Comments on: The Future of Alternative Search Engines http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/ The most wonderful search engines you've never seen! Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Penny Herscher http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24919 Penny Herscher Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:36:28 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24919 I think the issue for the alts is whether they have enough differentiation from the standard (read google). My company, FirstRain, sells to Wall St. In that market the name of the game is precision. Can you produce results that are highly relevant and just for the investors portfolio? If you can they buy the service (it's subscription, not ad driven) if you can't they don't give you the time of day. We not only find and filter to high personal relevancy, we also detect patterns in the data so investors can detect trends early - the holy grail to portfolio managers. So, core differentiation is needed to survive in the face of dominant market share. I think the issue for the alts is whether they have enough differentiation from the standard (read google). My company, FirstRain, sells to Wall St. In that market the name of the game is precision. Can you produce results that are highly relevant and just for the investors portfolio? If you can they buy the service (it’s subscription, not ad driven) if you can’t they don’t give you the time of day. We not only find and filter to high personal relevancy, we also detect patterns in the data so investors can detect trends early - the holy grail to portfolio managers.

So, core differentiation is needed to survive in the face of dominant market share.

]]> By: daniel rueda http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24815 daniel rueda Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:41:44 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24815 MyLocator is the greatest strategic domain portfolio ever created. No one will be able to compete with this multichannel vertical locator domain network. Location is the future of search. Premium vertical location will become more and more valuable as the cyberglut tidal wave hits all cyberland masses. The only survivors will be the engines with the greatest strategic vertical location. (High Ground survivors will be those that have a strategic top level internet presence) MyLocator.com Search Solved. MyLocator is the greatest strategic domain portfolio ever created. No one will be able to compete with this multichannel vertical locator domain network. Location is the future of search. Premium vertical location will become more and more valuable as the cyberglut tidal wave hits all cyberland masses. The only survivors will be the engines with the greatest strategic vertical location.
(High Ground survivors will be those that have a strategic top level internet presence)

MyLocator.com
Search Solved.

]]> By: alphaxion http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24797 alphaxion Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:29:37 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24797 I think the biggest future challenge will be more to do with fighting the scourge of spam and ranking manipulation, I wrote a very mumbled article where I asked the question of what the future holds for these spam infested search engines and how the market is going to fracture as the traditional idea of a search engine will morph in order to fight back (google has already begun doing this by trialling digg-like hit rating options). You can read my article here http://www.pissheadnerds.com/readarticle.php?article_id=8 I think the biggest future challenge will be more to do with fighting the scourge of spam and ranking manipulation, I wrote a very mumbled article where I asked the question of what the future holds for these spam infested search engines and how the market is going to fracture as the traditional idea of a search engine will morph in order to fight back (google has already begun doing this by trialling digg-like hit rating options).

You can read my article here http://www.pissheadnerds.com/readarticle.php?article_id=8

]]> By: David Berkowitz http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24529 David Berkowitz Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:09:20 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/11/29/the-future-of-alternative-search-engines/#comment-24529 I enjoyed the roundup, but I don't think the lack of the web traffic is the issue. I just don't see any of these as filling a huge void or demonstrating their value proposition. If they can do that, then maybe they can muster up the traffic. I enjoyed the roundup, but I don’t think the lack of the web traffic is the issue. I just don’t see any of these as filling a huge void or demonstrating their value proposition. If they can do that, then maybe they can muster up the traffic.

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