Comments on: Barry Diller, Matchmaker http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/barry-diller-matchmaker.html Internet Marketing News Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:48:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/barry-diller-matchmaker.html/comment-page-1#comment-36507 Jordan McCollum Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:51:45 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/barry-diller-matchmaker.html#comment-36507 Although Diller has traditionally said that they're <em>not</em> competing with Google, he said right there that they're trying to get people to change from Google. If destroying Google's user base one by one isn't at least an individual-based effort to topple Google, I don't know what is. And, as you said, if people are looking for an alternative to Google, and they go to Ask, isn't that Ask's ultimate goal? Although Diller has traditionally said that they’re not competing with Google, he said right there that they’re trying to get people to change from Google. If destroying Google’s user base one by one isn’t at least an individual-based effort to topple Google, I don’t know what is.

And, as you said, if people are looking for an alternative to Google, and they go to Ask, isn’t that Ask’s ultimate goal?

]]> By: Bob http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/barry-diller-matchmaker.html/comment-page-1#comment-36506 Bob Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:48:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/barry-diller-matchmaker.html#comment-36506 Who said Ask has to topple Google to grow like a weed? It can probably exist in the same garden and do really well. At some point people are going to want more than one search site. They will want an alternative. Looks like it may be Ask if they keep innovating the way they have. Who said Ask has to topple Google to grow like a weed? It can probably exist in the same garden and do really well. At some point people are going to want more than one search site. They will want an alternative. Looks like it may be Ask if they keep innovating the way they have.

]]> By: Advice Network http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/barry-diller-matchmaker.html/comment-page-1#comment-36469 Advice Network Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:35:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/barry-diller-matchmaker.html#comment-36469 Wow, one company owning excite, and ask, and evite, AOL, and city search. I say go for it. It will make it easier to know who to put against the wall first come the revolution. (Douglas Adams reference, in case you missed it.) Wow, one company owning excite, and ask, and evite, AOL, and city search. I say go for it. It will make it easier to know who to put against the wall first come the revolution. (Douglas Adams reference, in case you missed it.)

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