PRESS
& USER REVIEWS:
Malaysia
Central leads in the precision score if compared to
the other engines
Malaysian Journal of Library & Information
Science, Vol.11, no.1, July 2006: 103-122
Many Malaysians now know that searches at major search
engines for Malaysia-centric stuff often yield MyCen
at the top of the results. What started as a single
page of links to essential government bodies in 1998,
has since evolved into Malaysia's leading portal with
over 30,000 unique users and 150,000 page views daily.
That's over millions of hits per day, if you must know...
Dua Sen - My
Baby, 24th June 2005
His baby, MyCen:
T.V. Smith talks about Malaysia Central, or MyCen
(www.mycen.com.my), the popular Malaysian search engine
and website directory...
The Star's TechCentral,
17th June 2003
As
a researcher, I'm beginning to be dependent on Malaysia
Central for almost all my daily local search needs.
This is hardly surprising as no other local search
engine offers the accuracy and relevance that MyCen
generates in its search results. Most importantly,
the results are almost always fresh and updated, with
very few dead links. For instance, recently, I was
pleasantly surprised that its search engine was able
to return results on the national scooter, Karisma,
on the same day the product was launched. Searching
aside, the site's directory is very well categorised
and unlike other Malaysian directories, does not imitate
the Yahoo! layout. The 'downside' is if you browsed
the categories, you'll be mesmerised and spend the
whole day going from one related category to another.
Yes, it's that absorbing and there's some 30000+ Malaysian
sites in there! Lastly, another unique feature over
at Malaysia Central, is that most business listings
and even the search results, carry a physical address,
phone and fax numbers. Very convenient, if you are
in a hurry, or when an establishment has no web site.
With such a comprehensive database of Malaysian sites,
it's truly what its slogan claims; "anything
& eveything Malaysia". Rating:
Serena Tan, Alexa
Review, 24th Jan 2003
The underrated
Malaysia Central blows the overrated hippos out of
the water! An amazing feat by a single individual
with a zero budget. A sobering reminder for those
multi-million-ringgit overnight web ventures and cepat-kaya
IPO-seeking portals that content is still king. Ironically,
the only redundant page in Malaysia Central is the
local search engine listings. If you've found your
way to Malaysia Central, you don't need to look for
another local search engine or directory, period.
The
SukaKata Newsletter, April 2002
IF you’re
looking for a Malaysian portal with no frills, no
ads, no distractions, then TV Smith’s Malaysia
Central (MyCen) is the portal you want to check out.
Brigette Rozario, InTech
- The Star, 16th Oct 2001
Malaysia Central
is a comprehensive and neatly-structured links page
that puts many a big-money Web portal to shame. This
"one-stop starting point to thousands of Malaysian
online destinations" may still be in a nascent stage,
but it's a great idea that's nattily executed. It's
also a good example of how average Malaysians with
a bit of programming savvy and a genuine and greedless
desire to share knowledge are showing up the inanity
and ignorant opportunism of grasping giant corporations
in cyberspace.
R.S.
Murthi, In-Site
- New Sunday Times, 7th May 2000
Definitely
not the most impressive of sites in terms of appearance.
Nevetheless, it is virtually impossible to find a
more comprehensive index of links to Malaysia-related
sites anywhere on the web. The simplicity of the site
is another advantage as reaching any of these sites
is only a click away. I would have to agree with the
description above - this is THE starting point. Overall
rating: 5/5
User Review, Why.com
- People-Powered Web, 3th May 2000
Everything
and anything under the Malaysian sun is now available
from one source!
Singapore
Malaysia Students' Association Berkely
See also: Info Center
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