Search Engines Leech Value from Web Sites

bigenchilada writes "Jakob Nielsen, former Sun Distinguished Engineer and now usability guru, proposes "that search engines are sucking out too much of the Web's value, acting as leeches on companies that create the very source materials the search engines index." He says that the value provided by search engines may be tilting too much in favor of the search engines. The web sites that create content are now simply fodder for the search engines' revenue stream."

Comments

Here's the real problem

[Anonymous Coward]

The problem is that copying stuff from my website is too easy. We need stronger copyright laws.

No, wait -- we need *weaker* copyright laws because then I can use anything I find on my site.

Er, no, wait -- we need *stronger* copyright laws because big-money search engines are destroying the value of the little guys.

No, no, no, wait -- we need *weaker* copyright laws because then I can download movies legally.

Ah. I've got it. We need *weak* or *zero* copyright laws for me, and *strong* copyright laws for everybody besides me.

Re:more evolving and changing business models

[cosmo7]

You really should consider patenting the idea, or else someone will steal it.