Category Archives: Search

Search is good. Search is bad. Search needs help. Thank Google and Yahoo! for bringing us to where we are today. Now, to figure out the other 95% of search…

Voodoo^H^H^H^H^H^H Nomad Economics

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Joe Andrieu

I discovered an interesting innovation in economic theory today, called Nomad Economics. I’ve always felt that the market acting as an aggregate of individuals–the “invisible hand” setting prices–is pretty amazing. It can be a hyper-efficient tool for simultaneously setting value … Continue reading →

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Search Engine Watch looks at Ask.com’s Smart Answers

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Joe Andrieu

Brian Smith kicks off a series over at Search Engine Watch looking at how Ask, Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft are providing bonus, focused, “added-value” search results. First up: Ask’s Smart Answers. Basically, Ask uses a handful of trigger words and … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Complex Searches

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Joe Andrieu

Google and Yahoo! are part of a thriving industry that provides billions of dollars in real value. Yet in The Search John Batelle and Udi Manber suggest that Search is only about 5% invented. Bill Gross, inventor of the Pay-Per-Click … Continue reading →

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