Comments on: SearchWiki – The end of PageRank? http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/ Internet marketing and search engine optimisation Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Google SearchWiki Screws with SERP Ranking | The Minority Report http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-108563 Google SearchWiki Screws with SERP Ranking | The Minority Report Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:07:41 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-108563 [...] SearchWiki - The end of PageRank? Most of you are probably seeing SearchWiki in action today. It allows anybody to edit and comment on Google search results. [...] [...] SearchWiki – The end of PageRank? Most of you are probably seeing SearchWiki in action today. It allows anybody to edit and comment on Google search results. [...]

]]> By: Justin Parks http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-84077 Justin Parks Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:36:49 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-84077 Some good points in the comments guys but I am not worried about it now and wont be for about 5 years. Its around that time that most of the general internet surfers will actually notice that it exists (at least in Europe). We know abut it because we have to but Joe Q public wont have or give a sod will they and they would generally decide that they have much more beneficial things to do than tapping keywords in and making lists that does nothing for them. Building farms of people with Gmail accounts is a potential problem I suppose if it does become a used feature but even then they will recode or change the algorithm to suit. Worry about doing what needs to be done here and now I say... (praying at the moment that this kind of thing doesn't take off!) Some good points in the comments guys but I am not worried about it now and wont be for about 5 years. Its around that time that most of the general internet surfers will actually notice that it exists (at least in Europe). We know abut it because we have to but Joe Q public wont have or give a sod will they and they would generally decide that they have much more beneficial things to do than tapping keywords in and making lists that does nothing for them.

Building farms of people with Gmail accounts is a potential problem I suppose if it does become a used feature but even then they will recode or change the algorithm to suit. Worry about doing what needs to be done here and now I say… (praying at the moment that this kind of thing doesn’t take off!)

]]> By: David Coveney http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-82781 David Coveney Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:38:18 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-82781 If Google allow us to influence live search ranking I think more weight will passed onto trusted Google account owners who have been registered for years and have a good Google footprint. Those who have just signed up will have little or no influence on the rankings in live search. to be honest, if this actually does happen and the searcher can influence search rankings it will cause absolute uproar in the SEO community. Already we see professional marketing gurus biting their nails. If Google allow us to influence live search ranking I think more weight will passed onto trusted Google account owners who have been registered for years and have a good Google footprint. Those who have just signed up will have little or no influence on the rankings in live search.

to be honest, if this actually does happen and the searcher can influence search rankings it will cause absolute uproar in the SEO community. Already we see professional marketing gurus biting their nails.

]]> By: Jonathan Saipe http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-80981 Jonathan Saipe Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:44:43 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-80981 I also strongly believe it is Google moving further into the social bookmarking / personalised search space to increase market share, rather than a cynical way of gathering intelligence to modify search rank - although this could inevitably be the by-product! I also strongly believe it is Google moving further into the social bookmarking / personalised search space to increase market share, rather than a cynical way of gathering intelligence to modify search rank – although this could inevitably be the by-product!

]]> By: Jon http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-80488 Jon Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:52:14 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-80488 I think one of Google's arguments was that they reckon about 40% of people are repeating the same search frequently - using the SERPs almost like a bookmarking service. I'm wondering if, as G crams more and more stuff into the SERPs, there will be a market for an good old-fashioned "just the results ma'am" search engine. Maybe they'll have a Google-Classic option - from a user perspective, I hope so! Cheers, Jon I think one of Google’s arguments was that they reckon about 40% of people are repeating the same search frequently – using the SERPs almost like a bookmarking service.

I’m wondering if, as G crams more and more stuff into the SERPs, there will be a market for an good old-fashioned “just the results ma’am” search engine. Maybe they’ll have a Google-Classic option – from a user perspective, I hope so!

Cheers, Jon

]]> By: kantush http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-80451 kantush Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-80451 Isn't it going to harm SEOs in long term? I mean if everyone starts using SearchWiki aggressively then you'll never be able to push your site through to the top. Isn’t it going to harm SEOs in long term? I mean if everyone starts using SearchWiki aggressively then you’ll never be able to push your site through to the top.

]]> By: Lea de Groot http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-80367 Lea de Groot Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:25:35 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-80367 Yeah, I fell for that too. "Ooh! Look! We're number one for that query we wanted! ... wait, why is the arrow green beside it?" ;) I found you can clear the ranking by hitting the 'See all my SearchWiki notes' link at the bottom of the SERPs page and then clicking 'Restore'. I think that, long term, searchers will find this less useful than it appears - 9 times out of 10 Sam Searcher goes to a search engine to find something new, not something he has ranked up, and that 10th time he's running the same query - the result was already there. I'll be interested to see if it adds value to the SERPs, but I will be surprised if it does. Yeah, I fell for that too. “Ooh! Look! We’re number one for that query we wanted! … wait, why is the arrow green beside it?” ;)
I found you can clear the ranking by hitting the ‘See all my SearchWiki notes’ link at the bottom of the SERPs page and then clicking ‘Restore’.

I think that, long term, searchers will find this less useful than it appears – 9 times out of 10 Sam Searcher goes to a search engine to find something new, not something he has ranked up, and that 10th time he’s running the same query – the result was already there.
I’ll be interested to see if it adds value to the SERPs, but I will be surprised if it does.

]]> By: sunnytown http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-80199 sunnytown Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:59:43 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-80199 I am able to get it where i am located (mid west usa) but im not sure if all users are able to see the google searchwiki showing up on their screens yet. If not there is a video and some screen shots of the searchwiki at http://www.thesearchwiki.com do you guys think this will take off? do you think it will effect the search engine search results drastically from now on? I am able to get it where i am located (mid west usa) but im not sure if all users are able to see the google searchwiki showing up on their screens yet. If not there is a video and some screen shots of the searchwiki at http://www.thesearchwiki.com do you guys think this will take off? do you think it will effect the search engine search results drastically from now on?

]]> By: willy http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-80175 willy Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:14:22 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-80175 Just know this news. thanks. I will submit my blog now. Just know this news. thanks. I will submit my blog now.

]]> By: SearchWiki: Making Search Results The Way You Want It | Tech At Hand Dot Net | Philippines, Technology, SEO and Blogging http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/searchwiki-the-end-of-pagerank/#comment-80170 SearchWiki: Making Search Results The Way You Want It | Tech At Hand Dot Net | Philippines, Technology, SEO and Blogging Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:39:13 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1557#comment-80170 [...] Google that you are a SEO Practitioner and you are spamming the Search Wiki and this is also what Patrick think. We have to wait on what Matt Cutts will comment in this New Google feature.  { I hope [...] [...] Google that you are a SEO Practitioner and you are spamming the Search Wiki and this is also what Patrick think. We have to wait on what Matt Cutts will comment in this New Google feature.  { I hope [...]

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