I think a lot of people will perceive this as a release of “just another search engine” if they just read a press release or post and fail to go to the site. That couldn’t be further from the truth with this new version of LeapFish. This is the first search engine that allows socialization of all discovered content at the click of a button.

Social media adoption is at unprecedented levels and content is truly becoming “king” as engines like LeapFish allow a simple sharing mechanism that is integrated into the search stream.

From the Press Release:

“Aside from the Web’s growing size and variety there is an emerging duality of “real-time” and “traditional,” which now requires a completely different search experience. One that includes both the content and the “contributor” in the search experience, such that both traditional and real-time searching and sharing are integrated seamlessly in our use of this Living Web,” said Ben Behrouzi.”

This, in my opinion, was the missing step to a much larger movement in the search industry that is now moving away from static links and search results to a more dynamic search and socialization experience.

The best part of this release is that the combined searching and sharing functionality is only one of the incredibly innovative features that users will have access to when using LeapFish. My favorite feature is the customizable homepage that have feature-rich proprietary Twitter and Facebook apps that allow me to interact with my social communities without leaving my “personal dashboard to the web”.

Go to http://www.leapfish.com/ dive into this new experience and start Living the Web.

Ben Behrouzi in a quote to Search Cowboys makes it very clear where he believes search is going and especially where LeapFish is going to focus;

“We live in a time with a very multimedia and sophisticated Internet and we believe its time our search tools function in a similar way. LeapFish is undertaking a progressive and systematic application of advancements and innovations in search over the next several years that empowers users with the ability to access more of the multimedia web as well as interact with the data they find in a whole new way”

Search is heating up with a Microsoft/Yahoo partnership that was just sealed, Twitters new homepage and Google slowly sneaking in new features. Search is also evolving into a fresh, new, real-time and engaging experience for the user.

Read the rest of the interview at the LeapFish Blog

An article from UBERCEO speaks to the marked absence of tweeting CEO’s and calls them slackers:

We looked at Fortune’s 2009 list of the top 100 CEOs to determine how many were using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, or had a blog. The results show a miserable level of engagement. Here are the topline results:

• Only two CEOs have Twitter accounts.
• 13 CEOs have LinkedIn profiles, and of those only three have more than 10 connections.
• 81% of CEOs don’t have a personal Facebook page.
• Three quarters of the CEOs have some kind of Wikipedia entry, but nearly a third of those have limited or outdated information.
• Not one Fortune 100 CEO has a blog.

Social Media is now ingrained in the fabric of our interaction with each other as well as our interaction with companies and brands. Meeting someone new prompts a search and social media profiles, if present, are typically the main content that will rise to the first page of the engines.

Not only is Social Media engaging and controllable by the profile creator it also allows for “meeting others where they are”. Instead of “requiring” others to seek out information on a deeper level (i.e. find the corporate website and dig through the About Us page or Management page) you can get a quick snapshot of not only a CEO’s profile but also their personality as they engage others.

The other aspect that makes social media engaging and allows the type of interaction that would never happen is the “accessibility factor”. I tweeted Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, and he tweeted me back and then even sent me a Direct Message. My chances of interacting directly with the mayor of San Francisco were practically nil unless I was prepared to engage in a concerted effort to meet him. Twitter gave me quick access to what he was engaged in at that moment and allowed me to “connect” with him on a specific, and potentially fleeting, topic.

Social Media can be a tool that will allow a more personal connection with many CEO’s and companies that seem untouchable. It can also allow your voice to be heard by the top dogs via a channel that was never available until the services (twitter, facebook et al) hit critical mass. CEO’s that are socially disengaged have a lot to gain via social media channels and connecting at a deeper level.

oliviatrewatha: Helping WAHM & SAHM search the web faster! Go www.leapfish.com and see how fast we are!!! about 10 hours ago from web
leapfish: A picture’s worth 1,000 words: http://bit.ly/ijuSy about 10 hours ago from web
bobbyringstrom: RT @markdotnextinc: RT @aprilgregory: Using http://leapfish.com? It’s a great search aggregate[brings google,msn,yahoo & Youtube together] about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
bobbyringstrom: RT @markdotnextinc: RT @aprilgregory: Are you using leapfish.com? It’s a great search aggregate[brings google,msn,yahoo & Youtube together] about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
markdotnextinc: RT @bobbyringstrom: FIND IT FAST on all (3) top search engines at once! http://leapfish.com about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
markdotnextinc: RT @bobbyringstrom: Try searching with this powerful search engine: http://leapfish.com about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
bobbyringstrom: FIND IT FAST on all (3) top search engines at once! http://leapfish.com about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
bobbyringstrom: Try searching with this powerful search engine: http://leapfish.com about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
tylerfleming: @leapfish Yup. To the dentist. about 13 hours ago from TwitterBerry
leapfish: @tylerfleming You took the subway? Whoa. about 13 hours ago from web
leapfish: Why does every weather forecast in Toronto include “but cooler near the lake”? Yes, we know, okay thanks. about 15 hours ago from TweetDeck
leapfish: @GARich74 Excellent! Let me know when you’re around next, and I’ll try to score some good seats for us. about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck
LenaShaw: @Building43 vry cool concept discussing The 2010 Web. I met @Scobleizer when he stopped by LeapFish w/ his infamous Mino! http://bit.ly/ … 1 day ago from Seesmic Desktop
LeapFishMedia: @aprilgregory A new LeapFish ‘er! The LeapFish Team is working on groundbreaking technology that will be released soon. Stay Tuned. 1 day ago from Seesmic Desktop

You can see the results here for the LeapFish Search – http://www.leapfish.com/?q=project+natal+xbox

Its like a Wii but no controller – How cool is that. But not sure how it actually works yet without the controller. If anyone knows please leave a comment.

Here is a Video that shows up on the right side of the LeapFish results;

This foundation was recently expanded to include an incredibly fast search interface – deemed the Fastest Search on the Planet. This was the piece of the Search puzzle that has enabled them to increase traffic and users at an exponential level.

Search has been the same for quite some time. And the big boys of search have now determined what is relevant for us. But what about all of the information we are missing? When you search the Big Boys of Search do you make it to the second or third page of results? If you’re like me NEVER.

So who is to say some of that information isn’t important to you? What if it is that all important piece of information that you needed but you never find it because someone deemed it to not be important?

LeapFish solves that problem. Increasingly, there is more and more information that matters to you, blogs, social networks, videos, images, shopping, news and smaller pieces of information that you want and sometimes NEED to have to get a full picture of that product or service you are buying or researching.

LeapFish gives YOU what YOU are looking for. We don’t deem what is important you – You deem what is important and get it with LeapFish.