Comments on: Thoughts on Bing and Search Engines of the Future, From UW Computer Scientist Dan Weld http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/15/thoughts-on-bing-and-search-engines-of-the-future-from-uw-computer-scientist-dan-weld/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: TLS in the PNW http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/15/thoughts-on-bing-and-search-engines-of-the-future-from-uw-computer-scientist-dan-weld/comment-page-1/#comment-67873 TLS in the PNW Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:29:57 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=29300#comment-67873 Hmm... the only "advanced" parts of Bing he mentions are shopping-related - and that's not something I use a search engine for at all, except maybe if I'm comparing prices (and Google's shopping engine does that excellently already). Having looked at Bing, and guessing at where Google appears to be going, I'm afraid the referred-to "advancements" are really a euphemism for "better placement for sellers", and are meant to benefit the sponsors rather than the end users. Unfortunately the way university research appears to be going, faculty are now mainly interested in being able to move their new research over to the private sector where they hope to profit from it (this is based on my observations as a UW employee) - so I take this guy's learned analysis with a BIG grain of salt, personally. Hmm… the only “advanced” parts of Bing he mentions are shopping-related – and that’s not something I use a search engine for at all, except maybe if I’m comparing prices (and Google’s shopping engine does that excellently already).

Having looked at Bing, and guessing at where Google appears to be going, I’m afraid the referred-to “advancements” are really a euphemism for “better placement for sellers”, and are meant to benefit the sponsors rather than the end users. Unfortunately the way university research appears to be going, faculty are now mainly interested in being able to move their new research over to the private sector where they hope to profit from it (this is based on my observations as a UW employee) – so I take this guy’s learned analysis with a BIG grain of salt, personally.

]]> By: Badda BING Badda Bang « IllyG Digital http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/15/thoughts-on-bing-and-search-engines-of-the-future-from-uw-computer-scientist-dan-weld/comment-page-1/#comment-66489 Badda BING Badda Bang « IllyG Digital Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:27:32 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=29300#comment-66489 [...] article “Thoughts on Bing and Search Engines of the Future, From UW Computer Scientist Dan Weld” does a good job of describing what sets Bing [...] [...] article “Thoughts on Bing and Search Engines of the Future, From UW Computer Scientist Dan Weld” does a good job of describing what sets Bing [...]

]]> By: Stewart Lyman http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/15/thoughts-on-bing-and-search-engines-of-the-future-from-uw-computer-scientist-dan-weld/comment-page-1/#comment-65567 Stewart Lyman Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:14:28 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=29300#comment-65567 As a fellow old geezer, I was happily surprised to see you mention the Star Trek computer as a model for answering search questions. I have used this example for years when I wanted help from computer programmers to help me identify novel protein sequences in databases using a variety of motifs that I had identified in previous studies. Formulating the questions was simple, but getting the desired results was much more difficult than hoped for. For me, the key to not just effective search engines, but almost all software, is having an easy to employ user interface. Working to ensure that search engines return results with the ease and accuracy of the Enterprise computer is a worthwhile goal for computer scientists of our era! As a fellow old geezer, I was happily surprised to see you mention the Star Trek computer as a model for answering search questions. I have used this example for years when I wanted help from computer programmers to help me identify novel protein sequences in databases using a variety of motifs that I had identified in previous studies. Formulating the questions was simple, but getting the desired results was much more difficult than hoped for. For me, the key to not just effective search engines, but almost all software, is having an easy to employ user interface. Working to ensure that search engines return results with the ease and accuracy of the Enterprise computer is a worthwhile goal for computer scientists of our era!

]]> By: UW CSE News » Xconomy: Dan Weld on the Future of Search http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/15/thoughts-on-bing-and-search-engines-of-the-future-from-uw-computer-scientist-dan-weld/comment-page-1/#comment-65558 UW CSE News » Xconomy: Dan Weld on the Future of Search Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:37:16 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=29300#comment-65558 [...] the full interview at Xconomy here. June 15, [...] [...] the full interview at Xconomy here. June 15, [...]

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