Dedicated WoW search engine now in beta
by Zach Yonzon 
Nov 15th 2009 at 8:00PM
This probably isn't something Google or Bing should worry about, but there's a new search engine in town. Mrgl-Mrgl, a new search engine dedicated to the World of Warcraft, recently launched and is now in beta. The site, named after the NPC in a murloc suit in Borean Tundra, collates search results based on relevance to WoW. There are five search category tabs: Web, Image, Video, Forums, and Items. Users can type any keyword, not necessarily related to World of Warcraft (apparently subject to abuse, as shown in the most popular keywords), and the search engine delivers results scoured from popular WoW-related sites.
A few searches on the site don't appear to yield better results than, say, Google, which pulls data from more sources including guild websites or player blogs. Mrgl-mrgl results appear to be limited to World of Warcraft news sites, forums, and WoW-tagged videos on YouTube. We're not quite sure how important it is to have a dedicated WoW search engine in the midst of database sites such as Wowhead, wikis such as WoWwiki, and blue forum trackers, but if it manages to draw from more sources in a more organized and relevant fashion, the idea just might work. Perhaps the next time you'll need to search for something related to the game, you can just 'Mrgl it'.
A few searches on the site don't appear to yield better results than, say, Google, which pulls data from more sources including guild websites or player blogs. Mrgl-mrgl results appear to be limited to World of Warcraft news sites, forums, and WoW-tagged videos on YouTube. We're not quite sure how important it is to have a dedicated WoW search engine in the midst of database sites such as Wowhead, wikis such as WoWwiki, and blue forum trackers, but if it manages to draw from more sources in a more organized and relevant fashion, the idea just might work. Perhaps the next time you'll need to search for something related to the game, you can just 'Mrgl it'.
Filed under: Fan stuff, Odds and ends, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Nick Nov 15th 2009 8:03PM
Loving how one of the common tags is nude.
elstor Nov 15th 2009 9:50PM
[Wow.com, Destroyer of Worlds]
Chance on blog post: Destroy a website for 24h, causing it to be stunned and vulnerable to failure.
Scomparsa Nov 16th 2009 7:52AM
"Mrgl-Mrgl.com will return in a few days"
Um...longer than 25 hours, it looks like...
ayalafatalis Nov 15th 2009 8:05PM
Gotta love the 'lol' as one of the larger search tags on that picture.
Itanius Nov 15th 2009 8:11PM
...and that they had to alter that picture to blur out the profanity.
mike Nov 15th 2009 8:12PM
I predict future problems with this search engine, as exemplified by their most searched list.
Cataclysm Druid WoW arthas blood elf cat death knight dragon elf hunter illidan lol mage mrgl murloc murlock night elf nude onyxia orc paladin penis porn priest rogue sex sexy shaman sword tauren test thrall tits troll warlock
Tried refreshing the page and got...
SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT wordscript FROM nesote_inoutse_commonwordscripts WHERE msg_id='42' and lang_id='1';
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT tab_name FROM nesote_inoutse_engines WHERE status='1' ORDER BY position asc LIMIT 0,1 ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT style FROM nesote_inoutse_themes WHERE id='';
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000) SELECT name, value FROM nesote_inoutse_settings ;
MySQL Error: User 'mrglmrglsearch' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000)
Fatal error: Call to a member function select() on a non-object in /mounted-storage/home81c/sub002/sc22061-HKRH/mrgl-mrgl.com/controller/IndexController.class.php on line 636
joel Nov 15th 2009 8:22PM
same...
kabshiel Nov 15th 2009 9:08PM
I predict future problems based on the fact that it's a really stupid idea.
Tremelizzer Nov 15th 2009 8:22PM
Epic failure. Maybe get better host (or modify settings) first and try again.
OIK2 Nov 15th 2009 8:29PM
lol, you /.ed them
rekked Nov 15th 2009 9:01PM
Wowed.
Neirin Nov 15th 2009 8:36PM
You killed mrgl-mrgl already =(
Hopefully the WoW.com traffic will die down after a while and it'll start working again.
sankto Nov 15th 2009 9:07PM
Wow.com, the website ender.
Uriahworld Nov 15th 2009 9:08PM
Another one bites the dust, oh!
Another one bites the dust, hey, hey!
Ichabod Nov 16th 2009 9:58AM
It will be interesting to see, once this thing goes live, how fast it will be cluttered with ads from various WoW sites, or how objective this engine in terms of rankings really is. I foresee a lot of potential for manipulation here.
Looking at the whole thing and knowing the WoW scene, I suspect this yet another German "Schnapsidee" for cheap and fast profit. ;)
Pemberton Nov 15th 2009 9:30PM
Speaking of search queries, wouldn't it be nice if if Blizz changed the name of runecloth so you could look for stacks in the AH without having to sort through the runecloth items? It's the only kind of cloth with "cloth" right there in the name - for example you can search for "frostweave cloth" and "bolt of frostweave" but runecloth still brings up BOTH ("runecloth" AND "bolt of runecloth") since launch.
Cyno01 Nov 15th 2009 10:45PM
Thats a minor annoyance compared to having to wade through 4 pages of cut gems to find the uncut ones.
pietrex Nov 16th 2009 3:52AM
@both of you
Addons are your friend! The one named Auctionator (NOT Auctioneer) will sort your search results. For example, if you look for Dreadstone, he will show you the results seperately, letting you choose to find about Dreadstone prices, Purified Dreadstone prices, Regal Dreadstone prices etc. It's really useful, especially for this purpose. It removed the annoyance you mentioned completely. Just make sure you're using the Buy tab.
http://yfrog.com/j7buytabloosej
dawnseven Nov 16th 2009 9:29AM
Nice Cyn. If Blizz would add "Uncut" to the name (e.g., Uncut Dreadstone) that would be helpful.
jurandr Nov 15th 2009 9:46PM
You know you can just type "World of Warcraft" "WoW" after your search terms (with quotes) and google may as well be a dedicated search engine?