The CNET science and technology information network on April 3 international reported that Wikia recently announced finished the Wikia Search product. This service original hope makes one to take the user search engine, the user may affect the search result primarily sorting.
Wikia founder Jimmy Wales indicated that Wikia Search is a long-term plan, but the present financial circumstance forced him “to appraise all, first takes making a profit as the consideration.”
The Wikia Search present progress backwardness are too many, he said that “this at least must spend on for 1-2 years to let the populaces use, we cannot bear such shoulder pole at present.”
Wales indicated that the Wikia Search result is not good, past 6 months, only had 10,000 not redundant visits every month (unique user), if therefore invests this to be very really difficult the resources to convince other people. After this plan had ended, will have two full-time employment staffs to be unemployed.
Wales indicated that other Wikia plans have every month 30 million do not duplicate to visit the people, is very rapid including the Wikia growth of Answers.
Wales indicated that after waiting for the economy to improve boomingly, I will continue this plan again. He thinks that the search should open, should not like Google and so on treat as the calculating method oneself secretly.
Last year November, Google promoted the SearchWiki function, may fluctuate, enhancement or the decline search result. Google can remembering user adjust result, will present the same result in the search same key words so afterward.
Moreover, because Microsoft just also announced will soon finish the online encyclopedia Encarta service, when is asked this matter, Wales indicated that “was a pity very much saw disappearance of the knowledge center.”He said his company has attempted to relate Microsoft, hopes that picks the free authorized way to integrate the Encarta material in the Wikipedia Wiki hundred branches.
Wales indicated that the Wiki hundred branches may buy in all Encarta theoretically, but because the entry quantity is not big, perhaps the community does not think that usefully, the inside picture phantom should good use, he so expressed.
