Wikiasari

Five of the best links about the coming search engine currently dubbed Wikiasari. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Founder of Wikipedia Plans Search Engine to Rival Google - December 23, 2006 article on the upcoming launch of Wikiasari contains multiple quotes from founder Jimmy Wales, best known as the originator of Wikipedia. Article states that Wikiasari will be a for-profit endeavor, unlike Wikipedia, but will use humans to create search results, similar to Wikipedia. (www.timesonline.co.uk)

2. Search Wikia - Jimbo Wales details some of what Wikiasari will be on this official page, and also rebuts some of the information/rumors about the project. (search.wikia.com)

3. Wikia to Launch Social Search Engine — Amid a Sea of Others - December 26, 2006 story on the impending launch of Wikiasari (in the first quarter of 2007) questions its place in the crowded field of “social search” and also whether a for-profit site can create the same loyalty that the user-created Wikipedia has. (venturebeat.com)

4. Wikia to Launch Search Engine: Exclusive Screenshot - December 25, 2006 story on Wikiasari includes a screenshot of a site called “Wikisearch” which TechCrunch originally reported was a screenshot of Wikiasari, something Wikia’s Jimmy Wales denies. (www.techcrunch.com)

5. Wikiasari, Community Search Engine; New Search Engine by Wikipedia Founder - December 25, 2006 post on Wikiasari includes comment from WebmasterWorld’s Brett Tabke about the potential of the idea. (www.seroundtable.com)