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Good article. The fact is, the index itself isn't worth nearly as much as the algorithms. Heck, open the index, and let anyone add to it. MSN, Yahoo, Bing, anyo
by eykanal 15y ago
Good article. The fact is, the index itself isn't worth nearly as much as the algorithms. Heck, open the index, and let anyone add to it. MSN, Yahoo, Bing, anyone... let them add to that single index and make the index awesome, and then anyone can try their hand at making a great search algorithm. If each company really thinks their search algorithm is better than everyone else's, this is competition at it's best.
- jsnell 15y agoIt might not be as valuable as ranking algorithms, but that doesn't mean it has no value at all. A deeper and more timely index is a clear competitive advantage, the former for long tail queries and the latter for topical ones. What would be the benefit for Google to let Microsoft leech off that effort? And if it for some reason was done, what would be the point of continuing further development of indexing quality? I think a more correct title for this post would have been "Google exec tries to politely dismiss a silly idea", but of course that's not as punchy.