Comments on: The Next Google Search Challenger: Blekko http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:29:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: WinExtra » Have you seen ScoutJet yet? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-2331852 WinExtra » Have you seen ScoutJet yet? Tue, 27 May 2008 22:01:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-2331852 [...] the search company being run in stealth mode by Rich Skrenta formerly of Topix and DMOZ. TechCrunch wrote about the super secret search startup back in [...] [...] the search company being run in stealth mode by Rich Skrenta formerly of Topix and DMOZ. TechCrunch wrote about the super secret search startup back in [...]

]]> By: Blekko launches…something | Yousef Ourabi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-2297149 Blekko launches…something | Yousef Ourabi Wed, 14 May 2008 22:27:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-2297149 [...] Google Challenger: Blekko These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Google Challenger: Blekko These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Stealth Search Engine Blekko Gets Money From Marc Andreessen, SoftTech http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-2296909 Stealth Search Engine Blekko Gets Money From Marc Andreessen, SoftTech Wed, 14 May 2008 20:14:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-2296909 [...] Hot on the heels of Powerset’s partial launch earlier this week, stealth search engine Blekko (no logo, no website, just this) raised a second round of [...] [...] Hot on the heels of Powerset’s partial launch earlier this week, stealth search engine Blekko (no logo, no website, just this) raised a second round of [...]

]]> By: Khurram http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1939924 Khurram Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:25:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1939924 Google is currently the king of search engine industry so I don't think so that some one will be able to come near to it in near future Google is currently the king of search engine industry so I don’t think so that some one will be able to come near to it in near future

]]> By: Talat http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1936711 Talat Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:40:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1936711 Sorry I mean two brothers working on IBM computers. Sorry I mean two brothers working on IBM computers.

]]> By: Talat http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1936705 Talat Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:29:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1936705 I am sorry, but when I was in school I read that two Pakistani brothers working for IBM made the first computer virus. Or is it that Skrenta made the first "microcomputer" virus? I am sorry, but when I was in school I read that two Pakistani brothers working for IBM made the first computer virus. Or is it that Skrenta made the first “microcomputer” virus?

]]> By: Bhopu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1935736 Bhopu Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:10:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1935736 <strong>Asking the Right Questions for Project Success...</strong> Most of us have played the game 20Questions at some time or the other. I am still fascinated at how just by asking a set of 20 questions you can read other person's mind (or get close to it). The trick obviously lies in asking the right set of questio... Asking the Right Questions for Project Success…

Most of us have played the game 20Questions at some time or the other. I am still fascinated at how just by asking a set of 20 questions you can read other person’s mind (or get close to it). The trick obviously lies in asking the right set of questio…

]]> By: Blekko : The Name Inspector http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1908461 Blekko : The Name Inspector Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1908461 [...] reader Rich Skrenta has a search start-up called Blekko (click on that link and say hi!). It was covered on TechCrunch, and then Rich wrote a follow-up blog post telling the story of the name Blekko and asking for The [...] [...] reader Rich Skrenta has a search start-up called Blekko (click on that link and say hi!). It was covered on TechCrunch, and then Rich wrote a follow-up blog post telling the story of the name Blekko and asking for The [...]

]]> By: Q http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1900441 Q Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:09:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1900441 A tiny thing to look on: http://www.43n39e.ru/ A tiny thing to look on: http://www.43n39e.ru/

]]> By: markus941 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1898361 markus941 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:53:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1898361 Was Blechbarf.com taken? Blekko?! Are you serious? These people must know squat about branding and word association. It sounds like something threw up - not a visceral feeling you want associated with search. Was Blechbarf.com taken?

Blekko?! Are you serious? These people must know squat about branding and word association. It sounds like something threw up - not a visceral feeling you want associated with search.

]]> By: Kevin Burton http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1898153 Kevin Burton Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:20:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1898153 Interesting to say the least. Just blogged it: http://feedblog.org/2008/01/03/blekko/ I think Rich is going to need a crawler with a lot more scale than http://spinn3r.com though. He's going to need a web scale crawl which is NOT going to be cheap. Interesting to say the least.

Just blogged it:

http://feedblog.org/2008/01/03/blekko/

I think Rich is going to need a crawler with a lot more scale than http://spinn3r.com though. He’s going to need a web scale crawl which is NOT going to be cheap.

]]> By: StartupNewz.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1898060 StartupNewz.com Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:58:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1898060 <strong>Blekko preparing to attack Google...</strong> Blekko, A new startup started in a Garage and aiming to dislodge the Search Engine giant of today, Google. Techcrunch has a nice story.... Blekko preparing to attack Google…

Blekko, A new startup started in a Garage and aiming to dislodge the Search Engine giant of today, Google. Techcrunch has a nice story….

]]> By: Marc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897867 Marc Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:26:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897867 When are investors and developers going to realize that "search interface" is as good as it will every get in the context of a web browser and a keyboard. Stop wasting time there and put your efforts in the results, and relevancy of results. I've notice the last two years with google that too many high page rank sites showing up in results that are actually less helpfull to me than the lower page ranked sites would be. And when is techcrunch going to let me subscribe to replies for their blog posts? That would be one of my "top 10 web site features for 2007"....behind the times eh TechCrunch? When are investors and developers going to realize that “search interface” is as good as it will every get in the context of a web browser and a keyboard. Stop wasting time there and put your efforts in the results, and relevancy of results.

I’ve notice the last two years with google that too many high page rank sites showing up in results that are actually less helpfull to me than the lower page ranked sites would be.

And when is techcrunch going to let me subscribe to replies for their blog posts? That would be one of my “top 10 web site features for 2007″….behind the times eh TechCrunch?

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897730 Tim Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:44:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897730 Did they choose blekko because it was the best 6 letter domain they could get there hands on? What a stupid name. I don't see myself switching any time soon. This is nothing but hype. I'm not impressed. Did they choose blekko because it was the best 6 letter domain they could get there hands on? What a stupid name. I don’t see myself switching any time soon. This is nothing but hype. I’m not impressed.

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897684 Mark Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:16:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897684 Great news if someone is in the mood to rub a crystal ball and talk about something that will, most likely, never happen. Sorry but let us know when they have something I can at least even remotely consider using. #42, right on. Great news if someone is in the mood to rub a crystal ball and talk about something that will, most likely, never happen. Sorry but let us know when they have something I can at least even remotely consider using.

#42, right on.

]]> By: JustMe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897572 JustMe Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:10:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897572 Enough with the SnapShot pop-ups! I couldn't even read the dang article because it kept getting covered, and you even put a SnapShot trigger on the photo. Truly, there is no safe way to scroll down you page. Enough with the SnapShot pop-ups! I couldn’t even read the dang article because it kept getting covered, and you even put a SnapShot trigger on the photo. Truly, there is no safe way to scroll down you page.

]]> By: whoopie http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897557 whoopie Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:00:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897557 but hasn't the once-incorrect comment finally proven true now - search is a commodity? try switching to y! search or msn.live search or ask.com for a few days...you will likely find as i have found that these engines have achieved google-level results quality and of course, google itself is still delivering google-quality results.... the traction is in the ad market. search is "done" - anyone can download lucene and deliver decent results on any data set. if you want to make more money, deliver better ads i like skrenta and enjoy reading his blog, but i see a powerset-like spiral here even if powerset and blekko deliver a slightly better search, they are going to find that google has become a brand in the mind of consumerws, and breaking that mental model is incredibly difficult...if yahoo and msft can't break google with their own good searches and big ad budgets...how can blekko? but hasn’t the once-incorrect comment finally proven true now - search is a commodity?

try switching to y! search or msn.live search or ask.com for a few days…you will likely find as i have found that these engines have achieved google-level results quality

and of course, google itself is still delivering google-quality results….

the traction is in the ad market. search is “done” - anyone can download lucene and deliver decent results on any data set. if you want to make more money, deliver better ads

i like skrenta and enjoy reading his blog, but i see a powerset-like spiral here

even if powerset and blekko deliver a slightly better search, they are going to find that google has become a brand in the mind of consumerws, and breaking that mental model is incredibly difficult…if yahoo and msft can’t break google with their own good searches and big ad budgets…how can blekko?

]]> By: arun http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897519 arun Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:30:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897519 With the spurt in number of search engienes i doubt that any new search engiene will be able to compete the big 3. With the spurt in number of search engienes i doubt that any new search engiene will be able to compete the big 3.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897482 anonymous Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:09:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897482 What is this nonsense? There's a gazillion startups out there already doing interesting things, and you choose to report on some spotfaces who might launch something in 2009. Man, you're confused, you should join their startup. What is this nonsense? There’s a gazillion startups out there already doing interesting things, and you choose to report on some spotfaces who might launch something in 2009. Man, you’re confused, you should join their startup.

]]> By: Brendon Wu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897454 Brendon Wu Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:42:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897454 I'm laughing because the team is composed of "ex-Googlers". Is that supposed to be a good thing? They should probably keep that to themselves, because ex-Googlers have never done anything. If they were all ex-PayPal, then I would be impressed ;) I’m laughing because the team is composed of “ex-Googlers”. Is that supposed to be a good thing? They should probably keep that to themselves, because ex-Googlers have never done anything.

If they were all ex-PayPal, then I would be impressed ;)

]]> By: Bob http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897438 Bob Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:28:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897438 Although it's really hard to beat Google, But there should be some other company who can step forward in Search Engine World. If there will be any competitor - only then Google will get away from having 'monopoly'. Although it’s really hard to beat Google, But there should be some other company who can step forward in Search Engine World. If there will be any competitor - only then Google will get away from having ‘monopoly’.

]]> By: Greg Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897426 Greg Andrew Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:17:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897426 The ODP does not count as a success. Topix appears to be a mild success, though I'm not aware of its financial s. Challenging Google is a lon, long shot no matter who you are. Its worth it because of the gold at the end of the rainbow for anyone who succeeds, but no one has a "good chance" to get there. As far as Google and pagerank ruining the web...please. Does anyone prefer the web of 5 years ago to now? Does anyone think it was easier to find something on the web with AltaVista in 1998 than it is now with Google? And can we please stop hearing about how Google challenged and overcame Yahoo? Yahoo was not in Google's sights when Google started. Google's competition was Alta Vista, Inktomi, maybe Excite and Infoseek, etc. Yahoo was not a search engine. It used other company's search engines as a backup for people using Yahoo's directory. Yahoo did not become truly interested in search until Google showed that there was a away of making money with it. The ODP does not count as a success. Topix appears to be a mild success, though I’m not aware of its financial s. Challenging Google is a lon, long shot no matter who you are. Its worth it because of the gold at the end of the rainbow for anyone who succeeds, but no one has a “good chance” to get there.

As far as Google and pagerank ruining the web…please. Does anyone prefer the web of 5 years ago to now? Does anyone think it was easier to find something on the web with AltaVista in 1998 than it is now with Google?

And can we please stop hearing about how Google challenged and overcame Yahoo? Yahoo was not in Google’s sights when Google started. Google’s competition was Alta Vista, Inktomi, maybe Excite and Infoseek, etc. Yahoo was not a search engine. It used other company’s search engines as a backup for people using Yahoo’s directory. Yahoo did not become truly interested in search until Google showed that there was a away of making money with it.

]]> By: Gunnar Andreassen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897362 Gunnar Andreassen Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:20:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897362 Great scoop. Posting a link to this, thanks! Great scoop. Posting a link to this, thanks!

]]> By: Brent http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897349 Brent Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:10:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897349 @Randy: It displayed a poem on Apple II's and the author was 15 yo. It should also be worth noting that generally when someone is the first to do something significant (good or bad), they are generally smart but young/naive at the time. See Robert Morris (now prof at MIT) of Morris Worm as another reference point. @Randy:
It displayed a poem on Apple II’s and the author was 15 yo. It should also be worth noting that generally when someone is the first to do something significant (good or bad), they are generally smart but young/naive at the time. See Robert Morris (now prof at MIT) of Morris Worm as another reference point.

]]> By: Jack @ The Tech Teapot http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897276 Jack @ The Tech Teapot Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:13:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/the-next-google-search-challenger-blekko/#comment-1897276 "That’s why I think companies like Digg are sitting on a goldmine. I wouldn’t be surprised if Google lost market share to Digg in a few years." You're joking, right? “That’s why I think companies like Digg are sitting on a goldmine. I wouldn’t be surprised if Google lost market share to Digg in a few years.”

You’re joking, right?

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