Possible Google rival to be launched on January 7th.
The launch of a new search site, called Wikia Search, is planned for the 7th January 2008. Co-founder Jimmy Wales said the open source search engine would be released for public viewing in “alpha” so users can complain about flaws and developers can work out the bugs.
Last February, Wales announced plans for an open source search engine to offer what Google (NSDQ: GOOG) does not: transparency. He said during a talk at New York University that the new search engine could take the mystery out of how information on the Web is scanned, retrieved, and ranked.
Wikia Search could threaten Google’s hegemony but the new community driven search engine will take time to evolve, just as Wikipedia took time to build up its entries. However Google supporters argue it will allow humans to manipulate the search process and that computer-generated results are the fairest way to provide people with information.
Co-founder Jimmy Wales said the open
A “trust network” of users, similar to those who contribute to Wikipedia, will discuss and debate what should come next. As search heads toward greater personalization, Wales believes people can come up with smarter, more relevant searches than machines. He has said that collective wisdom will improve search more than knowing everything about an Internet user.
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That sounds really interesting, and I can’t wait to see this new search engine! I doubt it’ll surpass Google, because there’s more to Google than their fantastic search engine that provides the best results out there. Google also has so much behind their name, including all their free services and programs - Adsense, Google Earth, their webmaster tools, and so much more. Even though I have a hard time seeing any search engine outrank Google anytime soon, I wish the new one the best of luck!
well, i doubt it’ll beat google atm.. im not saying though it isn’t a possibility..
so i have to agree with you, google is up there already.. and all they have to do is maintain the lead.. which is easier than struggling to climb the ladder..
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