Their arrival will tighten the noose even more on smaller players.

The big hurdle for video search to overcome has been the dearth of content that people really want to find online. That’s starting to change rapidly.

this process isn’t suitable for complex decisions that have nuance, and those who use it in such situations run the risk of being perceived as rubberstamping when the decision had already been made.

This relevancy ranking is what I think will be the secret sauce to Googles blog search success.

It’s the social nature of Live.com that I find so fascinating, or the potential of that.

It’s looking shaky for them,

From the consumer point of view, there may be questions about whether you’ll have to be an AOL subscriber to get Time magazine. That combination of media with the access is one through which you...

They were hoping to become what AOL was supposed to be when it made the Time Warner deal six years ago.

The question will be if people will stay and switch their mapping and local preferences over to Microsoft. I suspect that this new offering is a definite step in that direction.

Yahoo has a strong foothold in that entertainment space. They’ve made strong partnerships that will provide them an advantage that they’ll need to battle the likes of AOL.

Google is taking a lot of hits to its image as a benevolent spreader of new and better technology. In some ways, its success has made people scrutinize what it does much more closely.

Having a balanced approach to content lets a Web company target a range of audiences. Different people are willing to pay for different things.

They’re not going to back off of something that they billed as being so critical to adding to the base of knowledge and information that’s available online,

It’s only a small number of people who know what to do with it.

The thing about search is that it’s all about performance, not about the brand name. As long as it performs, people are going to buy it.

[With Windows Live, Microsoft] is asking people to entrust a lot of their lives in the hands of Microsoft, … Trust is a loaded word for Microsoft.

It was very entertaining, very cute, but it doesn’t tell me why I should go to Pets.com instead of buying food from my veterinarian,

At least they’re not going backwards. This is a turnaround. They’re growing. Just not as much as everyone else.

Everyone has a different way of dealing with content. If a portal can produce better results with tagging or intelligence than its competitors, people will come to that site and use it instead of the...

They’re the first ones out there with an integrated approach to sharing content. But there will be fast followers.

has one side of (video search) done very well.

My personal assessment is that most of the dot.com ads fell short of what they should have done, which is educate people on why they should visit the site.

The fraud comes when someone says, ‘I’m a 6-foot-2 athlete and weigh 180 pounds,’

The fact of the matter is–the average user shouldn’t have to get used to RSS. It should be something that’s just as easy as browsing the Web or doing anything else on the Internet.

Microsoft is moving out of selling boxes into selling real, true services.

Yahoo is taking aim at women and other people who have felt left out of the discussion.

The ROI is infinite–it’s the enrichment of people.

I think Google is going to blow them out of the water. So they need to dive into some niche and develop something other than just blog search.

When they announced it, it seemed to underscore that they were the only company on the Internet with the vision, ambition and technology to do this. It seemed to only enhance Google’s reputation.

If you come to our site, you’re going to get money, … You can’t get a better motivation than that. My curiosity is piqued.

It’s a big fight to go against the traditional media companies. They’ll need a lot of money to do that.

There is this natural inclination by big communications giants to want to be the focal point for the user experience, the starting point, the way to search the Web, and not just an instant message...

Then they show up at the door and the reality is that they are 5-foot-8, 240 pounds and have not run a mile in years. A background check is not going to help you with...

[It sounds spiffy, but there is reason to be skeptical. Set-top boxes and other appliances designed to ease the use of the Web haven’t taken off, despite grand promises.] It’s an innovative idea, … These...

That’s not to be underplayed, … At some point, you’ll want a personal experience, and you can’t get that online. … There’s still an opportunity online for small and midsize businesses to drive traffic to...

That’s not to be underplayed. At some point, you’ll want a personal experience, and you can’t get that online. … There’s still an opportunity online for small and midsize businesses to drive traffic to their...

They are being fairly careful about it, but they are walking very rapidly toward becoming a portal. They have a lot of other services gunning for them, so they have become most keen about building...

I think there are going to be privacy issues, no doubt about it – somebody’s going to feel uncomfortable with it.

[Others say the deal could also raise flags over the combined AOL Time Warner’s ability to limit access to Internet content.] From the consumer point of view, there may be questions about whether you’ll have...

In theory, it makes a lot of sense to combine the two operations, especially on the back end. But merging the two actual portal consumer experiences into a unified site will be a nightmare.

This was definitely a place for technophiles.

It’s looking shaky for them. They’ve tried to diversify their [partner] base but haven’t done it fast enough.

Look for Yahoo and MSN to launch similar vertical searchs for blogs, which will tighten the noose even more for these small players.

Search engine users aren’t terribly loyal, so a better or more targeted technology could make headway.

[Even offline, the large merchants are offering very real advantages to consumers, and are] far superior to most local retailers, … There are always exceptions, but by and large that’s the case. In a large...

Social search is not one of these things that will take off overnight. It will take a lot of time to build.

need to let go of the need to be in control.

I don’t think my mom will be able to use it.

The 800 pound gorilla just entered the blogosphere, with Google launching its blog search.

Ad-supported software for consumers and very small businesses is only the beginning. Microsoft’s real aim is to build and host a service platform that will attract the investment of developers looking for a way to...