Tim McCall Weblog

It is amazing to me how search engines have grown. They have always been something that I’ve taken for granted. Up until recently I thought that they were just there for searches and there wasnt that much room for growth. This was very naiive and just another example of not seeing the potential in something that will no doubt has and will change society. With the additions of things like g-mail, rss readers, and competition for position within a search query, search engines are in charge of the internet.

I do think that there is an issue with the “ranking” system. Do they rank strictly on hits? This is something I don’t know but I know that I have never been past the fourth page on Google when I conduct a search. A lot of people have not been past page four, and this is why the rankings are so powerful. I wonder though if this takes away from the essence of the internet itself. Obviously the people with the money are going to be able to buy their positions on search pages. This could be the downfall of search engines like Google. If a smaller business wants to get reckognized and knows that they won’t show up until the 6th or 7th page, we might to see a revolt of sorts against the site. If they get too big this could cause problems.