Comments on: Google has a problem with “long-tail” searches, and it needs Quora to help fix it http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/ Sun, 19 May 2013 22:18:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kass_Kray http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1331719 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:03:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1331719 Have you checked out http://www.blurtit.com? if they’re going to integrate a Q&A site, I think it would make sense if Google went with these guys – much cleaner design, and a lot less self-promotion than Quora!

]]> By: Neil http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1324955 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:13:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1324955 Quora? You mean the North Korea of the Internets? The North Korea of the Internets where every post has to be read and approved by Chairman Marc? No thanks.

]]> By: PossiblyNonsense http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315723 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:37:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315723 Of people could just use Bing, which already has a partnership with Quora. I use Bing as my #1 search engine and I love the Quora integration.

]]> By: Narendra R http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315564 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:07:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315564 There would definitely be challenges associated with getting a flood of users to Quora after integration..But these challenges can be handled with a bit of thinking and tweaking the incentives around the product

The utility that we get by the integration to these two services far outweighs the challenges!

]]> By: shparekh http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315464 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:24:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315464 Nope. Not happy at all. As a matter of fact I now don’t even bother googling specific queries. I tap social networks, etc.

I agree this area is rife for disruption… Most likely social networks will fill the gap. Don’t know about quora.

]]> By: Lennard http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315463 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:24:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315463 I think both Google and Quora would lose.
Google in terms of revenue and Quora in quality of questions/responses.
More details here:
http://hellolennard.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/why-google-wont-integrate-quora-deeply-into-its-searches/

]]> By: Alan Wolk http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315450 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:58:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315450 Would I be far off the mark if I suggested that this could also be called “How Google Could Make Narendra’s Long Tail Searches Better?”

I suspect most people are quite happy with the answers they get from About.com and would find the answers on Quora long-winded and confusing. The same way most people prefer to get their news from USA Today rather than the NY Times.

Google is a mass-market product and they have to serve the mass market.

]]> By: Statspotting http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315446 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:43:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315446 That would be a classic, ‘dont be evil’ buying out ‘don’t be good’

http://statspotting.com/quoras-motto-dont-be-good/

]]> By: Reza Sardeha http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315424 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:27:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315424 Yahoo is doing exactly what you propose for ages. It’s called Yahoo Answers.

Google, can’t get directly into direct content creation because of the conflicting interests. When they own the content listed high in the search results they’ll face immense scrutiny over unfair competition.

]]> By: Dave Thornton http://gigaom.com/2013/02/23/google-has-a-problem-with-long-tail-searches-and-it-needs-quora-to-help-fix-it/#comment-1315380 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:07:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=612992#comment-1315380 Until they actually open up their site to the public they will not be a good place for the public to search for anything.

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