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Re: Open Source Idea – Two Way Search

Sean Goldfaden — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:47:51 -0000

I think this is a really good idea. Aside from being able to segment the Searcher as a potential business leads, it enhances the communication process.

Re: Open Source Idea – Two Way Search

Al Sargent — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:18:02 -0000

Wow -- sounds like a very powerful conversation-starter. Like Michael above, I'd want to be able to opt-in and -out a on per-query basis.

There's a significant business model opportunity here. A search engine company could offer to sell "pings" to interested parties. An author might want to buy pings. So might a book publisher. Or a book retailer.

Like Adsense, you could have all kinds of options: Quotas: an author could buy a max of $1 of pings a day. Geolocation: a brick-and-mortar book retailer could buy pings coming from people within a ten mile radius. Pay-for-Placement: a consumer (who places the search to begin with) could specify "Allow up to N parties to contact me". If there are 10 parties interested in that search and the consumer only allows 3 parties to contact them, then only the top bidders get to make the ping.

This feels like a billion-dollar business for a company with the right resources to make it happen. Perhaps one whose name starts with G...

Re: Open Source Idea – Two Way Search

Roger L. Waggener — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:36:00 -0000

The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) is working on a proposal that would do something much like what you have suggested:

http://whatwg.org/specs/web...

Re: Open Source Idea – Two Way Search

Michael Whitney — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:17:00 -0000

Cool idea Chris. Everyone is interested in something, and the benefit of letting someone know you are interested in their product/service is also undeniable. In some cases people would definately wish to remain anonymous, but I would love for Seth Godin to know how big of a fan I am.