Comments on: Get Ready For Wikia Search; First Screen Shots Shown In South Africa http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Daniel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1837432 Daniel Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:14:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1837432 lets wait and see. He is not the first to have tried it. Facebook and social networking is worthless. Time wasters for procrastinators lets wait and see. He is not the first to have tried it.
Facebook and social networking is worthless. Time wasters for procrastinators

]]> By: ozzy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1835701 ozzy Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:17:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1835701 @1 pfff! It's just a basic styled website -- if that reminds YOU of Facebook, then FACEBOOK is a basic-styled website. ...oh wait, facebook IS a f**king basic- styled run-of-the-mill, no-designer-could-be-found, what-is-color-for? website! @1 pfff! It’s just a basic styled website — if that reminds YOU of Facebook, then FACEBOOK is a basic-styled website.

…oh wait, facebook IS a f**king basic- styled run-of-the-mill, no-designer-could-be-found, what-is-color-for? website!

]]> By: Video of Jimmy Wales Showing and Explaining The First Open Source Search Screenshots | Dave Duarte http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1817211 Video of Jimmy Wales Showing and Explaining The First Open Source Search Screenshots | Dave Duarte Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:13:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1817211 [...] the world first public screenshots of the Wikia Search project (also picked up by Mashable and TechCrunch) that were recently shown in Johannesburg. Well, now I see that iCommons has released the video of [...] [...] the world first public screenshots of the Wikia Search project (also picked up by Mashable and TechCrunch) that were recently shown in Johannesburg. Well, now I see that iCommons has released the video of [...]

]]> By: köprü dizisi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1776671 köprü dizisi Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:40:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1776671 Just a correction on Jasons comment Just a correction on Jasons comment

]]> By: Belinda http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1766824 Belinda Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:07:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1766824 Mahalo is just plain embarassing. Calacanis must be hurting. Mahalo is just plain embarassing. Calacanis must be hurting.

]]> By: matthewbuckland.com » TechCrunch, Mashable, Techmeme & Wired link to my blog :-) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1766807 matthewbuckland.com » TechCrunch, Mashable, Techmeme & Wired link to my blog :-) Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:02:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1766807 [...] been watching my servers groan and moan as my blog has been featured on the homepages of Techcrunch, Mashable, and Techmeme today — all sites that I am a big fan of and I read regularly. My [...] [...] been watching my servers groan and moan as my blog has been featured on the homepages of Techcrunch, Mashable, and Techmeme today — all sites that I am a big fan of and I read regularly. My [...]

]]> By: Cannucks http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1766038 Cannucks Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:32:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1766038 www.yedda.com - Just acquired by AOL (http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/11/aol-gets-into-qa-business-acquires-israels-yedda/ ). This is human search at its best - not just a wiki, but a wiki created just for me, for my personal and specific question/inquiry. http://www.yedda.com - Just acquired by AOL (http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/11/aol-gets-into-qa-business-acquires-israels-yedda/ ).

This is human search at its best - not just a wiki, but a wiki created just for me, for my personal and specific question/inquiry.

]]> By: micfo.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1764064 micfo.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:31:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1764064 Good concept but I think it is too late. Good concept but I think it is too late.

]]> By: mathew johnson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763822 mathew johnson Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:47:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763822 @31&31 thanks for stopping by, nohar @31&31

thanks for stopping by, nohar

]]> By: Samson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763625 Samson Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:00:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763625 speaking of second time entreprenuers who have no problem getting funding, and who only seem to be trying to replicate their past success... speaking of second time entreprenuers who have no problem getting funding, and who only seem to be trying to replicate their past success…

]]> By: Nohar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763495 Nohar Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:11:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763495 The site is www.visvo.com The site is http://www.visvo.com

]]> By: Nohar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763494 Nohar Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:11:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763494 OK, check this out new search site out ...it has already got a 50 Million pages index and they are categorizing the web and adding the social search... OK, check this out new search site out …it has already got a 50 Million pages index and they are categorizing the web and adding the social search…

]]> By: Rm http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763464 Rm Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:48:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763464 We have had our site up and running in a smaller scale from these startups. Its called TallStreet.com We have had our site up and running in a smaller scale from these startups.

Its called TallStreet.com

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763446 Seth Finkelstein Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:28:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763446 FYI, documents from the Securities And Exchange Commission reveal that the Grub crawler was sold to Wikia for only $50,000. <a href="http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001279.html" rel="nofollow">Revealed: Wikia (Wikipedia-Model) search bought "Grub" crawler for $50K</a> FYI, documents from the Securities And Exchange Commission reveal that the Grub crawler was sold to Wikia for only $50,000.

Revealed: Wikia (Wikipedia-Model) search bought “Grub” crawler for $50K

]]> By: Allen Stern http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763399 Allen Stern Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:49:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763399 i posted some thoughts about this yesterday (click myname if interested) - though now that im seeing the bigger image (nice job mike!) - i am wondering if its just a typical mockup for quick sake. But if he goes thru with this - he has such a huge base that adding on to it might work rather well. i posted some thoughts about this yesterday (click myname if interested) - though now that im seeing the bigger image (nice job mike!) - i am wondering if its just a typical mockup for quick sake.

But if he goes thru with this - he has such a huge base that adding on to it might work rather well.

]]> By: aaron choi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763372 aaron choi Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:33:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763372 i hope they change their layout before they release it for reals. definitely looks like a facebook profile with a different "skin" i hope they change their layout before they release it for reals. definitely looks like a facebook profile with a different “skin”

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763343 Tom Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:00:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763343 Ok, not fake but I still think it looks a lot like Facebook. It should have been different. Ok, not fake but I still think it looks a lot like Facebook. It should have been different.

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763323 Tom Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:42:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763323 @16 Quit your whining James. I'm tired of people moaning on about TechCrunch covering Facebook. If you don't like the topic then don't read the article, how simple is that? Besides, all social networks do not look the same and Facebook has always stood out from the rest due to its more 'clean' look. This looks exactly like a Facebook profile and I wouldn't be surprised if it was fake. @16

Quit your whining James. I’m tired of people moaning on about TechCrunch covering Facebook. If you don’t like the topic then don’t read the article, how simple is that?

Besides, all social networks do not look the same and Facebook has always stood out from the rest due to its more ‘clean’ look. This looks exactly like a Facebook profile and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was fake.

]]> By: =jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763301 =jason Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:26:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763301 Pretty sure this is just a photoshopped facebook profile. Pretty sure this is just a photoshopped facebook profile.

]]> By: Steve Jobs http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763275 Steve Jobs Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:02:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763275 #11: I still ridiculed wikipedia. And will always ridiculed wikipedia. And will continue to ridicule anything ridiculous that the wikipedia tree huggers create. Wikipedia tought me that South Africa was a country on the left hand side of Mars. Brilliant! #11: I still ridiculed wikipedia.

And will always ridiculed wikipedia.

And will continue to ridicule anything ridiculous that the wikipedia tree huggers create.

Wikipedia tought me that South Africa was a country on the left hand side of Mars. Brilliant!

]]> By: lawrence http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763255 lawrence Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:51:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763255 Semi off-topic, but J.Wales owns/drives a black Ferrari Enzo - i saw a guy that looks extremely like him get into one on youtube. he was exiting a Monte carlo casino and entered the Enzo ~$1M Semi off-topic,

but J.Wales owns/drives a black Ferrari Enzo - i saw a guy that looks extremely like him get into one on youtube. he was exiting a Monte carlo casino and entered the Enzo

~$1M

]]> By: Martin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763253 Martin Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:49:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763253 do we really need yet another search ?! do we really need yet another search ?!

]]> By: Sipboy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763250 Sipboy Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:45:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763250 This is proof that social networking and the web will bring down barriers with respect to privacy. If you want privacy, the web may not be for you. The good thing here is that if you don't have anything to hide, you are okay. The people who are trying to scheme and rip people off will be exposed. I hope this is a success just because I hate scammers, pedophiles, etc. http://www.myciti.us This is proof that social networking and the web will bring down barriers with respect to privacy. If you want privacy, the web may not be for you. The good thing here is that if you don’t have anything to hide, you are okay. The people who are trying to scheme and rip people off will be exposed. I hope this is a success just because I hate scammers, pedophiles, etc.

http://www.myciti.us

]]> By: magnusdopus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763245 magnusdopus Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:40:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763245 I just worry about how they will be impacted by black-hat SEO groups. If this has any success, it will be the number one target for these firms. Wikia will in turn have to put in filters. These filters will make it hard for first time contributors to participate. And as Wikipedia is, the site will largely be controlled by a subset of its users. I think this might have more success than Mahalo as it appeals more readily to Europeans, Australians, etc. And those groups have significantly more free time on their hand. I just worry about how they will be impacted by black-hat SEO groups. If this has any success, it will be the number one target for these firms. Wikia will in turn have to put in filters. These filters will make it hard for first time contributors to participate. And as Wikipedia is, the site will largely be controlled by a subset of its users.

I think this might have more success than Mahalo as it appeals more readily to Europeans, Australians, etc. And those groups have significantly more free time on their hand.

]]> By: Moe Glitz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763243 Moe Glitz Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:38:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/get-ready-for-wikia-search-first-screen-shots-shown-in-south-africa/#comment-1763243 Good luck to Jimmy, as we need a fresh approach to searching that goes against the Google grain. Even with Google, Search is not perfect, think to the classic Keywords problem of Paris Hilton.(The Paris Hotel or the American Loser) With Jimmy it seems like he is going to integrate his Wikipedia model into a Facebook/Google gravy, to come up with a more human driven social search experience. Both Google and Facebook should be concerned especially as his possible integration of Search and Social shows up the weakness of both of these Companies. Google with Social and Facebook with Search. If Jimmy's project takes off then I would see either Microsoft or Yahoo looking to acquire Wikia Search especially as both of them are current losers in Search and Social. Good luck to Jimmy, as we need a fresh approach to searching that goes against the Google grain.
Even with Google, Search is not perfect, think to the classic Keywords problem of Paris Hilton.(The Paris Hotel or the American Loser)

With Jimmy it seems like he is going to integrate his Wikipedia model into a Facebook/Google gravy, to come up with a more human driven social search experience.
Both Google and Facebook should be concerned especially as his possible integration of Search and Social shows up the weakness of both of these Companies. Google with Social and Facebook with Search.

If Jimmy’s project takes off then I would see either Microsoft or Yahoo looking to acquire Wikia Search especially as both of them are current losers in Search and Social.

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