[Search-l] Mahalo Greenhouse

[Aerik Sylvan]

On 6/13/07, Jason Calacanis <jason at calacanis.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure you can put an open system like Wikipedia uses
> against search--there is too much at stake and the "bad actors" would
> destroy the system.
>
>
Hmm... that's an interesting supposition.  When I started with wiki
directory 2 years ago, the naysayers said the same kinds of things:  a
directory in a wiki will get spammed to death.  Now, 2 years later with
25,000 websites and about 3,000 registered users (which is totally optional,
by the way, just like Wikipedia) it's looking pretty okay.  Really, our
biggest problem isn't spam; it's non-neutral language and an overabundance
of commercial websites.

But I've gotta say, I'm very tempted to write a "search" layer on top of the
directory, and I'll have something like what you're describing:  websites
associated with search results (right now they're categorized) and a place
to describe and discuss each website.

Best Regards,
Aerik


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