Wikipedia founder aims to break Google stranglehold

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  2. sunil_gupta20801

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    I've just tried it and was able to simply add my sites at the top of the search results. If this gains any significant share of the search engine market I think there will be huge problems with spamming.
     
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    I wouldn't complain about this. They probably get 90% organic traffic.
     
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    Why wouldn't he like google? Wikipedia gets almost all of their traffic from google.
     
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    killoldesai Well-Known Member

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    I agree, wikia search should provide a good clean content
     
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    silveraden Banned

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    A real threat to all search engines...:D
     
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    malcolm1 Prominent Member

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    Because google gets most of the info from them! Also after google started "knol" which is a knockoff of wiki.

    Its kinda funny though how yahoo didnt have much to say in that write up
    and how you couldnt "vote for the story" as thats a first time i seen that.

    We all need competition as it keeps everyone in check and the prices at bay :)

    laterz
    malcolm
     
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    Ecreation Active Member

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    I totally agree with the statement
    If the user can make some contribution on how the search engine will work that will be the best.
     
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    Interesting part is they are using Google Ads.
     
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    I would use wiki search... sounds great.
     
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    I think Wikipedia is doing this because Google just launched Knol :) Anyway, beating Google is not a easy job to do.
     
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    Just found its powered by Google.
     
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    hmmm...only time, but I could see myself using this...I love Wikipedia and who doesn't?
     
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    Just silly - you can delete anything you want... it's madness. Even with automated IP Blocks, the thing'll never work for the smaller searches, and you'll never get back little companies/sites even if you enter their name exactly, if there's a big site with even 1 word in common between the title of one and the title of another.
     
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    its like microsoft challenge google.
     
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    Yea but now Jimmy's giving it a shot!
     
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    There is virtually no chance that wiki search or the newly launched cuil search engine will overtake any of the big three.:)
     
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    Wouldn't it be just great if it was secretly funded my microsoft hahaha :D
     
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    why would microsoft need to do that ? they are openly challenging Google
     
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