Comments on: My Why of SearchWiki http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html Canada's Search and Social Media Authority Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Don http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-7258 Don Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:48:37 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-7258 Good observation. The idea of preventing people from going elsewhere is interesting to me. It's like Google wants to increase its time share of the users. Good observation. The idea of preventing people from going elsewhere is interesting to me. It's like Google wants to increase its time share of the users.

]]> By: Abdulrehman http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-7216 Abdulrehman Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:17:22 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-7216 Excellent article to supplement the development of Knol. I also wondered for a while why Wikipedia was showing up so high in the searches. Well, even their external related links are nofollow, else people would have really taken advantage of this! Plus, their internal linking strategy is amazing. Currently, as stats show it is one of those websites which are getting the most traffic from search engines! Excellent article to supplement the development of Knol. I also wondered for a while why Wikipedia was showing up so high in the searches. Well, even their external related links are nofollow, else people would have really taken advantage of this!

Plus, their internal linking strategy is amazing. Currently, as stats show it is one of those websites which are getting the most traffic from search engines!

]]> By: Malte Landwehr http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6158 Malte Landwehr Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:05:34 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6158 I don't think that Wikipedia is threat to Google. If they really felt that Wikipedia was the best answer for almost every search they could integrate a OneBox result with scraped Wikipedia content, which would be enough to satisfy most users without actually leaving Google. I don't think that Wikipedia is threat to Google. If they really felt that Wikipedia was the best answer for almost every search they could integrate a OneBox result with scraped Wikipedia content, which would be enough to satisfy most users without actually leaving Google.

]]> By: drpete http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6074 drpete Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:31:47 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6074 @Ruud - I always seem to get Wikipedia entries when I'm doing something like searching for "Brown's Chicken" because I'm hungry, but maybe that's just me :) @Ruud – I always seem to get Wikipedia entries when I'm doing something like searching for "Brown's Chicken" because I'm hungry, but maybe that's just me :)

]]> By: Ruud Hein http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6071 Ruud Hein Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:29:14 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6071 @Dr. Pete Re. value at this point: just an alternative :) As for high authority, I think Wikipedia *is* a good starting point for many queries. It's also non-commercial. That leaves only 9 other results on a page to "worry" about. I think providing a good result *and* doing that while not having to worry the first result is a scraper (*could* happen with Google ;) )is a good deal for Google, no? @Dr. Pete Re. value at this point: just an alternative :) As for high authority, I think Wikipedia *is* a good starting point for many queries. It's also non-commercial. That leaves only 9 other results on a page to "worry" about. I think providing a good result *and* doing that while not having to worry the first result is a scraper (*could* happen with Google ;) )is a good deal for Google, no?

]]> By: Dr. Pete http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6068 Dr. Pete Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:05:53 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6068 It really does seem like Google is trying to play catch-up with SearchWiki, and the intentions behind it are unclear. Maybe it will become more apparent over time, but I just don't get the value at this point. It does beg the question, though: if Google is so concerned about Wikipedia, why do they grant the site such high authority? They have complete control over that throttle. It really does seem like Google is trying to play catch-up with SearchWiki, and the intentions behind it are unclear. Maybe it will become more apparent over time, but I just don't get the value at this point.

It does beg the question, though: if Google is so concerned about Wikipedia, why do they grant the site such high authority? They have complete control over that throttle.

]]> By: Search Engine Placement http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6060 Search Engine Placement Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:48:59 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6060 Thought provoking Ruud, It just seems that there a re so many possibility of what one can do with the data gathered from the serps. It so hard to say what they will do with the data.... Thought provoking Ruud, It just seems that there a re so many possibility of what one can do with the data gathered from the serps. It so hard to say what they will do with the data….

]]> By: Judit http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6058 Judit Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:19:07 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-6058 That is the way how it goes when you have monopole position on the market. Google has it and it takes of all advantages of it. That is the way how it goes when you have monopole position on the market. Google has it and it takes of all advantages of it.

]]> By: SEO Company http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-5948 SEO Company Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:37:13 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-5948 Very nicely written. Google is resisting all sorts of competition over its market share on a basic principle : If you can't tame it, eat it. Rif Chia Very nicely written. Google is resisting all sorts of competition over its market share on a basic principle : If you can't tame it, eat it.
Rif Chia

]]> By: Ruud Hein http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-5930 Ruud Hein Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:52:52 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/my-why-of-searchwiki.html#comment-5930 @Jordan Navigational queries come to mind. I'm on Chrome and use the address bar to find my bookmark, last visited site *or* do a nav search all.the.time. But I think the searchWiki's intent is to serve another purpose. @Jordan Navigational queries come to mind. I'm on Chrome and use the address bar to find my bookmark, last visited site *or* do a nav search all.the.time. But I think the searchWiki's intent is to serve another purpose.

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