
underneath the search result title, and the Binoculars Site Preview will
appear above or below the search result.



When I click on the Binoculars Icon, I don't see a Preview Image - I just
navigate to the site - why?
Clicking on a Binoculars Icon takes you directly to the search result web
site. Simply moving your mouse over the image will cause the Preview Image
to appear.



Why do the Binoculars Site Preview Images appear above my result?
The Binoculars Site Preview Images appear directly below or above your
search result, depending on how much space is left above or below the
individual result in your browser. By default, the image will appear
directly above the title of the search result, but if there is not enough
room it will appear directly below the Binoculars icon.



Why do Binoculars not appear on every search result?
The Binoculars feature will take a while to populate through our database
and we are rolling out coverage for more results daily.



I don't see Binoculars icons on my search results page. Why?
In order to use Binoculars, you must have Javascript enabled.

To enable Javascript in Internet Explorer:

1.. Go to "View | Internet Options." from the main menu
2.. Change to the "Security" tab
3.. Select the "Internet" Content Zone.
4.. Select "Custom" and click on the "Settings." button
5.. To enable: make sure "Enable" is selected under "Active scripting"
6.. Restart the browser



The Binoculars Site Preview is different from the site when I actually visit
it. Why?
Binoculars Site Preview images are screen captures of the browser navigating
a page, and the screen captures are taken periodically. Sites that change
often may change from when we last took the screen capture for that specific
site, which may temporarily cause summary text in Binoculars to differ from
the body of the search result. As we are constantly updating the Binoculars
screen capture, we will eventually re-visit the site and re-capture the
updated image.



Why are the Binoculars Site Preview images so small/large?
The Binoculars Site Preview images are 346 × 260 pixels for users with
browser resolution of 800 × 600 or higher, and 240 × 180 for users with
browser resolution below 800 × 600.



"John Bokma" <john (AT) castleamber (DOT) com> wrote

"GJ" <gj (AT) notonyourlife (DOT) com> wrote:

I didn't ask the question correctly. I am assuming what you presented
is how ask.com is creating the hover. I'm not interested in how
ask.com created the hover, I would like to know why our site does not
have the hover when it shows up on the ask.com results.

Ah, ok.

http://www.ask.com/web?q=perl+progra...=0&o=333&l=dir

Since I have one, and didn't do any special trick my side, I guess it's up
to ask.com. It might be that they have some algorithm in place that
decides when your site gets a thumbnail, for example, if it's shown more
then x times in a given period of time for y queries. Or that it's just
patience.

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