Comments on: Google is Scraping the Bottom http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/silicon-valley-life/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Head in the Valley Heart on the Chai Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:31:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: spandana http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/silicon-valley-life/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-41688 spandana Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:34:49 +0000 http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/03/24/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/#comment-41688 zed, agree with this - "the purpose of search engine is to help users what they are looking for" and most of what you've written. the problem is how. if they pass on the monetization equitably to those that actually generate information that the users are looking for, i think the ecosystem (that consists of publishers and search engines) is balanced. at present, the ecosystem is hardly balanced, where most of the value is captured by the search engines (disproportionately, i must say) with very little left for the publishers. drawing an analogy, something inherently is wrong when the map maker is making more money than the people building the tourist attractions. not sustainable. zed, agree with this – “the purpose of search engine is to help users what they are looking for” and most of what you’ve written.

the problem is how.

if they pass on the monetization equitably to those that actually generate information that the users are looking for, i think the ecosystem (that consists of publishers and search engines) is balanced. at present, the ecosystem is hardly balanced, where most of the value is captured by the search engines (disproportionately, i must say) with very little left for the publishers.

drawing an analogy, something inherently is wrong when the map maker is making more money than the people building the tourist attractions. not sustainable.

]]> By: Zed http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/silicon-valley-life/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-41687 Zed Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:07:10 +0000 http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/03/24/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/#comment-41687 I fail to see what the problem is. The purpose of a search engine is to help users find what they are looking for. The purpose of a search engine is not to generate pageviews for some random aggregator or some such site. The purpose of Adwords is to generate sales, not clicks or CPM pageviews for parties who do not add any value. If Google is better at driving sales for end destination sites than non-value third party sites, then more power to them. I fail to see what the problem is. The purpose of a search engine is to help users find what they are looking for. The purpose of a search engine is not to generate pageviews for some random aggregator or some such site. The purpose of Adwords is to generate sales, not clicks or CPM pageviews for parties who do not add any value. If Google is better at driving sales for end destination sites than non-value third party sites, then more power to them.

]]> By: spandana http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/silicon-valley-life/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 spandana Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:51:20 +0000 http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/03/24/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/#comment-1317 haha.. i love google's products., and what they were couple of years ago. i just don't like what google has become lately, especially their attitude toward content owners. haha.. i love google’s products., and what they were couple of years ago.

i just don’t like what google has become lately, especially their attitude toward content owners.

]]> By: Vijay http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/silicon-valley-life/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Vijay Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:14:11 +0000 http://valleychai.com/blog/2008/03/24/google-is-scraping-the-bottom/#comment-1316 lol.. I can see someones not a google fan ;-) lol.. I can see someones not a google fan ;-)

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