Potential Google killers
The New York Times has an article brainstorming a potential search engine that could come along and overtake Google. Considering that Google is #1 in search by a wide margin, this obviously wouldn’t be an easy task. But some web moguls have found a vulnerable kink in Google’s system: it’s run mainly by an algorithm.
New search engines that are emerging are currently using a system that involves a “human factor,” in that humans will go in and tweak the search results to cut down on those who are trying to manipulate the search engine system, otherwise known as “search engine optimization.” Apparently, this idea is so potent that even Google is looking into trying it out.
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