by David Norden, August 28 2007 

Seems Google is not making everyone happy, the results are not always relevant, and the way to promote the site in the results is mainly based on the internal and external linking structure, more than on the relevancy of the content and it takes quite a long time to see your sites indexed.

A few new search engines are trying to solve things in a different way:

Tall Street is doing it in pure web 2:0 way, and gives the power to the little man, and You are now able to trade on our Web Directory like a stock market. You will be able to add your votes, and also play it like a game earning fictious money if you discover sites that are also enjoyed by others. Read more about Tall Street Social Search , if many people adopt it it will show to be usefull .

Then you have My Live Search

WebProNews called the service “revolutionary” and as a search startup that “Google is keeping a close eye on” (with no supporting evidence whatsoever). It works with a plugin to install on your computer who does the scanning work live . Approach to search is unique in that all the work is placed on the user’s computer, but it works a little bit slower. Users can select to get Google or Yahoo or MSN (or whatever they like) data for the top ten results, and then see real time stuff spidered from there.

It is a cluttered layout, and things seem quite complicated, but it certainly delivers some interesting results, and you can also request to put more or less News in the results, and adapt the Search Engine to your specific needs, but I don’t think this one will be a Google killer even if it is still in Beta phase. With the necessary tweaks it could grow and become usefull but I don’t believe it will attrack massive traffic.

Filed under: Google • SEO • search engines • social bookmarking

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