Comments on: FactBites : The Results in Meaningful Sentences http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:43:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Arun Radhakrishnan http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/comment-page-1/#comment-572119 Arun Radhakrishnan Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/#comment-572119 With a number of new engines coming out, with the hope of emerging as the next big player in the search domain, there is the speculation that the real successful may eventual get bought up by the big-shots. But I have often pondered on why the search giants would make such a move? It can't be for data, which is what makes the search engines the GIANTs in this space. As far as nifty algorithms go, there is always the point that the whole architecture used by a search engine is unique for its data-set, hardware and software. Implying that the engines are probably better off trying to figure out incorporating the techniques in their own systems rather than integrating it with other systems. With a number of new engines coming out, with the hope of emerging as the next big player in the search domain, there is the speculation that the real successful may eventual get bought up by the big-shots. But I have often pondered on why the search giants would make such a move?

It can’t be for data, which is what makes the search engines the GIANTs in this space.

As far as nifty algorithms go, there is always the point that the whole architecture used by a search engine is unique for its data-set, hardware and software. Implying that the engines are probably better off trying to figure out incorporating the techniques in their own systems rather than integrating it with other systems.

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/comment-page-1/#comment-572105 Wayne Smallman Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:32:27 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/#comment-572105 If these guys do manage to get their search engine to walk the talk, my money is on them being caught in the middle of a feeding frenzy. Right now, Microsoft are looking for an edge, and I can't see Google just letting them gain that by buying up a new player with a good idea... If these guys do manage to get their search engine to walk the talk, my money is on them being caught in the middle of a feeding frenzy.

Right now, Microsoft are looking for an edge, and I can’t see Google just letting them gain that by buying up a new player with a good idea…

]]> By: Arun Radhakrishnan http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/comment-page-1/#comment-571794 Arun Radhakrishnan Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:30:12 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/#comment-571794 Just adding a little to what Loren said, the salient point being that the engine produces facts for a query, like more of an encyclopedia backing a search engine. Hence mentioning an object ( in this case Owen Wilson) in a context (such as...well.... suicide) could fetch the facts. Just adding a little to what Loren said, the salient point being that the engine produces facts for a query, like more of an encyclopedia backing a search engine. Hence mentioning an object ( in this case Owen Wilson) in a context (such as…well…. suicide) could fetch the facts.

]]> By: Loren Baker, Editor http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/comment-page-1/#comment-571012 Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:49:48 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/#comment-571012 Expand the search term however, and yes... rubbish: http://www.factbites.com/search.php?kp=owen+wilson+suicide http://www.factbites.com/search.php?kp=Owen+Wilson+bottlerocket Expand the search term however, and yes… rubbish:

http://www.factbites.com/search.php?kp=owen+wilson+suicide

http://www.factbites.com/search.php?kp=Owen+Wilson+bottlerocket

]]> By: Loren Baker, Editor http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/comment-page-1/#comment-571009 Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:46:13 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/#comment-571009 The results could be better, but I find the intralinking between SERP descriptions and occurences to other search results to be an interesting and wikipedia-esque form of relevant search suggestion & navigation (and could be quite effective in having their search results indexed by other engines). For example : http://www.factbites.com/topics/Owen-Wilson Overlook the lack of current news stories and we have links within the results on this page to other very relevant topics on the actor's life, family, works and home state. The results could be better, but I find the intralinking between SERP descriptions and occurences to other search results to be an interesting and wikipedia-esque form of relevant search suggestion & navigation (and could be quite effective in having their search results indexed by other engines).

For example :

http://www.factbites.com/topics/Owen-Wilson

Overlook the lack of current news stories and we have links within the results on this page to other very relevant topics on the actor’s life, family, works and home state.

]]> By: Michael Martinez http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/comment-page-1/#comment-570970 Michael Martinez Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:58:51 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/factbites-the-results-in-meaningful-sentences/5553/#comment-570970 Well, every query I entered produced gibberish results. Well, every query I entered produced gibberish results.

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