Comments on: The Great Debate was last night! http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/ The most wonderful search engines you've never seen! Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Great Debates on AltSearchEngines http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-19545 Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Great Debates on AltSearchEngines Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:13:13 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-19545 [...] of our past debates in case you missed them.  Just click on the first word for the whole debate. Continuous Search:   and  [...] […] of our past debates in case you missed them.  Just click on the first word for the whole debate. Continuous Search:   and  […]

]]> By: Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Great Debates on AltSearchEngines http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-6183 Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Great Debates on AltSearchEngines Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:22:14 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-6183 [...] first debate!  Continuous Search Engines with Allth.at, Swamii, and [...] […] first debate!  Continuous Search Engines with Allth.at, Swamii, and […]

]]> By: Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The next debate topic: The Mighty Metas! http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-99 Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The next debate topic: The Mighty Metas! Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:22:19 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-99 [...] Last week the Topic was Continuous Search with Searchbots, Swamii and Allth.at participating. [...] […] Last week the Topic was Continuous Search with Searchbots, Swamii and Allth.at participating. […]

]]> By: iAdvert.mobi » R/WW Network Update: Joost & Babelgum, Great Debates & Ms Freckles! http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-70 iAdvert.mobi » R/WW Network Update: Joost & Babelgum, Great Debates & Ms Freckles! Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:36:00 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-70 [...] other network blog AltSearchEngines (newly launched this week) has been stirring things up with a “Great Debate”. This is another excellent blog innovation from AltSearchEngines editor Charles Knight. The topic [...] […] other network blog AltSearchEngines (newly launched this week) has been stirring things up with a “Great Debate”. This is another excellent blog innovation from AltSearchEngines editor Charles Knight. The topic […]

]]> By: Kaila Colbin http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-65 Kaila Colbin Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:01:06 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-65 Hi guys, Welcome to the blogosphere, Alt Search Engines! Thanks for the interesting debate, guys. Mark, I'm particularly interested in your comments about keeping user history as a filter. As you're no doubt well aware, privacy is a major concern among users. What has reaction been to having Searchbots store user activity, and what is your privacy policy? I'm also intrigued by your comment that you're always going to be niche engines. In one of my recent posts I proposed that the search engine network currently has a 'winner take all' topology -- essentially, that Google has become such a monolith that the industry no longer follows a power curve (I pinched the terminology from Barabasi's book 'Linked'). Do you think that's true? Or do you think there are any search engines out there that stand a chance of occupying more than 'just a niche'? Best regards, Kaila Colbin Hi guys,

Welcome to the blogosphere, Alt Search Engines!

Thanks for the interesting debate, guys. Mark, I’m particularly interested in your comments about keeping user history as a filter. As you’re no doubt well aware, privacy is a major concern among users. What has reaction been to having Searchbots store user activity, and what is your privacy policy?

I’m also intrigued by your comment that you’re always going to be niche engines. In one of my recent posts I proposed that the search engine network currently has a ‘winner take all’ topology — essentially, that Google has become such a monolith that the industry no longer follows a power curve (I pinched the terminology from Barabasi’s book ‘Linked’). Do you think that’s true? Or do you think there are any search engines out there that stand a chance of occupying more than ‘just a niche’?

Best regards,
Kaila Colbin

]]> By: R/WW Network Update: Joost & Babelgum, Great Debates & Ms Freckles! : Forecast-Blog http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-63 R/WW Network Update: Joost & Babelgum, Great Debates & Ms Freckles! : Forecast-Blog Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:19:51 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-63 [...] other network blog AltSearchEngines (newly launched this week) has been stirring things up with a “Great Debate”. This is another excellent blog innovation from AltSearchEngines editor Charles Knight. The topic [...] […] other network blog AltSearchEngines (newly launched this week) has been stirring things up with a “Great Debate”. This is another excellent blog innovation from AltSearchEngines editor Charles Knight. The topic […]

]]> By: R/WW Network Update: Joost & Babelgum, Great Debates & Ms Freckles!  »Technology News | Venture Capital, Startups, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0 Tech http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-56 R/WW Network Update: Joost & Babelgum, Great Debates & Ms Freckles!  »Technology News | Venture Capital, Startups, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0 Tech Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:02:29 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-56 [...] other network blog AltSearchEngines (newly launched this week) has been stirring things up with a “Great Debate”. This is another excellent blog innovation from AltSearchEngines editor Charles Knight. The topic [...] […] other network blog AltSearchEngines (newly launched this week) has been stirring things up with a “Great Debate”. This is another excellent blog innovation from AltSearchEngines editor Charles Knight. The topic […]

]]> By: Charles Knight http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-47 Charles Knight Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:17:58 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-47 Readers: Even though this live debate is now over, feel free to comment on the coversation above. The three debaters, Kalem of Swamii, Mark of Searchbots, and Morgan of Allth.at may pop in later and respond to your comment. We'll consider the comment period closed after 24 hours. Readers: Even though this live debate is now over, feel free to comment on the coversation above. The three debaters, Kalem of Swamii, Mark of Searchbots, and Morgan of Allth.at may pop in later and respond to your comment. We’ll consider the comment period closed after 24 hours.

]]> By: Charles Knight http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-45 Charles Knight Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:11:55 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-45 <p>Well it's been an hour, and I've got to let you go. Feel free to stay and see if we have comments from readers. But please check back occasionally as many people may read this conversation later. I will keep it posted. Thank you very much for being our first debaters!</p> Well it’s been an hour, and I’ve got to let you go. Feel free to stay and see if we have comments from readers. But please check back occasionally as many people may read this conversation later. I will keep it posted. Thank you very much for being our first debaters!

]]> By: Morgan Snyder http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-44 Morgan Snyder Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:11:37 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/06/06/the-great-debate-1-announced/#comment-44 Yes, it seeems that all of these things (machine, human, social network) are all somehow on a collision course... I don't think there is one "right" answer. I'm also not sure that the next great algorighm is the answer. It certainly is interesting to watch and be a part of. Personally, I'm in favor of a neutral, search platform... a search application (not an engine) that can leverage all of these great things as they evolve. This way, when the next thing does come along, it can be added as a source to the platform. And ultimately, users can find what they are looking for. I'm done. Thank you Charles!! Yes, it seeems that all of these things (machine, human, social network) are all somehow on a collision course… I don’t think there is one “right” answer. I’m also not sure that the next great algorighm is the answer. It certainly is interesting to watch and be a part of.

Personally, I’m in favor of a neutral, search platform… a search application (not an engine) that can leverage all of these great things as they evolve. This way, when the next thing does come along, it can be added as a source to the platform. And ultimately, users can find what they are looking for.

I’m done. Thank you Charles!!

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