Monday, July 28, 2003

Network World:  Microsoft's search strategy sounds like it will go after more than just Google...

Microsoft believes Web search can be done much better than any Web search engine does it today. "Our research indicates that only 30% to 40% of the Web is indexed and that people's questions (to search engines) go unanswered half the time," Gurry said.


Actually, with high quality topical content it is very easy to create an answer based system like Jeeves.   My team did this once before for online brokerage in '99.  Given the potential structure of the Weblog Network, this could really take on a life of its own.
11:27:11 AM   


A portion of the revenue model for the Weblog Network will be a tie into web service APIs from Amazon and others (depending on revenue share optimization).
9:54:43 AM   

I've done a lot of thinking on how to put together the Weblog Network over the weekend.  The elements are coming together for a rapid roll-out that will allow individuals with compelling analytic content focused on specific topics to rapidly generate revenue from their writing and services.


7:52:01 AM   

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