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?