Comments on: The need for adapting online business models http://blog.craigkillick.co.uk/2007/10/05/the-need-for-adapting-online-business-models/ Small Business & Marketing Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:48:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Craig Killick http://blog.craigkillick.co.uk/2007/10/05/the-need-for-adapting-online-business-models/#comment-35 Craig Killick Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:59:59 +0000 http://blog.craigkillick.co.uk/2007/10/05/the-need-for-adapting-online-business-models/#comment-35 Absolutely - and I think relevant search will become more and more apparent moving forward. Facebook is in a good position to offer search through association and I think Google will get there as well. One interesting paradox is that for the engines to offer more relevant user searches, you need an account and for them to store and compare your search data. This sets up the privacy brigade to complain about it. With better search comes an element of compromise I guess. Overall, it's still early days for search in terms of what we could end up with. Absolutely - and I think relevant search will become more and more apparent moving forward.

Facebook is in a good position to offer search through association and I think Google will get there as well.

One interesting paradox is that for the engines to offer more relevant user searches, you need an account and for them to store and compare your search data. This sets up the privacy brigade to complain about it. With better search comes an element of compromise I guess.

Overall, it’s still early days for search in terms of what we could end up with.

]]> By: Garri http://blog.craigkillick.co.uk/2007/10/05/the-need-for-adapting-online-business-models/#comment-34 Garri Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:26:04 +0000 http://blog.craigkillick.co.uk/2007/10/05/the-need-for-adapting-online-business-models/#comment-34 Some good links there Craig, should keep me busy at the weekend! Personally, I find myself using search less and less these days as it's an increasingly frustrating and annoying experience. From looking at my stats I cringe when I see visitors coming in from Google on a search for 'treehouses in Spain' for example, and get shunted by Google to apartments in Barcelona on my site. Currently, the number 2 result on Google for 'treehouses in Spain' is an article about cavehouses in Spain. Luckily though, these type of visitors spend some time on my site, although I have nothing to sell other than ideas - which are free. It got me thinking about how I'm using the web these days. I find myself finding stuff, via many of the sites you mention, rather than searching for stuff. Some good links there Craig, should keep me busy at the weekend!

Personally, I find myself using search less and less these days as it’s an increasingly frustrating and annoying experience.

From looking at my stats I cringe when I see visitors coming in from Google on a search for ‘treehouses in Spain’ for example, and get shunted by Google to apartments in Barcelona on my site.

Currently, the number 2 result on Google for ‘treehouses in Spain’ is an article about cavehouses in Spain. Luckily though, these type of visitors spend some time on my site, although I have nothing to sell other than ideas - which are free.

It got me thinking about how I’m using the web these days. I find myself finding stuff, via many of the sites you mention, rather than searching for stuff.

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