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"Let's now show the new Bing, where high quality data from reddit is better ranked and the selected by default for {whatever_category_you_think_matters} thanks
by csdvrx 3y ago
"Let's now show the new Bing, where high quality data from reddit is better ranked and the selected by default for {whatever_category_you_think_matters} thanks to automatic classification of the search questions by GPT"
There are many synergies that aren't properly considered by a naive take.
I use site:reddit.com with most of my queries. I now prefer bing to google. Bing market share is growing.
Coughing up a few B to avoid reddit going on with an IPO would be a very strategic move on many fronts.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoGithub acquisition was a savvy, Reddit has more peril involved but similar value.
- csdvrx 3y agoI'm in full agreement, but I see an even better integration in other product lines (mostly gaming and search) Also, Microsoft doesn't have a generic social network to mine data from. They may prefer to stick to the professional world, but then acquiring a few high value sites just to close their API would be another move. How much $$$ do you think it would take for YC to say "hell yes!" to put HN under Microsoft control? How valuable would it be to add a few conditions like a very generous giveaway of azure credits to HN companies in return of exclusivity (no more S3 or google cloud for the new batch!)
- whimsicalism 3y ago> They may prefer to stick to the professional world, but then acquiring a few high value sites just to close their API would be another move. They already have LinkedIn, which is far more valuable than HN for this purpose.
- csdvrx 3y agoYes, Linkedin is a professional social network, but no, you will not find high quality content there. There's a lot of value for keeping in touch with the zeitgeist (ex: sqlite innovations, llama etc) and finding new trends on HN There's about 0 value from using linkedin.