Comments on: Will Wikia be the meteor that strikes Google’s world? http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/ Where TV Finds the Future Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David Johnson http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-457547 David Johnson Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:00:08 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-457547 see the wsj today for 'why google inspires divergent case studies' by george anders. see the wsj today for ‘why google inspires divergent case studies’ by george anders.

]]> By: Steve Boriss http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456976 Steve Boriss Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:58:45 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456976 Beware Google, crawlers, and all other believers in the machine over Man. The day of human judgment is coming. See my post at TheFutureOfNews.com. Beware Google, crawlers, and all other believers in the machine over Man. The day of human judgment is coming. See my post at TheFutureOfNews.com.

]]> By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456878 discreet_chaos Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:36:56 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456878 I think Yahoo! would be a better candidate to buy Technorati. Though, I also have to say that Technorati's customer service has been lax lately, so I'm not sure that I'd want the headache. As for the spider, it sounds like a neat idea and plenty of people do use SETI for short periods of time, but I think their fortunes might be better served with topical searches. Between Google, Yahoo!, AOL, Ask and MSN, there's a pretty high threshold for entry and it would take a long time before Wikia could grow past the Open Source Community. IMHO But hey, if it doesn't cost a lot, what is there to lose? I think Yahoo! would be a better candidate to buy Technorati. Though, I also have to say that Technorati’s customer service has been lax lately, so I’m not sure that I’d want the headache.

As for the spider, it sounds like a neat idea and plenty of people do use SETI for short periods of time, but I think their fortunes might be better served with topical searches. Between Google, Yahoo!, AOL, Ask and MSN, there’s a pretty high threshold for entry and it would take a long time before Wikia could grow past the Open Source Community. IMHO

But hey, if it doesn’t cost a lot, what is there to lose?

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456823 tdc Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:26:48 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456823 hate to go 1000's of miles off topic here, but remember a guy who at one time commented here as the "kitv kid"? he's doing a pretty darn good job of using the web to get word out about hurricane flossie right now. mahalo. hate to go 1000’s of miles off topic here, but remember a guy who at one time commented here as the “kitv kid”?

he’s doing a pretty darn good job of using the web to get word out about hurricane flossie right now.

mahalo.

]]> By: Anon http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456695 Anon Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:09:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/14/will-wikia-be-the-meteor-that-strikes-googles-world/#comment-456695 I'm not buying it. There's too much risk for the avg consumer to download a "crawler" from unknown publishers. There is no one to regulate the medium and will end up being a porn/spam/phishing portal that no one will use. Anything that is driven by individuals users is being bombarded by spam and is in the end resulting in a lesser product. Look at myspace - they cannot contain the spam and the majority of new users are pushing a product around sex or viagra. It's a good thought, but Google is not going anywhere. I find it much more intersting that Yahoo has taken over Google in user satisfaction this year. I’m not buying it. There’s too much risk for the avg consumer to download a “crawler” from unknown publishers. There is no one to regulate the medium and will end up being a porn/spam/phishing portal that no one will use. Anything that is driven by individuals users is being bombarded by spam and is in the end resulting in a lesser product. Look at myspace - they cannot contain the spam and the majority of new users are pushing a product around sex or viagra.

It’s a good thought, but Google is not going anywhere. I find it much more intersting that Yahoo has taken over Google in user satisfaction this year.

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