http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/24/where-wikisari-might-actually-succeed/ Thoughts on Web 2.0, Social Media, Marketing. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:25:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/24/where-wikisari-might-actually-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 Mark Evans - A Canadian Take on Tech Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:22:25 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/24/where-wikisari-might-actually-succeed/#comment-5072 [...] So how is Wikisaria going to be different than Google? Well as Time Magazine made clear earlier this week, Wale is depending on “you”. Huh? Rather than use mathematical algorithms to come up with the best search results, Wales wants to use the Wikipedia model and have humans actively involved in creating the best search results. Sounds a lot like Prefound, et al are trying to do so perhaps Wales has different tactic. As much as user-generated content was one of the major themes of 2006, Google’s continued dominance of the search market continues to be one of the most compelling elements of the Web’s evolution. What almost as fascinating is there are no lack of people and investors willing to take a crack at building a better mouse trap. Let’s see how Mr. Wales - and Amazon - make out. For more, check out Deep Jive Interests, Mathew Ingram, Peter Cashmore and Niall Kennedy. [...] [...] So how is Wikisaria going to be different than Google? Well as Time Magazine made clear earlier this week, Wale is depending on “you”. Huh? Rather than use mathematical algorithms to come up with the best search results, Wales wants to use the Wikipedia model and have humans actively involved in creating the best search results. Sounds a lot like Prefound, et al are trying to do so perhaps Wales has different tactic. As much as user-generated content was one of the major themes of 2006, Google’s continued dominance of the search market continues to be one of the most compelling elements of the Web’s evolution. What almost as fascinating is there are no lack of people and investors willing to take a crack at building a better mouse trap. Let’s see how Mr. Wales – and Amazon – make out. For more, check out Deep Jive Interests, Mathew Ingram, Peter Cashmore and Niall Kennedy. [...]

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