WikiConference India 2011/Submissions/Searching the needle in this haystack

Timestamp
12:13, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
Title of the submission
Searching the needle in this haystack
Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, presentation)
Presentation
Author of the submission
Rahul Parashar
E-mail address or username (if username, please confirm email address in Special:Preferences)
me.parashar@gmail.com
Country of origin (State if India is the country of origin)
India
Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
Personal homepage or blog
rahulparashar.com
Abstract (in 500 words)
There is so much information available on wikipedia but when it comes to searching, all we can search with keywords. We should expand the searching capability of wikipedia. More searching options should be added to search pages in other languages, based on images, places, people etc. We can also initiate a project like a people directory project where people can search for other people and see the public information available about other people. As wikipedia already has such a huge reach among users around the world, we'd be able to collect and most importantly provide so much information.
Track (Community/Knowledge/Outreach/Technology)
Technology
Will you attend Wikiconference if your submission is not accepted?
No
Slides or further information (optional)