There’s No Such Thing As A Google Killer

Re:There’s No Such Thing As A Google Killer by yan on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @08:30PM (#729195)

"X Killer" never meant that in my experience. It is phrased as such because it generates clicks and ad revenue. That's it. A lot of headlines are hyperbolic because they are designed to garner attention.

They also serve to introduce concepts to people who aren't familiar with the field. Saying "web search start up" to a layman isn't going to excite much, but "google killer" will, regardless of accuracy.

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Re:There’s No Such Thing As A Google Killer by rimantas on Wednesday July 29, 2009 @02:11AM (#729538)

Was there ever a "X killer" that actually killed the X? I cannot think of one example. If something is branded that way, must be a loser already. True "X killers" are like ninjas that come unnoticed and unexpected.

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Re:There’s No Such Thing As A Google Killer by froo on Wednesday July 29, 2009 @04:42AM (#729700)

"Was there ever a "X killer" that actually killed the X?"

I would think Dell, Amazon and Wikipedia would this idea.

That being said, I would define "X killer" as an organisation that completely dominates it's field. In all of the above cases, they managed to beat their competitors in price point and range.

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