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Why Google is vulnerable

Posted by mwelch May 1, 2007 04:04 PM

Source: Fast Company

searchwikia2.jpgSearch Wikia, is a for-profit search engine project founded by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales that is aiming to take on Google. Why is Wales so optimistic? Fast Company cites these stats: "Only 21 percent of professionals always feel that search engines understand their queries." And only "10 percent always find exactly what they want on their first attempt." But 93 percent of us try, try again by using alternate keywords. With stats like that, Google is vulnerable. Before Google launched, search wasn't very good, but most of us didn't really know it. Could a company like Search Wikia, come out of the blue and show us, again, what we're missing?

Related:
Wikipedia founder takes on Google

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/114/features-why-is-this-man-smiling.html

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