Comments on: All quiet on the Yahoo! front, time for alternative ideas

By: Yahoo: I have seen the future of search, and it’s … a monkey? » VentureBeat

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:24 +0000

[...] we’ve said already, opening up its search technology is a smart way for Yahoo to try to regain some of the ground its lost to search juggernaut Google. [...]

By: Yahoo opens up to semantic web and developers » VentureBeat

Yahoo opens up to semantic web and developers » VentureBeat — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:34:19 +0000

[...] Yahoo says it’s pushing forward with its open search platform with support for semantic web standards and the launch of its third-party developer platform. These are both important steps forward for Yahoo, particularly since the open search platform is seen as one of the company’s best bets for making headway against Google (our coverage). [...]

By: VentureBeat » Yahoo! rejects Microsoft’s proposal, more money or new offers welcome

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:34:48 +0000

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:29:42 +0000

Yahoo really needs to innovate in search to have a chance at staying independent. Everything else is irrelevant. No Google ad deal, AOL combo, etc. will help them. Innovation in search is extremely weak lately, with the shiny star being the new Palo Alto startup ManagedQ. This search application uses an awesome UI and deep NLP to improve Google results. I like this product for, gasp..., a replacement to just using Google. Same results, but with a better experience. Check them out.... ManagedQ

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:23:14 +0000

Just a question here: Is Yahoo! main source of revenue from their search engine? I was under the belief that it was not. They are still the most visited site on the web, and one of the top brands in the world. Jerry clearly doesn’t want to sell. Times are bad for them, but that is the case with every company on occasion.

Microsoft has never been successful on the web, MSN is constantly in the red, and billions are being wasted there. Does that mean someone should buy Microsoft’s web business from them and turn it around? haha no.

If Microsoft can’t succeed there, how will buying Yahoo help?

By: Alex Le

Alex Le — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:32:33 +0000

“can anybody really say that Google consistently provides better results than Yahoo and Ask”

Yes.

By: Shak

Shak — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:58:40 +0000

Interesting comment, however has anybody asked the user what they actually want in terms of results ?

I agree that take the LOGOs of ASK, G and Y, and most users would have NO clue who is providing the better experience or results for most search queries.

And as a large Search Spend advertiser since 2000, all I give a damn about is that the traffic I buy actually convets providing a suitable ROI, I could’t give a damn whether it comes from “MikeMooMoo” or “GooHoo”

By: JT

JT — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:45:36 +0000

Yahoo search is dead. The problem is Results are now a commodity. Sure we all switched to Google in 2001-ish when results were everything. But today, can anybody really say that Google consistently provides better results than Yahoo and Ask?

People should be gearing up for a fresh approach to search. Powerset, for all of its problems, is at least creating real innovation.

But I think the real Google-killer is the recently launched ManagedQ. They’ve developed what they’re calling a Search Application. The idea is to deliver an interactive application layer that guides you through the Result set. Essentially they’re claim is that search today is a database that you can run queries on, and, now, search is ready to evolve an Application layer.

It looks like they’ve only been out for a few weeks, and they’re far from perfect, but I haven’t see anything as promising since Google in 2000.

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Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:57:31 +0000

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