Comments on: Google – Man or Machine? http://blog.neoco.com/2009/01/05/google-%e2%80%93-man-or-machine/ What's hot and what's not at Neoco and around the new media industry Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:50:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Al Fox http://blog.neoco.com/2009/01/05/google-%e2%80%93-man-or-machine/#comment-590 Al Fox Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:42:53 +0000 http://blog.neoco.com/?p=782#comment-590 Been thinking about this a lot recently so thanks for posting. Excellent reading. Agree that there are possible benefits to both methods, but on the whole I think human interaction will have to take a part. After all the SEO agencies and associated manipulators will get more and more adept at beating the system to get companies to the top, when perhaps they do not deserve to be there for the particular term. Been thinking about this a lot recently so thanks for posting. Excellent reading. Agree that there are possible benefits to both methods, but on the whole I think human interaction will have to take a part. After all the SEO agencies and associated manipulators will get more and more adept at beating the system to get companies to the top, when perhaps they do not deserve to be there for the particular term.

]]> By: Monica http://blog.neoco.com/2009/01/05/google-%e2%80%93-man-or-machine/#comment-561 Monica Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:07:57 +0000 http://blog.neoco.com/?p=782#comment-561 I think I would like both types please!! I would skim both and use the one that is best suited in each particular situation. I could use the one that is biased if allows me to find the data I want quicker. Maybe irrelevant websites would have been deleted by users that constantly didn't find that particular result applicable (maybe through the use of excellent SEO like in the beginning when you got to porn and gambling sites in every search regardless of what you looked for). I would use the machine generated if the result was so biased that I was forced towards certain companies or websites and no others. Anyhow, I 'd say for a thorough search I would use different search engines, wording and ways to get the most varied results and make my own choice from what I consider relevant. I think I would like both types please!!

I would skim both and use the one that is best suited in each particular situation.

I could use the one that is biased if allows me to find the data I want quicker. Maybe irrelevant websites would have been deleted by users that constantly didn’t find that particular result applicable (maybe through the use of excellent SEO like in the beginning when you got to porn and gambling sites in every search regardless of what you looked for).

I would use the machine generated if the result was so biased that I was forced towards certain companies or websites and no others.

Anyhow, I ‘d say for a thorough search I would use different search engines, wording and ways to get the most varied results and make my own choice from what I consider relevant.

]]> By: benn http://blog.neoco.com/2009/01/05/google-%e2%80%93-man-or-machine/#comment-560 benn Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:48:09 +0000 http://blog.neoco.com/?p=782#comment-560 Interesting article Neil. I think that Google was previously already being controlled by human agendas with a cultural bias - anyone who had the resources to implement very good SEO could get their message across. This often meant that it was not necessarily the best or most relevant website was reaching number one. I think a human interaction is the only obvious solution at this stage - check out what Jason Calcanis is doing over at mahalo.com I'm sure that we can all just get along and that a combined effort between (hu)man and machine will serve everyone and I'm just glad Google are finally addressing one of the biggest gripes aimed at their company - most of their search results are not relevant! Interesting article Neil.

I think that Google was previously already being controlled by human agendas with a cultural bias – anyone who had the resources to implement very good SEO could get their message across. This often meant that it was not necessarily the best or most relevant website was reaching number one.

I think a human interaction is the only obvious solution at this stage – check out what Jason Calcanis is doing over at mahalo.com

I’m sure that we can all just get along and that a combined effort between (hu)man and machine will serve everyone and I’m just glad Google are finally addressing one of the biggest gripes aimed at their company – most of their search results are not relevant!

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