Wikia Open-Source Search Engine Gains Steam

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An idea of an open-source search engine has to be of interest to most people. Imagine an impressive search engine capable of indexing and accurate queries? With no cost, it could change the dynamics of the internet. And now another key member of the is in place.

“Jeremie is a brilliant thinker and a natural fit to help revolutionize the world of search,” Wikipedia and Wikia co-founder Jimmy Wales said in a statement. “I believe Internet search is currently broken, and the way to fix it is to build a community whose mission is to develop a search platform that is open and totally transparent.”

Contributors will likely include graduate students, as well large companies that want to include search functionality in their products but don’t want to pay royalties to a search company, according to Wikia CEO Gil Penchina. Another constituency will likely be smaller search companies that don’t have the time or money to do everything required for a complete search service themselves.

The demand is undoubtedly there, but the question remains on how a scalable solution could be developed. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out.

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