Comments on: Gravee Takes a New Approach to Search http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:16:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Praized Blog » Blog Archive » Five Social Search Sites: Yoono, Gravee, Jookster, StumbleUpon, Otavo http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-567654 The Praized Blog » Blog Archive » Five Social Search Sites: Yoono, Gravee, Jookster, StumbleUpon, Otavo Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:44:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-567654 [...] 2) Gravee “is a social search application that differs from others in that it is trying to change the economics of search by sharing advertising revenue with content owners, with a rev-share business model. The site shares up to 70% of all ad revenues with the natural listings that appear on the same page when an ad occurs, as well as with the referring Web site.” here is TechCrunch’s take on it. [...] [...] 2) Gravee “is a social search application that differs from others in that it is trying to change the economics of search by sharing advertising revenue with content owners, with a rev-share business model. The site shares up to 70% of all ad revenues with the natural listings that appear on the same page when an ad occurs, as well as with the referring Web site.” here is TechCrunch’s take on it. [...]

]]> By: Jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-6589 Jason Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:58:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-6589 Jeff, not true, users dont go past page 2 of any search result, so if a website not relevant(not surfaced in the first 2 pages), it'll never get clicked. . . thus make no money again, I think these guys are going have problem getting "searchers" in the first place . . its a catch 22 without a solution. . . Jeff,

not true, users dont go past page 2 of any search result, so if a website not relevant(not surfaced in the first 2 pages), it’ll never get clicked. . . thus make no money

again, I think these guys are going have problem getting “searchers” in the first place . . its a catch 22 without a solution. . .

]]> By: Jeff Dalton http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-6355 Jeff Dalton Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:05:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-6355 So, let me see, my site doesn't actually have to be relevant at all, not even clicked on to get paid! Sweet. I should've asked Santa for some splog software for Christmas instead of video games! So, let me see, my site doesn’t actually have to be relevant at all, not even clicked on to get paid! Sweet.

I should’ve asked Santa for some splog software for Christmas instead of video games!

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5892 Michael Arrington Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:27:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5892 Jeremy - Ok, good point. Jeremy - Ok, good point.

]]> By: shane http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5876 shane Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:16:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5876 #6 Ditto. #6

Ditto.

]]> By: Razvan Antonescu » This quite sucks http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5869 Razvan Antonescu » This quite sucks Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:25:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5869 [...] On a post from Techcrunch regarding some meta search engine Jeremy Zawodny says the following: [...] [...] On a post from Techcrunch regarding some meta search engine Jeremy Zawodny says the following: [...]

]]> By: Mario http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5868 Mario Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:17:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5868 Doesn't make a lot of sense. How can this mechanism produce any improvement at the user level or any particular advantage for the engine? Also, a brand-new/zero-traffic/zero-revenue project which is willing to share its advertising revenues with me and other 100 millions of people, doesn't make me feel rich. Doesn’t make a lot of sense.

How can this mechanism produce any improvement at the user level or any particular advantage for the engine?

Also, a brand-new/zero-traffic/zero-revenue project which is willing to share its advertising revenues with me and other 100 millions of people, doesn’t make me feel rich.

]]> By: a beezy http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5864 a beezy Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:44:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5864 this may be an interesting business model, but i sure don't see how it helps the user at all. this may be an interesting business model, but i sure don’t see how it helps the user at all.

]]> By: Jeremy Zawodny http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5856 Jeremy Zawodny Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5856 So now a spammer (err, I mean "SEO") can get money from a search engine by being in the top 10 even if they're never clicked on. I'm in the wrong end of this business! So now a spammer (err, I mean “SEO”) can get money from a search engine by being in the top 10 even if they’re never clicked on.

I’m in the wrong end of this business!

]]> By: Jeff Rogers http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5852 Jeff Rogers Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:24:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5852 #10 - I couldn't say it better myself. #10 - I couldn’t say it better myself.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5847 Michael Arrington Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:08:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5847 #4 - the Claim procedures of technorati that involve giving them your password - xmlrpc - wouldn't work for non blogs. Otherwise, perfect (and I believe should be added for blogs). #4 - the Claim procedures of technorati that involve giving them your password - xmlrpc - wouldn’t work for non blogs. Otherwise, perfect (and I believe should be added for blogs).

]]> By: Mimoun http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5844 Mimoun Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:29:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5844 This is just stupid what's the benefit of using their search engine for users? This is just stupid what’s the benefit of using their search engine for users?

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5842 Mike Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:04:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5842 Wow, they share up to 105% of their revenue (70% + 35%). It sounds to me like the key words in that sentence are "up to". Maybe an average revenue share would be more helpful. Wow, they share up to 105% of their revenue (70% + 35%). It sounds to me like the key words in that sentence are “up to”. Maybe an average revenue share would be more helpful.

]]> By: Gopi http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5840 Gopi Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:50:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5840 This is the worst idea i've seen... This is the worst idea i’ve seen…

]]> By: Scotty http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5836 Scotty Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:31:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5836 This seems like a potential big win for site owners, but I have a hard time seeing what the big value add for users is. Why would I want to use this over google? This seems like a potential big win for site owners, but I have a hard time seeing what the big value add for users is. Why would I want to use this over google?

]]> By: Mashable* - Pete Cashmore on Web2.0 » Gravee - Search Engine (Shares Revenue with Content Creators!) http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5833 Mashable* - Pete Cashmore on Web2.0 » Gravee - Search Engine (Shares Revenue with Content Creators!) Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:51:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5833 [...] Mike Arrington adds more: Gravee also shares up to 35% of revenue with publisers that join their affiliate program and place their search box on their site. This will be an interesting way of driving traffic to their site. Site claiming is done via whois information - meaning you must be in control of your domain name to claim the blog. Another way for them to accomplish this would be to ask the site owner to put a piece of code on her/his site, which I imagine they will add at some point. [...] [...] Mike Arrington adds more: Gravee also shares up to 35% of revenue with publisers that join their affiliate program and place their search box on their site. This will be an interesting way of driving traffic to their site. Site claiming is done via whois information - meaning you must be in control of your domain name to claim the blog. Another way for them to accomplish this would be to ask the site owner to put a piece of code on her/his site, which I imagine they will add at some point. [...]

]]> By: Mashable* http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5832 Mashable* Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:50:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5832 <strong>Gravee - Search Engine (Shares Revenue with Content Creators!)</strong> This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently - how could search engine revenue be divided more fairly? Bill Gates suggested that the ad revenue should be shared with users, but now a startup called Gravee is trying something just... Gravee - Search Engine (Shares Revenue with Content Creators!)

This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently - how could search engine revenue be divided more fairly? Bill Gates suggested that the ad revenue should be shared with users, but now a startup called Gravee is trying something just…

]]> By: Derek van Vliet http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5829 Derek van Vliet Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:37:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5829 I tried to claim my site and the verification email they sent waas just a bunch of jiberish characters. I tried to claim my site and the verification email they sent waas just a bunch of jiberish characters.

]]> By: Yakov http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5813 Yakov Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:01:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5813 I've asked them what really new is offered by their search engine. I’ve asked them what really new is offered by their search engine.

]]> By: Migs http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5809 Migs Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:35:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5809 "Claim" - Technorati! The signup button has a typo. The are .php - I don't think PHP search engines can scale. “Claim” - Technorati!

The signup button has a typo. The are .php - I don’t think PHP search engines can scale.

]]> By: Basic Thinking Blog » Suchmaschine Gravee.com mit neuem Werbeansatz http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5804 Basic Thinking Blog » Suchmaschine Gravee.com mit neuem Werbeansatz Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:01:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5804 [...] via Techcrunch weitere Artikel zu: affiliates, gravee, suchmaschinen   [...] [...] via Techcrunch weitere Artikel zu: affiliates, gravee, suchmaschinen   [...]

]]> By: Razvan Antonescu http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5795 Razvan Antonescu Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:45:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5795 Ah....and those thin lines below the logo make the GUI quite horrible Ah….and those thin lines below the logo make the GUI quite horrible

]]> By: Razvan Antonescu http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/21/gravee-takes-a-new-approach-to-search/#comment-5794 Razvan Antonescu Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:43:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=490#comment-5794 Hmmmm pretty interesting. If only they'll find out that the world expands beyond US borders...(registration form is only for US residents) Hmmmm pretty interesting. If only they’ll find out that the world expands beyond US borders…(registration form is only for US residents)

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