Comments on: Links for Today

By: IDentity

IDentity — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:06:02 +0000

The idea of Reply is very interesting when evaluated under the context of its relationship with current Search advertising models (e.g. connecting the advertiser to the consumer) In essense the ads you recieve in your search results, is your "reply" albiet just keyword targeted. Local search takes this once stage closer, wit hproximity of suppliers, recommendations etc.

The real interesting point for me though is how new trends in search ads could evolve. For instance what if Google or Overture also delivered Ajax style functionality in the results, anabling you to detail your criteria further & further until you found the supplier you need ~ even to the price point.

Actually I've also just realised something else as well, once your start going down a certain "obvious route", why can't the whole landscape of the search results pages completley change - a bit like YQ! on steroids.

By: Rick Stratton

Rick Stratton — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:25:43 +0000

FYI – I have your rss feed in three different readers. I think your 1/2 estimate is probably a bit off.

By: Dimitar Vesselinov

Dimitar Vesselinov — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:04:59 +0000

Search, click, call, pay…Google Bank?

By: Greg Linden

Greg Linden — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:02:54 +0000

It will be interesting to see what SearchFox launches. They clearly see the information overload problem with current feed readers. From their About page:

SearchFox uses machine learning technology to automatically rank and personalize incoming feeds to reflect each reader's unique interests ... Existing RSS readers only show information chronologically, which quickly leads to information overload.

Current RSS readers merely reformat XML for display. That isn't enough. They need to filter and prioritize. They need to show me what matters. They need to help me find what I need.