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The Google Wonder Wheel

Google is experimenting with a new feature they’re calling the Wonder Wheel.

Here’s a search to try:

*Go to Google and type in Mary Higgins Clark readalikes

*Hit Enter

*Click Show Options on the top left

*Click Wonder Wheel on the bottom left

Now do the same thing using the words if you like Mary Higgins Clark.

What do you think? Let us know if you find some other cool uses for this tool.

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3 Responses to “The Google Wonder Wheel”

  1. Sarah Statz Cords says:
    May 28, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    Heidi, Kristen,
    I too LOVE the literature map and will continue to use it instead, I think. (And thanks, Kristen, for the other URL as well.) Part of that is just because I try to avoid Google when I can–it’s so omnipresent that it freaks me out a little bit. But, I am a Luddite at heart, so that’s just me.

  2. Kristen (bookclubclassics) says:
    May 28, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    I enjoyed playing with this! However, I agree with Heidi that literature map is a bit better at this point… When I did the initial search on Mary Higgins Clark, I was surprised to find Jennifer Cruisie and Rosamunde Pilcher — two authors I have really enjoyed, but do not consider to be mystery writers primarily.

    I would add the site: http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search

    Not quite the same concept of “readalikes” — but more of “compatibility” I guess…?

    However, knowing Google — I imagine the Wonder Wheel will only get better and better!

  3. Heidi says:
    May 27, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    I put in Ian Rankin after doing the Mary Higgins Clark search and she stayed as a readalike????

    Think Literature Maps is much better : http://literature-map.com/

    Heidi

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