The difference between ketchup and catch up is that the former can be put on top of a burger whereas the latter may include needing to actually make one.
There are a few good ideas raised by new searchers mentioned, but they certainly have a lot of catch up to play. I think the idea of relevant categories to browse in addition to however many results you are displaying on the page is good, and I liked how Clusty did that. The problem is that the main results are very poor. Not to say that google would never give you irrelevant results, all I mean is that I would never be inclined to hit any "I'm Feeling Lucky" button on any of this new searches right now. It's much harder for the new developers to perfect relevancy than it is for google to add in results plopped into categories. I'm sure they could produce a Beta version of it that would last longer than the lifetime of some newer companies.
It's great that the new startups would like to be the next google and want to influence the world, but not all things are so replaceable. Hold on though, I need to go register for the Green Party.
You can't solve all your problems with a great wall. Spam has been a problem for a long time, and it's one of those easily overcompensating balancing acts. Some services are overfiltering, and it's no surprise. There are all sorts of clever ways to try and sort things out, trying to recognize certain words or phrases or check to see if you know certain people, but in the end, there are always exceptions. What about that girl you met last night that really does work for the Mega Ab Destroyer 8000 Co?
When it comes down to it, a fairly light filter that you check yourself, complemented with a whole lot of your own personal judgement tends to work. People need information about spamming techniques and what to watch out for, not just hard filtering.
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The difference between ketchup and catch up is that the former can be put on top of a burger whereas the latter may include needing to actually make one. There are a few good ideas raised by new searchers mentioned, but they certainly have a lot of catch up to play. I think the idea of relevant categories to browse in addition to however many results you are displaying on the page is good, and I liked how Clusty did that. The problem is that the main results are very poor. Not to say that google would never give you irrelevant results, all I mean is that I would never be inclined to hit any "I'm Feeling Lucky" button on any of this new searches right now. It's much harder for the new developers to perfect relevancy than it is for google to add in results plopped into categories. I'm sure they could produce a Beta version of it that would last longer than the lifetime of some newer companies. It's great that the new startups would like to be the next google and want to influence the world, but not all things are so replaceable. Hold on though, I need to go register for the Green Party.
Will they enter Poland?
Well, that is usually the first step
You can't solve all your problems with a great wall. Spam has been a problem for a long time, and it's one of those easily overcompensating balancing acts. Some services are overfiltering, and it's no surprise. There are all sorts of clever ways to try and sort things out, trying to recognize certain words or phrases or check to see if you know certain people, but in the end, there are always exceptions. What about that girl you met last night that really does work for the Mega Ab Destroyer 8000 Co? When it comes down to it, a fairly light filter that you check yourself, complemented with a whole lot of your own personal judgement tends to work. People need information about spamming techniques and what to watch out for, not just hard filtering.