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Search Engines Leech Value from Web Sites

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-doesn't-the-consumer-win dept.

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."

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  1. Don't like it? by Mattygfunk1 · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... then learn to use robots.txt. Simple really.

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  2. Symbiotic Relationship by tylers · · Score: 3, Informative
    The relationship between web sites and search engines is symbiotic, or specifically a type of symbiotic relationship called Mutualism where both sides benefit.

    The search engine benefits from the ad revenue; the sites benefit from the increase in visitors. Both sides win.

  3. Re:Wikipedia by CaptSnuffy · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes, definitely. I use wikipedia for things that I actually want accurate information for. Wikipedia isn't perfect but it'll get you good results without you having to sift through links. P.S. Firefox haas a built in Wikipedia search tool. If you do "wp " in the address bar it'll try to match it. I love it.