Wikipedia-based Search Engine launched by Searchme

A consumer-level meta search engine that displays Wikipedia results above normal Web search results was released today by Searchme.

According to their site (www.wikiseek.com), "The contents of Wikiseek are restricted to Wikipedia pages and only those sites which are referenced within Wikipedia, making it an authoritative source of information less subject to spam and SEO schemes.

Wikiseek utilizes Searchme's category refinement technology, providing suggested search refinements based on user tagging and categorization within Wikipedia, making results more relevant than conventional search engines."

Text link advertising is displayed along the right-hand side and an undisclosed majority of the advertising proceeds will go to the Wikimedia Foundation.

Though still in beta, Wikiseek is continueally being updated based on user suggestions and new Wikipedia content.