I pessimistically do not expect such advanced search engine in the near future. What prevent us is the underlying incentives behind those search engines. And not engines, but only **Google **as the dominant.
Google wants you to click their ads, to reach the SEO-optimized pages, because that would make you spend more time on Google searching for what you actually need.
If it gives you what you want, instantly and effortlessly, will you pay for Google?
There’s a recent trend of vertical search tool, which prioritize the accurate and in-depth information demand—which contrast with the horizontal search like Google. I recommend this article about you.com
I believe you meant “in contrast with vertical search like Google”.
I agree in general with your point about incentives. However, there is also another angle to consider: other companies. Google will have to keep innovating to some extent; if it doesn’t, other rival search services may do so threatening Google’s market share (although this threat would probably not be very impactful given the number of people used to Google).
I pessimistically do not expect such advanced search engine in the near future. What prevent us is the underlying incentives behind those search engines. And not engines, but only **Google **as the dominant. Google wants you to click their ads, to reach the SEO-optimized pages, because that would make you spend more time on Google searching for what you actually need. If it gives you what you want, instantly and effortlessly, will you pay for Google?
There’s a recent trend of vertical search tool, which prioritize the accurate and in-depth information demand—which contrast with the horizontal search like Google. I recommend this article about you.com
I believe you meant “in contrast with vertical search like Google”.
I agree in general with your point about incentives. However, there is also another angle to consider: other companies. Google will have to keep innovating to some extent; if it doesn’t, other rival search services may do so threatening Google’s market share (although this threat would probably not be very impactful given the number of people used to Google).