Comments on: On the matter of Google and “Search Neutrality” http://www.ia-blog.com/2010/02/16/on-the-matter-of-google-and-search-neutrality/ A blog by Robert Berkman, Editor, The Information Advisor Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ling Wang http://www.ia-blog.com/2010/02/16/on-the-matter-of-google-and-search-neutrality/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Ling Wang Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:38 +0000 http://www.ia-blog.com/?p=172#comment-1474 “NPR for search” --- what a wonderful and creative idea! It might be a long journey for us to get there, simply because of the funding. “NPR for search” — what a wonderful and creative idea! It might be a long journey for us to get there, simply because of the funding.

]]> By: Bob Berkman http://www.ia-blog.com/2010/02/16/on-the-matter-of-google-and-search-neutrality/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Bob Berkman Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:24:14 +0000 http://www.ia-blog.com/?p=172#comment-1473 Kristin--Good point, and that is something I considered as well. I'm thinking that perhaps a publicly funded search engine could be less ambitious than a Google, perhaps indexing a subset of public policy related information; or some other niche feature geared specifically for people who may not need to search the entire Web, but want to use one free from any commercial motive alltogether. Devil is in the details of course...and it would be a hard nut to crack. I'm wondering if some of this may be happening in a country like France, who has some concerns about a Google cultural monopoly over information, and whose culture would be more public-friendly vs. private sector than the U.S. anyway... Kristin–Good point, and that is something I considered as well. I’m thinking that perhaps a publicly funded search engine could be less ambitious than a Google, perhaps indexing a subset of public policy related information; or some other niche feature geared specifically for people who may not need to search the entire Web, but want to use one free from any commercial motive alltogether.

Devil is in the details of course…and it would be a hard nut to crack. I’m wondering if some of this may be happening in a country like France, who has some concerns about a Google cultural monopoly over information, and whose culture would be more public-friendly vs. private sector than the U.S. anyway…

]]> By: KristinFromIntellogist http://www.ia-blog.com/2010/02/16/on-the-matter-of-google-and-search-neutrality/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 KristinFromIntellogist Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:11 +0000 http://www.ia-blog.com/?p=172#comment-1472 I like the idea of a publicly funded search engine in theory, but I believe Google's search engine is so good because they're constantly investing time and energy into adjusting what it does. I'm not against government programs in general, but I feel that a government or non-profit effort might have difficulty keeping up with the technology status quo unless extremely well funded and highly motivated. Otherwise people would flock to the corporate offerings because they are "better" at search. I like the idea of a publicly funded search engine in theory, but I believe Google’s search engine is so good because they’re constantly investing time and energy into adjusting what it does. I’m not against government programs in general, but I feel that a government or non-profit effort might have difficulty keeping up with the technology status quo unless extremely well funded and highly motivated. Otherwise people would flock to the corporate offerings because they are “better” at search.

]]> By: pp http://www.ia-blog.com/2010/02/16/on-the-matter-of-google-and-search-neutrality/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 pp Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:06:12 +0000 http://www.ia-blog.com/?p=172#comment-1469 OK OK

]]> By: anne whitefield http://www.ia-blog.com/2010/02/16/on-the-matter-of-google-and-search-neutrality/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 anne whitefield Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:23:24 +0000 http://www.ia-blog.com/?p=172#comment-1464 I agree that the problem of searches being unfairly skewed presents itself now and in the future. Public funds, administered by government for an "NPR for search" can also be corrupted, hence the often biased and edited news and comment by NPR. But if a public search engine were funded at point of purchase, either attached to the price of a computer or online capable electronics or to the price of connectivity, it might work after if it received a start-up grant. I agree that the problem of searches being unfairly skewed presents itself now and in the future. Public funds, administered by government for an “NPR for search” can also be corrupted, hence the often biased and edited news and comment by NPR.
But if a public search engine were funded at point of purchase, either attached to the price of a computer or online capable electronics or to the price of connectivity, it might work after if it received a start-up grant.

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