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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Wikipedia Search Engine to Challenge Google and Yahoo(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: maroon1 [QUOTE]Wikipedia founder says he can best Google and Yahoo Wikia Inc., the company responsible for Wikipedia, formally announced that it will be collaborating on an Internet search engine project to rival that of Google's and Yahoo's own search engine. Unofficial announcements that Wikia would enter the search engine market surfaced late last year. According to Wikia Inc. founder Jimmy Wales, there's nothing really special about how Google and Yahoo perform searches, and that there is a misconception about a company like Google. "The idea that Google has some edge because they've got super-duper rocket scientists may be a little antiquated now," said Wales. Responsible for the direction and growth of Wikipedia, Wales has transformed the site from merely a technological demonstration tool to something that is now one of the most popular online destinations. Wales said he believes that a collection of people working as a community will be able to push search engine technology faster and further than a traditional company. Similar to the way that the online community transformed Wikipedia, Wales hopes that this movement can be applied to search. According to Wales, Wikia Inc. hopes to take as much as five percent of the search engine market, though no target date was given as to when the goal would be achieved. Wales did mention however, that his company received a total of $4 million from investors and a "very large investment" from Amazon.com. Wales declined to comment on what kind of stake Amazon had in Wikia Inc.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6413[/url] Posted by: TheMajor [color=darkred]IF they want users, it should be fast. Like Google. It shouldn't be bloated and slow like Live.com[/color] vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |