Comments on: How to become the next Google http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/ Blog of a thinker, writer and smart-arse Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:42:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Half the problem has been solved with time spent at Liako.Biz http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-32956 Half the problem has been solved with time spent at Liako.Biz Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:55:42 +0000 http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-32956 [...] Scott Karp also wrote a great piece on how publishers need to stop selling space, or as he ended the posting: “Wherever there’s scarcity, there’s opportunity.” And what is the scarce in the Information Age? Your attention. [...] [...] Scott Karp also wrote a great piece on how publishers need to stop selling space, or as he ended the posting: “Wherever there’s scarcity, there’s opportunity.” And what is the scarce in the Information Age? Your attention. [...]

]]> By: Some things will never change: how to create credibility at Liako.Biz http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-32531 Some things will never change: how to create credibility at Liako.Biz Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:15:27 +0000 http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-32531 [...] This “new media” world isn’t the reason why we have this apparent problem: information credibility has long been an issue, first realised by the citizens of western democracy afterÂ? the GreatÂ? WarÂ? when theyÂ? recognisedÂ? newspapers could no longer be taken as fact (due to the propaganda efforts). So its been a problem long before computers and hypertext had even been invented - it’s only that with us being in an Information Age, theÂ? quality of information has been under higher scrutiny with its abundance. [...] [...] This “new media” world isn’t the reason why we have this apparent problem: information credibility has long been an issue, first realised by the citizens of western democracy afterÂ? the GreatÂ? WarÂ? when theyÂ? recognisedÂ? newspapers could no longer be taken as fact (due to the propaganda efforts). So its been a problem long before computers and hypertext had even been invented - it’s only that with us being in an Information Age, theÂ? quality of information has been under higher scrutiny with its abundance. [...]

]]> By: Tim Bull http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-21117 Tim Bull Tue, 08 May 2007 10:22:16 +0000 http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-21117 Beating google is a big ask, but still I remember the days when AltaVista was number 1, by a long mile. Where is it now you ask? Well it's still out there (to my surprise, I actually thought it was dead!), but it's probably hard for most people to believe this http://www.altavista.com/about/ was the number one engine not that long ago -- in fact Google owe their heritage to Alta Vista who pioneered search. So why did they lose out? PageRank. Google developed a better search. History is full of market leading products that dramatically lose market share due to new innovators or bad decisions. Google will lose market share if someone can create the better search engine. Is it likely, probably not. Possible, absolutely. Beating google is a big ask, but still I remember the days when AltaVista was number 1, by a long mile. Where is it now you ask? Well it’s still out there (to my surprise, I actually thought it was dead!), but it’s probably hard for most people to believe this http://www.altavista.com/about/ was the number one engine not that long ago — in fact Google owe their heritage to Alta Vista who pioneered search.

So why did they lose out? PageRank. Google developed a better search. History is full of market leading products that dramatically lose market share due to new innovators or bad decisions.

Google will lose market share if someone can create the better search engine. Is it likely, probably not. Possible, absolutely.

]]> By: Charlie http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-18738 Charlie Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:14:37 +0000 http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-18738 I'd like to see some advances in the hardware first! I'm sick of sitting in front of a keyboard which hasn't really moved on since the first typewriters and a screen which, I'm sure, is buring a hole through the back of my head! I’d like to see some advances in the hardware first!

I’m sick of sitting in front of a keyboard which hasn’t really moved on since the first typewriters and a screen which, I’m sure, is buring a hole through the back of my head!

]]> By: Sri http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-18484 Sri Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:08:29 +0000 http://Liako.Biz/2007/04/how-to-become-the-next-google/#comment-18484 I am not sure about the search being a done business. Unless google gets it act together (both interms of making search smarter and being fairer), there is still room for people to provide that service. S I am not sure about the search being a done business. Unless google gets it act together (both interms of making search smarter and being fairer), there is still room for people to provide that service.

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