Comments on: Wikia launches http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/ neat fun stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John McDugal http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-448296 John McDugal Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:53:19 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-448296 Matt, It's amazing how much of a personal feel your blog gives. I can't wait to see what Google does next to expand our horizons. You definately seem to be the trend setters. Matt,

It’s amazing how much of a personal feel your blog gives. I can’t wait to see what
Google does next to expand our horizons. You definately seem to be the trend setters.

]]> By: Akash Xavier http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-121127 Akash Xavier Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:41:13 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-121127 Hi Matt I just took a look at Wikia's search engine. First: As soon as the page loaded in front of me. I had to take a couple of seconds to figure out which was the text form field for search. The textbox looked like some table with a border. And then their 'Go' button is similar to their logo and their footer logo. That seems a little distracting when such uniformity is applied to a page with very little content. Second: I tried searching for 'Google'. I had to wait for about 3seconds for the search results to load. Google's search results load immediately on my laptop. And I got a few profile links on the right pane. Almost all links had an image with a text "No photo" text (not to mention, one of the images had the attributes as 'ure worse then google' and I am a Google lover). And worse, when I clicked on a profile link, it led me to a login page! Why would anyone use Wikia search when there's Google that searches for free. Hail Google :) It works for me Hi Matt
I just took a look at Wikia’s search engine.

First:
As soon as the page loaded in front of me. I had to take a couple of seconds to figure out which was the text form field for search. The textbox looked like some table with a border. And then their ‘Go’ button is similar to their logo and their footer logo. That seems a little distracting when such uniformity is applied to a page with very little content.

Second:
I tried searching for ‘Google’. I had to wait for about 3seconds for the search results to load. Google’s search results load immediately on my laptop. And I got a few profile links on the right pane. Almost all links had an image with a text “No photo” text (not to mention, one of the images had the attributes as ‘ure worse then google’ and I am a Google lover). And worse, when I clicked on a profile link, it led me to a login page! Why would anyone use Wikia search when there’s Google that searches for free.

Hail Google :)
It works for me

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120875 Matt Cutts Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:47:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120875 <blockquote>Try googling matt cutts and see the mini article! ;)</blockquote> Mich, I feel the need to point out that googling != searching. As Merriam-Webster points out, to Google is "to use the Google search engine to obtain information about (as a person) on the World Wide Web." Therefore, one would not Google me on Wikia or Microsoft. Maybe you would wikia me on wikia.com. :) See here for more info: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-google.html

Try googling matt cutts and see the mini article! ;)

Mich, I feel the need to point out that googling != searching. As Merriam-Webster points out, to Google is “to use the Google search engine to obtain information about (as a person) on the World Wide Web.” Therefore, one would not Google me on Wikia or Microsoft. Maybe you would wikia me on wikia.com. :) See here for more info: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-google.html

]]> By: Nick-R http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120757 Nick-R Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:30:09 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120757 Hi Matt, Being new in the industry of search engine marketing and optimization it makes me wonder by what standards the wikia site will set its search algorithm, I know Google is constantly changing theirs and will Wikia ever catch up. A few industry buffs i have come across have said the site will one day it will match the power of google, this is going to be a nightmare for optimisers across the globe! Being from the UK i can see SEM becoming a huge industry over here, its pretty big anyhow. Keep you the good work. Hi Matt,

Being new in the industry of search engine marketing and optimization it makes me wonder by what standards the wikia site will set its search algorithm, I know Google is constantly changing theirs and will Wikia ever catch up.

A few industry buffs i have come across have said the site will one day it will match the power of google, this is going to be a nightmare for optimisers across the globe!

Being from the UK i can see SEM becoming a huge industry over here, its pretty big anyhow. Keep you the good work.

]]> By: Info4BeingRich http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120549 Info4BeingRich Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:22:06 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120549 Matt, though I am posting my comment for the first time but I am really impressed and happy to get this awesome information. I have visited this site 'wikia' and feel that this is a great site that would be helpful for the web community and the SE optimizers. Matt, though I am posting my comment for the first time but I am really impressed and happy to get this awesome information. I have visited this site ‘wikia’ and feel that this is a great site that would be helpful for the web community and the SE optimizers.

]]> By: Dave (original) http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120507 Dave (original) Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:04:07 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120507 Matt, the whole SE is a real mess with locking up and showing personal pictures of people for non-related search terms. The latter alone has me hitting the Back button. Don't you object to your picture showing for "Porn"? Matt, the whole SE is a real mess with locking up and showing personal pictures of people for non-related search terms. The latter alone has me hitting the Back button.

Don’t you object to your picture showing for “Porn”?

]]> By: Jonathan Pletzke http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120506 Jonathan Pletzke Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:56:19 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120506 I checked it out, being that I'm currently doing SEO for a highly competitive area, Health Insurance, for my health insurance buyers book. Surprisingly, there wasn't any spam (yet) on the mini article for health insurance. However, when I was trying to see examples of the mini articles, there were a number of spam-like postings. I don't know how they're going to be able to police the spam that people put up without an army of spam cops, but perhaps they know something about managing that type of content that I don't. I checked it out, being that I’m currently doing SEO for a highly competitive area, Health Insurance, for my health insurance buyers book. Surprisingly, there wasn’t any spam (yet) on the mini article for health insurance. However, when I was trying to see examples of the mini articles, there were a number of spam-like postings. I don’t know how they’re going to be able to police the spam that people put up without an army of spam cops, but perhaps they know something about managing that type of content that I don’t.

]]> By: Clint Lenard http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120498 Clint Lenard Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:15:56 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120498 Matt, That's awesome that you're showing respect to a project/company that has obviously stated that they will be competition (in a few more words), in the future. I'm actually looking forward to seeing Wikia in Beta. So far, I'm really liking what I see. It's just different, to say the least. I think it will be a pretty big hit. Google Killer? Far from it... but the demographics are surely going to differ, as well. Matt,

That’s awesome that you’re showing respect to a project/company that has obviously stated that they will be competition (in a few more words), in the future.

I’m actually looking forward to seeing Wikia in Beta. So far, I’m really liking what I see. It’s just different, to say the least. I think it will be a pretty big hit. Google Killer? Far from it… but the demographics are surely going to differ, as well.

]]> By: beussery http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120460 beussery Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:40:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120460 @ Sebastian hehehe... you and Matt both come up for "porn"! http://re.search.wikia.com/search#porn @ Sebastian
hehehe… you and Matt both come up for “porn”!

http://re.search.wikia.com/search#porn

]]> By: m1t0s1s http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120448 m1t0s1s Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:00:29 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/wikia-launches/#comment-120448 Dong? Where is my auto-mobile? Dong? Where is my auto-mobile?

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