Google Too Exposed To Wikipedia?

peter_d · 08-12-2007, 11:08 PM

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If the wikipedia partners with Firefox or otherwise is able to successfully push their search engine, will Google have to rethink its dependence on the wikipedia? Is this a similar paradigm to IBM and MsDOS?

http://seoblackhat.com/2007/08/12/go...-to-wikipedia/

Wikipedia are the current golden boy with Google, because Wikipedia offers non-advertorial content, and no direct commercial threat to Adwords.

So it's an interesting question - what happens when Wikipedia develops their search engine?

www.errorforum.com · 08-13-2007, 03:10 AM

infact wiki can do a better job...but 2 get famous need lot of time...and one advantage wiki has it has lot of information.they can easily convert into search engine..it will be a hard comp 2 google

guinanie · 08-13-2007, 09:12 AM

If Wikipedia convert to search engine, I think they will be famous than google. Do you agree?

Owen · 08-13-2007, 09:41 AM

Hmm .. quote from the article:

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“The question is: Will there be a demand?” he said. “I think there will be. People are not happy with the lack of transparency.”

What guarantee is there that using unpaid volunteers will generate an adequate level of transparency? Wikipedia has some good content, but there are still areas subject to dispute, especially pages concerning controversial topics.

toinkzzz · 08-13-2007, 10:07 AM

It is really a tough question! Well for me,, it's not that easy to compete with an established one,, although it has a possibility.. I believe wiki will go in very long process before they can beat google...

WebGeek182 · 08-13-2007, 10:19 AM

Not sure it's a real possibility, but you never know. If they pull it off, maybe Wikipedia results won't rule the Google SERPS anymore.

bogs · 08-13-2007, 10:20 AM

thats possible... too close google might offer wiki some bucks..

coolguy27 · 08-13-2007, 01:37 PM

I think wikipedia informations are not 100% percent too accurate... Because it is edited by editors of wiki.... If they create SE wiki I think Google will still get informations from them... Google has trust on Wikipedia...

Alfredito · 08-19-2007, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by guinanie

If Wikipedia convert to search engine, I think they will be famous than google. Do you agree?

Yes i agree, the avrage guy will trust wik' results more then google... the avrage ppl(that have no clue about SE) think that even the top 20 results are being sold for money. !!