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Part of the problem is that our discoverability mechanisms on the internet now massively favor monetized content. I for one would happily use an 'indie' search
by cirgue 8y ago
Part of the problem is that our discoverability mechanisms on the internet now massively favor monetized content. I for one would happily use an 'indie' search engine that favors lightly monetized/non-monetized content.
- bdcravens 8y agoWould you pay for that search engine?
- cirgue 8y agoYeah, probably not much, but approximate to the ARPU for google, which I think is around $25 per year. Also, if anyone is interested in working on something like this, shoot me an email at the address in my profile.
- nine_k 8y agoI think you vastly underestimate your value as an ad target for Google. They likely make much more on you per year, just selling targeted ads. It's an uncomfortable thought, I know.
- mikekchar 8y agoThe most uncomfortable thought is that I end up paying for this in the goods I buy, even if the advertising was not useful to me. The irony is that I don't think I've ever bought something that I saw in an ad on the internet. I have frequently seen ads for things after I bought them though (in the case of internet purchases). It's downright impressive how well the various parties share information, but as far as effective advertising... it is not, as far as I'm concerned. On the other hand, I don't buy things off the "shopping channel" on TV either and that's still pretty big business... Another sad thought: the amount of money my employer spends in ads directed at me because I've repeatedly hit a certain part of our website while fixing bugs... I really should fix bugs in privacy mode :-)
- yawn 8y agoHow would this work? Who/what decides who gets into the index?
- perfmode 8y agoWeb of trust is the generalized solution to this problem. See the eigentrust paper for example.