Posts Tagged ‘search’

Lack of Innovation in Search Propelling Social Networks?

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Stowe Boyd promises three reasons why social networks are killing search but only delivers one.  But it is a big reason – lack of innovation in search technology.  I think that the increasing adoption of the semantic web will spur a new wave of innovation in search.  Maybe a merger of search and social media?

It’s Not Who Builds the Better Search Engine . . .

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

It’s who can deliver the real promise of the Internet – the right answer.  Bob Pritchett explains how Google “destroyed the web” with their innovative approach to search.  “Do no evil” falls prey to the evil of unintended consequences.