Alrighty then and off we go. Powerset, the new kid on the search block wants to take on the titan [or will it soon be, Titanic] we know, love and maybe some hate, called Google?
Here’s part of the splurb from the Powerset blog about this latest and greatest search wizardry release.
Powerset is excited to announce the launch of our first product, which reinvents the search and discovery experience for Wikipedia articles.
Instead of being limited to keywords, Powerset allows you to enter keywords, phrases, or questions. Instead of just showing you a list of blue links, Powerset gives you more accurate search results, often answering questions directly, and aggregates information from across multiple articles. Finally, instead of leaving you at the search page, Powerset’s technology follows you into enhanced Wikipedia articles, giving you a better way to digest and navigate content quickly. This post serves as a jumping-off point for all of the key information about the launch.
Okay. So the starting point is aimed at Wikipedia articles. That’s rather cunning, yet I cannot really see what the extra value here is. What’s the big deal? How does this make this different from Google and when, where and how will Powerset be making money? My only real thought about the money making bit is that they’re going to share their advertising revenues with the users of Powerset, in a sort of affiliate type mechanism. Somehow you’ll be paid by Powerset for your searching activities, however probably more importantly, for any contributions you can make to help their software make better search result recommendations, through some collaborative technique.
Wishful thinking? Maybe. I just cannot for the life of me see right now how they are going to do things differently. I must be missing something here.
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