Comments on: Who Is Afraid of Wikia Search?

By: Gregory Kohs

Gregory Kohs — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:56:00 +0000

So, how did that Wikia Search turn out? I keep hearing about the genius of Jimmy Wales, but given that Dr. Larry Sanger is the one who conceived of, named, announced, and ran Wikipedia (for the first year), what exactly has Wales ever done himself that has succeeded? (On a related note — what ever happened to Bomis, OpenServing, and Civilination?)

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B2B Tips: Monetization Plans to Avoid When Looking for VCs — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:23:27 +0000

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By: The Software

The Software — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:19:50 +0000

Hey,

Well Wikia search results are lame IMHO. I just tried it and it returned a bunch of non related sites. Bleah, i’ll stick with Google!

Respectfully,
Jeremy

By: Mexabet

Mexabet — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:44:47 +0000

Wikia Search is amazing. Their technology is something very new and different. I just enjoy experimenting with its search results. Its use of rating is what I like most.

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:34:17 +0000

Well, the point is that you enrich these results by adding your suggestions.

By: Marbl Host

Marbl Host — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:23:20 +0000

I just gave it a try and i’m afraid its search results suck.The Ul is pretty Ok,but the search results are pretty marginal.i tried some basic searches and it could not find much…Huge let down by Wiki : (

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:06:21 +0000

Pinoy, I don’t find Wikia Search to be worse than Mahalo. I actually like the idea of being able to add and delete search results. What I don’t necessarily agree with is that my changes affect the WHOLE SERP – for all the users.

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:04:27 +0000

They have market hegemony now, Grog and if their competitors are so stupid to use Google services to monetize their sites, I don’t see a future for other search entities any time soon, no matter how good the algorithms they develop.

By: pinoy bold stars

pinoy bold stars — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:18:45 +0000

Overall, Wikia Search is even worse than Mahalo, which speaks a lot to the poor quality of the algorithm they have created. They should hire programmers who can think for themselves instead of just combining together open source software and proclaiming it to be a product?

By: Grog

Grog — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:26:13 +0000

Unfortunately, as long as Google's accolades will be held in such high regard (i.e. PR) than people will constantly worry about Googles opinion on anything. I think Google has a great search engine, but is there any reason that Google should continue to set the market? Grog’s last blog post..What Is A Community Food System?