Comments on: Maybe I Was Right…

By: John

John — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:32:26 +0000

I think it's becoming more apparent. Saw this today:

http://johnbattelle.tumblr.com/post/2596624636/despite-the-semi-positive-resolution-i-was

By: JG

JG — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:30:03 +0000

John - when it comes to that "dishwashers" example from Paul Kedrosky.. haven't I pretty much been saying the same thing for years now?

In fact, here are some comments from exactly 4 years ago.. January 2007:

http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/01/for_what_its_worth#comment_119385

Scroll down to halfway through the comment, when I starting talking about purchasing a GPS unit.

Are people only now starting to realize this? I've been having this problem for years.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:12:20 +0000

I keep reading these comments about spams and rubbish. but I haven’t noticed any drop in quality myself and I search on google all the time. and when I read examples of poor results, I replicated the search myself and almost always find the results perfectly in line with what I expect from Google both in terms of relevance and depth. None of the spam websites quoted in people’s posts. Personalised search surely counts in part for the difference, however I also suspect people either dun know how to search (some of them think sponsored keyword links on the right are spams) or they’re lying.

By: Tom Nocera

Tom Nocera — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:43:59 +0000

Looking forward to reading your 2011 predictions. Care to share the methodology you have perfected over the years to create your highly accurate forecasts? Just wondering…