Re:Ask HN: Why isn't there a Google competitor emerging?
by freediver on Monday March 28, 2022 @06:07PM
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> No one is making bets that big on search, especially when the online advertising industry (which is the only way to fund it currently) is in danger of massive regulation.
Isn't this exactly the reason why one should do it, as Google is the essence of the online advertising industry and this very regulation could threaten its existence?
>I think there is massive opportunity for domain specific search engines though
Challenge with niche search engine is discoverability. Imagine you had 10 of the greatest vertical search engines available today - how do you remember which one to use and how? The beauty of a general web search is that it is an easy to remember entry point to all of what is out there.
> You then potentially move towards a building “meta” search engines
Ever wondered why is this called meta search engine, and an email software that connects to multiple email servers is called email client and not "meta email". "Search engine client" sounds like a more appropriate name.
Isn't this exactly the reason why one should do it, as Google is the essence of the online advertising industry and this very regulation could threaten its existence?
>I think there is massive opportunity for domain specific search engines though
Challenge with niche search engine is discoverability. Imagine you had 10 of the greatest vertical search engines available today - how do you remember which one to use and how? The beauty of a general web search is that it is an easy to remember entry point to all of what is out there.
> You then potentially move towards a building “meta” search engines
Ever wondered why is this called meta search engine, and an email software that connects to multiple email servers is called email client and not "meta email". "Search engine client" sounds like a more appropriate name.