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The WhoisLike.it homepage is so sparse that it makes Google's home page look crowded. But it couldn't be easier to use. Just type in the URL of a web site you like, and WhoisLike.it will analyze the content and spit out a list of sites that seem to have similar content. Each site features a screen shot to boot.
It's not quite clear how WhoisLike.it determines which sites are similar. It could be checking for incoming and outbound links, or the service could be looking for keywords and comparing a site with other pages in its database. But it does appear to work pretty well. While you certainly won't find every similar page on the web this way, WhoisLike.it will probably turn you on to a few interesting sites you may not have seen before.
[via Rotor Blog]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsRichard ChuahApr 28th 2008 12:56PM
The site is ok and i can check all the site i wants. But this WhoiLike.it still not support extension of domain while my blog is using /blog. It is disappointed to me. It is a great site.
eppyjerkApr 28th 2008 1:06PM
Is it me, or is this thing totally not doing anything?
eppyjerkApr 28th 2008 1:13PM
Correction. It just started working.
AalaapApr 29th 2008 9:10AM
it still doesn't seem to be doing anything
gbeideApr 28th 2008 2:01PM
It's funny. I tried searching for a site like whoislike.it and surprised it didn't come up with http://www.similicio.us. What else is funny is I did the opposite in similicio.us, and didn't come up with whoislike.it.
Weird. But http://www.similicio.us is pretty much the same thing.
Stuart HallidayApr 29th 2008 8:42AM
I correctly typed in "theaquariumwiki.com/" and it thinks I've entered a incorrect domain!
It doesn't like the lagging forward slash.
Bloody Stupid machine. :-)
GigiNYCApr 28th 2008 2:17PM
From the sound of it, it reminds me of the "Similar Pages" option on Google. When you enter a web address into the search field of Google, the first result will always be the direct listing for that site -- and if you click on the "Similar Pages" link for that result, Google will produce about two or three pages worth of links to other sites which are similar. It might be interesting to do a side-by-side comparison between Google and WhoIsLike to see which one comes up with more and/or better results.
JimMay 3rd 2008 7:40PM
I don't think Google similar pages is comparable. It gives you a list of pages similar to the item whereas this sites and similicious actually give you similar websites. The big difference is that Google similar pages would be better for finding specific information rather than broadly exploring sites of interest. Furthermore, whoislike isn't working for me right now but can it be better than similicious?
Lorne LavineApr 30th 2008 10:05PM
The site doesn't work with IE...what, are they serious??