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<title><![CDATA[Why Live Search Will Never Compete with Google]]></title>
<link>http://jordanhudgens.wordpress.com/?p=12</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jordanhudgens</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[When a sizable company decides to enter into direct competition with the current leader in the indus]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><big><span style="font-family:agency;">When a sizable company decides to enter into direct competition with the current leader in the industry, you would</span></big><big><span style="font-family:agency;"> think that they would actually try to offer the same product, right?  Not when you're <a href="http://msn.com">Microsoft</a>.  I've signed up and tested the <a href="http://search.live.com/cashback">Live Cash</a> service from Microsoft and come to the conclusion that Microsoft missed the point completely and didn't create a competitor to Google, they instead turned their "search engine" into a competitor with companies like <a href="http://ebates.com">Ebates.com</a> and <a href="http://shopping.com">Shopping.com</a>.</span></big></p>
<p><big>Of course having a key differentiating point is vital for success in any industry, however Microsoft is not positioning themselves to take users away from <a href="http://google.com">Google </a>or even <a href="http://yahoo.com">Yahoo!</a> Since the launch of the "pay to search engine" I still have no reason to go to Live.com when I'm looking for any web related item.  As much as we love to hate Google, they are still head and shoulders above everyone else in the industry when it comes to finding what I'm looking for online.  And as far as I can see there are only two ways that either Yahoo! or Microsoft will be able to gain market share in the search engine wars.</big></p>
<p><big>1. Wiki search<br />
There is only one thing users love more than ease of use and speed, and that is control.  If Yahoo! or Microsoft could effectively enable users to control search criteria, they would finally have a service that would have enough of a differentiating factor to gain market share.  Early adopters would being the migration toward this type of platform just as they did with Wikipedia, Twitter, et al.  The process would not be quick, however in my opinion there would come a time where either of these two companies would be able to be a true #2 in the search market.  This is, of course, assuming that Google would not be able to develop and come to market with this same type of product offering.</big></p>
<p><big>2. Semantic Search<br />
This second option would be easier to execute upon, however it may now create enough differentiation to be considered a an enhanced alternate solution.  For those of you not familiar with the Semantic Web, here is a quote from <a href="http://wikipedia.com">Wikipedia</a>:</big></p>
<p><big>The <strong>Semantic Web</strong> is an evolving extension of the <a title="World Wide Web" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web">World Wide Web</a> in which the <a title="Semantics" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics">semantics</a> of information and services on the web is defined, making it possible for the web to understand and satisfy the requests of people and machines to use the <a title="Web content" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_content">web content</a>.<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web#cite_note-0">[1]</a></sup><sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web#cite_note-w3c_faq-1">[2]</a></sup> It derives from <a title="World Wide Web Consortium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web_Consortium">W3C</a><a title="Tim Berners-Lee" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee">Tim Berners-Lee's</a> vision of the Web as a universal medium for <a title="Data" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data">data</a>, <a title="Information" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information">information</a>, and <a title="Knowledge" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge">knowledge</a> exchange.<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web#cite_note-2">[3]</a></sup></big></p>
<p><big><sup>The continued stranglehold Google has on the search market is going to force whoever decides to compete to offer a very dynamic service.  If you want a prime example of the difference between the search engines, type in: Jordan Hudgens into Google, Yahoo! and Live.com.  The accuracy of the results are so drastic it is amazing that Yahoo! and Microsoft even consider themselves in the search industry.</sup><br />
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<title><![CDATA[Wikia Search]]></title>
<link>http://coltpr.wordpress.com/?p=197</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>coltpr</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mannen bak suksessen Wikipedia, ønsker å etablere Google-konkurrent.
Navnet på den nye tjenesten ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Mannen bak suksessen <a href="www.wikipedia.com">Wikipedia</a>, ønsker å etablere <a href="www.google.com">Google</a>-konkurrent.</strong></p>
<p>Navnet på den nye tjenesten er Wikia Search. Foreløpig finnes den kun i en <a href="http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Search_Wikia">alpha-versjon</a> som har ligget ute siden 7. januar i år. Wikia Search skal bli en søkemotor der brukerne rangerer sider og treff ut fra søkekriteriene sine. Dermed skal treffene man får bli rangert etter    relevans ut fra andre brukeres preferanser. Søkemotoren er langt fra ferdig utviklet og da vi testet den var det nødvendigvis ikke det mest relevante som kom opp, bl.a. sider på språk fra fjerne himmelstrøk.</p>
<p>- Dersom vi kan få fem prosent av søkemarkedet, er vi veldig fornøyd. Søk er    ganske lukrativ business, du behøver ikke ha mye trafikk for å gjøre det    bra. Vi vil jo gå i konkurranse med Google, men jeg tror ikke det er oss de    trenger bekymre seg for. Google er ikke først og fremst et søkefirma, de er    ekstperter på å selge annonsering på internett, sier <a href="http://blog.jimmywales.com/">Wikia-gründer Jimmy Wales</a> til Dagens    Næringsliv.</p>
<p>Folkene bak Wikia Search innrømmer at kvaliteten på den nåværende siden er lav; -Search Wikia is still very much under development, and we are aware that the quality of the search results is low.</p>
<p>De mener at om tjenesten skal bli bra må flere melde seg inn i <a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettsamfunn">nettsamfunnet</a> de prøver å skape. På den måten kan man rangere treffene i søkemotoren.</p>
<p><strong>Diskusjon:</strong> Hvorfor skal man bruke <a href="http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Search_Wikia">Wiki Search</a> fremfor <a href="www.google.com">Google</a>?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Wikipedia: chi cerca trova e controlli da dove vengono le nuove voci.]]></title>
<link>http://tartarugatecnologica.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/wikipedia-chi-cerca-trova-e-controlli-da-dove-vengono-le-nuove-voci/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>silviakittys</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[E&#8217; notizia di questi giorni che finalmente è disponibile l&#8217;alfa del motore di ricerca d]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>E' notizia di questi giorni che finalmente è disponibile l'alfa del motore di ricerca di Wikipedia.</p>
<p><a href="http://alpha.search.wikia.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://alpha.search.wikia.com/images/wikia/front-logo.png" height="73" width="203" /></a></p>
<p>Dopo che Google ha sfidato Wikipedia nel campo delle enciclopedie on-line (<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/encouraging-people-to-contribute.html" target="_blank">Knol</a>), ecco che Wikipedia ha raccolto il guanto della sfida ed ha creato un motore di ricerca che include per ora 100 milioni di pagine,scopo:spodestare Google dal trono dei motori di ricerca 8O</p>
<p>La differenza rispetto a Google è che gli utilizzatori saranno chiamati a dare una mano al progetto segnalando quali pagine sono più pertinenti  e quali meno rispetto alla ricerca e ad aggiungere, eventualmente, una voce a quelle trovate. Inoltre potranno registrarsi come su di un social network con tanto di pagina per il proprio profilo e ricerca di  amici tra gli utenti registrati.</p>
<p>Al momento l'algoritmo di ricerca è "aperto" permettendo, a chi ne sa, di collaborare per renderlo migliore :-)</p>
<p>Quindi un motore di ricerca dal volto umano...</p>
<p>Fonte :<a href="http://www.trackback.it/articolo/e-nato-wikia-search/3417/">Trackback</a></p>
<p>Altro progetto che ruota intorno a  Wikipedia (ancora in beta) è  <a href="http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html" target="_blank">WikipediaVision</a> che permette di vedere su di una cartina chi sta aggiornando una voce della Wiki inglese,ma anche spagnola,tedesca e francese (ma noi non ci siamo mai?),nello stesso monento in cui questo aggiornamento viene fatto.</p>
<div class="kwout" style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html"><img src="http://kwout.com/cutout/c/4r/jb/qs2_bor_rou_sha.jpg" alt="WikipediaVision (beta)" height="359" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:10px;"><a href="http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html">WikipediaVision (beta)</a> via <a href="http://kwout.com/quote/c4rjbqs2">kwout</a></p>
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<p>Il servizio prende spunto da <a href="http://flickrvision.com/">Flickrvision</a> e da <a href="http://twittervision.com/">Twittervision</a> come si può leggere nelle<a href="http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/faq.html"> F.A.Q.</a> del sito.</p>
<p>Nel box che viene mostrato sarà presente il titolo della voce aggiornata,un piccolo sunto, il link alle modifiche,la posizione geografica in cui si trova chi fa la modifica(non sempre preciso) e l'ora in cui la modifica è stata fatta.</p>
<p>Il suo creatore<a href="http://www.lkozma.net/" target="_blank"> László Kozma</a> è uno studente dell'universita di tecnologia di Helsinki.</p>
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