Comments on: Searchsig Social Search Panel Recap http://www.techyouruniverse.com/wikia/searchsig-social-search-panel-recap Musings about technology from a Geek Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:54:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: In Palo Alto? Come to the Search SIG Conference | Wikia Search Blog http://www.techyouruniverse.com/wikia/searchsig-social-search-panel-recap#comment-974 In Palo Alto? Come to the Search SIG Conference | Wikia Search Blog Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:55:47 +0000 http://www.techyouruniverse.com/wikia/searchsig-social-search-panel-recap#comment-974 [...] Missed it?  No problem! Nick wrote about it on his blog. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...] […] Missed it?  No problem! Nick wrote about it on his blog. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web […]

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://www.techyouruniverse.com/wikia/searchsig-social-search-panel-recap#comment-941 Seth Finkelstein Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:30:48 +0000 http://www.techyouruniverse.com/wikia/searchsig-social-search-panel-recap#comment-941 I have to say, theatrical "feuding" aside, some of Jason Calacanis's comments seemed to me very insightful. Especially the point that the spam-pressures faced by Wikia Search are going to be far greater than at Wikipedia. I've had the same thought myself, so it may just be self-flattery, but it's a very important issue. Note I've written critically of Wikia Search myself: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/08/wikipedia.searchengines "Building an editable encyclopedia is nothing compared with the challenge of building a search engine that can take on Google" [repost since it seems my first comment got spamtrapped, irony] I have to say, theatrical "feuding" aside, some of Jason Calacanis’s comments seemed to me very insightful. Especially the point that the spam-pressures faced by Wikia Search are going to be far greater than at Wikipedia. I’ve had the same thought myself, so it may just be self-flattery, but it’s a very important issue.

Note I’ve written critically of Wikia Search myself:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/08/wikipedia.searchengines

"Building an editable encyclopedia is nothing compared with the challenge of building a search engine that can take on Google"

[repost since it seems my first comment got spamtrapped, irony]

]]> By: Gregory Kohs http://www.techyouruniverse.com/wikia/searchsig-social-search-panel-recap#comment-939 Gregory Kohs Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:24:50 +0000 http://www.techyouruniverse.com/wikia/searchsig-social-search-panel-recap#comment-939 Thing is, Jason Calacanis is correct about Facebook, and he's especially correct about Jimmy Wales. If I had to trust $10,000 of my investment money with one or the other of them, I go with Jason over Jimbo every time. Same goes for someone I'd trust to babysit my daughter. Did anyone ask Jimmy about what happened to Openserving.com? Thing is, Jason Calacanis is correct about Facebook, and he’s especially correct about Jimmy Wales. If I had to trust $10,000 of my investment money with one or the other of them, I go with Jason over Jimbo every time. Same goes for someone I’d trust to babysit my daughter. Did anyone ask Jimmy about what happened to Openserving.com?

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