Emerging search engines such as Wikia or Mahalo will further struggle to become viable players in the marketplace. Innovation in search is costly, as it relies heavily on massive investments in human capital, technology, branding, and advertising...
And Google's best friend, Jimmy Wales, is making headway with Wikia Search, his admittedly “poor” but improving search engine that integrates the philosophies of Wikimedia and user-generated content. Looking at most social search engines, including...
The algorithms could incorporate search history from a searcher's Gmail contacts, or input from human experts, as startups like Mahalo, Search Wikia, Collarity and Eurekster are doing (in different ways).
While Wikia's search engine won't pose a major threat to the existing order, its presence and activist community will cause the major engines to discuss transparency much more openly. Wikia will get some groundswell.
Wikia Search Engine To Launch Test Version Jan. Why SEOs Will Kill Wikia Search, Marketing Pilgrim Wikia founder Jimmy Wales said last year that this open source, community-driven program would eventually challenge Google.
Debbie Richman posted two social search engine analyses reviews of Wikia Search that didn't bash Wales and his Build-A Bare Engine Workshop. VentureBeat's Saumil Mehta (product manager, vertical search engine competitor) has the most thorough user...
Wikia Search Engine To Launch Test Version Jan. Wikia founder Jimmy Wales said last year that this open source, community-driven program would eventually challenge Google. ChaCha launches text service at Sundance Film FestivalThe “human-powered...
The engine - - Wikia - which Wales had stated last year would eventually challenge Google is an open source community driven program. The amount of human editorial influence will be much higher than anything we've seen before," CM.com reported.
Search Wikia Launches Open Source, Distributed Crawler Wikia Search Plans Progressing Calacanis Launches Human-edited Search Engine Kevin Ryan on the Future of Search Engine Strategies Kevin Ryan Named VP & Global Content Director, Search Engine...
Wikia, the commercial site led by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, is taking the next step toward launching its open source, human-assisted Web search tool, Search Wikia. Search Wikia will be different than the human-edited directory approach of...
The Search Wikia project seeks to create a search engine based on open-source search protocols and human collaboration, drawing from the concept of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, which is written and edited by a community of volunteer...
Search Wikia Launches Open Source, Distributed CrawlerWikia, the commercial site led by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, is taking the next step toward launching its open source, human-assisted Web search tool, Search Wikia.iRazoo: Human-Powered...
Search Wikia Launches Open Source, Distributed CrawlerWikia, the commercial site led by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, is taking the next step toward launching its open source, human-assisted Web search tool, Search Wikia.
Wikia Search Plans Progressing I need human help with a list issue! Upcoming Search Engine Strategies Events =============================================== Below is a recap of major articles from our daily SearchDay newsletter and important Search...
Wikia Search Plans Progressing I need human help with my membership! Below is a recap of major articles from our daily SearchDay newsletter and important Search Engine Watch Blog postings since the last newsletter.
His plan is to implement a collaborative search model working within Wikia, Inc.which, unlike Wikpiedia, is a commercial company. Wikia has received $4M in investments from angels, as well as a "very large investment" from Amazon.
Wikia is Growing - Is Anyone Paying Attention? I believe niche and topically focused directories will continue to do well, especially if they're human reviewed and rated. Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the Web:
Wikia, the political 2.0, Searchblog How can the human race survive the next hundred years? Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:
