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== www.answers.com == | == www.answers.com == | ||
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Google is now the number one Internet brand. Its influence on people's life is significant. Who might challenge Google's position in the future? | Google is now the number one Internet brand. Its influence on people's life is significant. Who might challenge Google's position in the future? | ||
www.answers.com is a combination of wiki technology, dictionary, search engine, and online shops. When you type key words in, it will automatically provide you answers in this sequence: Dictionary(if not correct)->Wikipedia(if not correct)->Google, and at the same time provide you with relevant commercial information. | www.answers.com is a combination of wiki technology, dictionary, search engine, and online shops. Answers features a wealth of information about different topics, and uses Wikipedia for much of it. When you type key words in, it will automatically provide you answers in this sequence: Dictionary(if not correct)->Wikipedia(if not correct)->Google, and at the same time provide you with relevant commercial information. | ||
For example, if we search 'scenario analysis' in answers.com, | For example, if we search 'scenario analysis' in answers.com, it will give the explaination from Wikipedia, because the keyword can not be found in dictionary. If you are not satisfied with the result, you can click the 'WEB' button and page will provide you searching results with the keyword 'scenario analysis' from Google. On the right hand site of the page, 4 books on the the subject scenario analysis is listed, together with their prize and online ordering information. | ||
What's google's reaction on this? Recently, Google stopped linking to definitions on Dictionary.com, and started linking to Answers.com instead. There are news that Google will buy answers.com and integrate it into Google, by doing that they can greatly improve their 'Google Q&A'. | |||
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Google is now the number one Internet brand. Its influence on people's life is significant. Who might challenge Google's position in the future?
www.answers.com is a combination of wiki technology, dictionary, search engine, and online shops. Answers features a wealth of information about different topics, and uses Wikipedia for much of it. When you type key words in, it will automatically provide you answers in this sequence: Dictionary(if not correct)->Wikipedia(if not correct)->Google, and at the same time provide you with relevant commercial information.
For example, if we search 'scenario analysis' in answers.com, it will give the explaination from Wikipedia, because the keyword can not be found in dictionary. If you are not satisfied with the result, you can click the 'WEB' button and page will provide you searching results with the keyword 'scenario analysis' from Google. On the right hand site of the page, 4 books on the the subject scenario analysis is listed, together with their prize and online ordering information.
What's google's reaction on this? Recently, Google stopped linking to definitions on Dictionary.com, and started linking to Answers.com instead. There are news that Google will buy answers.com and integrate it into Google, by doing that they can greatly improve their 'Google Q&A'.