Mark Bumiller

ECE 4564: Network Apps

9/13/2010

UrbanDictionary-Search

• Urban Dictionary is used to keep up on slang

• Design an app to streamline searching

• Keep UI usable

• Get Credit for Assignment_01

Overview

Three main components

• UI• Simple Interface

• Always usable

• HTML• Get URL with search term

• Correct formatting

• ParseData• Find <Div> tags

• Get Data within tags

• Know when you’re looking at a word, definition, or word_not_defined, etc.

Design Elements

ScreenshotsInitial Screen

ScreenshotsSingle Definition

ScreenshotsMultiple Definitions

Scrollable

ScreenshotsWord isn’t defined (not found)

Application Browser

Comparison

• Make embedded links Searchable

• Show related words

• Show Examples

• Show Popularity (thumbs up/down)

• Show >7 definitions

Potential Improvements

Questions?