Wikia search : Challenge to Google
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DailyBits
Wikia search, the pet project of Jimmy Wales will take off this month but the question is whether the engine is late to the party?
Wikia search seeks to provide an open source alternative to the proprietary ranking system that drives google. Wikia is not expected to pose a serious challenge to Google in the short run but there are several reasons why it may not do the same in the long run as well.
For one, Google's Adsense and Adwords programs enjoy a widespread adoption and it will not be easy to make the SEO and other companies make the immediate switch. The same goes for the users who have for years got accustomed to typing in the six letter word to obtain information on the Web.
Making the search engine alterable by the general audience itself poses major problems being open to manipulation.
So, what would be your reasons to make the switch to Wikia? The question implies also what do you find missing in Google that you think another engine can provide.
Wikia search seeks to provide an open source alternative to the proprietary ranking system that drives google. Wikia is not expected to pose a serious challenge to Google in the short run but there are several reasons why it may not do the same in the long run as well.
For one, Google's Adsense and Adwords programs enjoy a widespread adoption and it will not be easy to make the SEO and other companies make the immediate switch. The same goes for the users who have for years got accustomed to typing in the six letter word to obtain information on the Web.
Making the search engine alterable by the general audience itself poses major problems being open to manipulation.
So, what would be your reasons to make the switch to Wikia? The question implies also what do you find missing in Google that you think another engine can provide.
