Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has set Jan. 7 as the launch date for an open-source search project that eventually hopes to challenge Google and other established players.
The Wikia Search project has assembled the basic technologies for a search engine, including a search application, search algorithm and Web crawler. The project will allow technology enthusiasts to help filter sites and rank search results, using a community model akin to that of Wikipedia.
The idea is to challenge the established players by offering a search service that is more transparent to end users, meaning they can see how search results are arrived at. Wales has described Yahoo and Google as opaque services that don’t explain how results are arrived at.
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Pingback from 1Wikipedia open-source search project Wikia launches in Private Beta » D' Technology Weblog: Technology, Blogging, Tips, Tricks, Computer, Hardware, Software, Tutorials, Internet, Web, Gadgets, Fashion, LifeStyle, Entertainment, News and more. says:December 24th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
[...] Wikipedia open-source search project Wikia launches in Private Beta Posted by: DG at: 4:05 pmLast updated: December 24, 2007 at 4:05 pmFiled under: Beta, Search Engine 1 Views Techcrunch reports that WikiaSearch, Jimmy Wales’ much anticipated open-source search engine has actually launched, today. The closed announcement mailed through the WikiaSearch mailing list stated that selected people will be allowed to get into Wikia in the next couple of days before it hits for public consumption in January 2008. [...]
