Taking articles to the next level is new site, Navify, which launches in public beta today and is essentially just an alternative interface for visualizing Wikipedia content. The kicker is that Navify not only includes article content, but also displays related images, videos, and comments associated with the original article.
Here's how it works: just visit Navify and do a standard Wikipedia search (no account required). Results are returned in tabbed form and include the full article itself, an images tab complete with photos added by Wikipedia or Navify users and those automatically discovered on Flickr, and a video tab that works exactly the same way, but pulls related video from YouTube. Navify is also supporting article comments by Disqus, so anyone can add their thoughts to Navify article pages.
Navify is not hoping to replace Wikipedia, just enhance it. It's built on Wikipedia's platform, so the informational text all comes straight from the source. It's the display of related video and images that can be seen on site that makes Navify a pretty cool way to interact with Wikipedia articles.
We believe Navify's approach to adding a visual layer to Wikipedia content makes it a great search utility to see what you've previously been missing. Plus, it's potentially a huge time saver. Like what you see? Try it out and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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