http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/askcom_leaves_google_for_wives/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:42:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/askcom_leaves_google_for_wives/comment-page-1/#comment-295873 Chris Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:09:56 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/03/askcom_leaves_google_for_wives/#comment-295873 The simple truth is Google has a better algorithm. I remember when jeeves first made the transition and started advertising. I thought to myself then it was a losing proposition. No amount of marketing can overtake a better product when it's as simple as one takes you where you want to go more often than the other. The simple truth is Google has a better algorithm. I remember when jeeves first made the transition and started advertising. I thought to myself then it was a losing proposition. No amount of marketing can overtake a better product when it's as simple as one takes you where you want to go more often than the other.

]]> http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/askcom_leaves_google_for_wives/comment-page-1/#comment-295145 yetanotherjohn Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:53:41 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/03/askcom_leaves_google_for_wives/#comment-295145 Google doesn't have to be an order of magnitude better than any other search engine, they just need to be 2% better on a consistent basis to grow to a point of being much better. Google doesn't have to be an order of magnitude better than any other search engine, they just need to be 2% better on a consistent basis to grow to a point of being much better.

]]> http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/askcom_leaves_google_for_wives/comment-page-1/#comment-295142 Dave Schuler Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:52:25 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/03/askcom_leaves_google_for_wives/#comment-295142 At first I thought this was a feature from the Onion. I can see how they'd not want to continue trying to compete with Google but it's unclear to me how they'll do a better job as a specialist interest-only than they have as a general search engine. At first I thought this was a feature from the Onion. I can see how they'd not want to continue trying to compete with Google but it's unclear to me how they'll do a better job as a specialist interest-only than they have as a general search engine.

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