Comments on: Where Are They Now? Hakia’s Social Network

By: Utah SEO

Utah SEO — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:31:46 +0000

Wow, I actually forgot about this. I signed up a long time ago and totally spaced it. I like Hakia, too. Thanks for the reminder.

By: Jordan McCollum

Jordan McCollum — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:31:48 +0000

It’s not being compared with social networks we currently use. It’s being assessed to see if anyone has adopted it for its intended purpose or found any utility in it at all. Yeah, we should usually wait two years before assessing any new web service. Right.

By: pepperspray

pepperspray — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:47:52 +0000

ladies and gentlemen, all social networking places you know took years to get there. Whats the rush to make a judgment call using an example from a couple of months old service? I am sure you can find another example to make a good point. This is just bashing innovation and creativity. But the good news is services like this will do or die regardless of such commentary. You might as well replace the entire page with a single line “only time will tell”

By: Emre Sokullu

Emre Sokullu — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:01:45 +0000

Greetings from hakia.com!

Thank you for your comments and feedback. As Steve L, has pointed it out the participation in Meet Others is voluntary and anonymous. The system’s precision will get better with increased participation. We agree time will tell if Web searchers would like to meet others – complete strangers- based on their information needs. We think they will in some cases. For example, if you are researching a rare medical condition, would you like to meet others who are searching for the same information and possibly suffering from the same disease?

Happy searching at hakia.com,

Emre

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:28:39 +0000

Sure, since it’s really hard to draw any conclusions given the fact that this one is only live since October. They have a lot of tweaking to do and, if they do their job right, who knows, the future might just be a bright one for them

Alan Johnson

By: Tom Melde

Tom Melde — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:38:16 +0000

Agree with Alan, but the time will show as far as this idea is good.

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:53:57 +0000

I have to agree that, concept-wise, their idea is not bad at all, but as Jordan has pointed out, there is a lot of improving and a lof of filtering which needs to be done, it will be interesting to see what this one will look like one year from now.

Best wishes,

Alan Johnson

By: Jordan McCollum

Jordan McCollum — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:54:50 +0000

@Steven Bradley—the bold phrase heading their comments are chosen by the person leaving the comment as a “title,” according to the form they filled out.

By: Steve L.

Steve L. — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:54:37 +0000

Steve B – hakia’s policies are stated clearly on their site: “Meet Others ‘who asked the same query’ is a new social networking service that connects people through their common search queries. Participation is voluntary and anonymous (by default)…hakia search engine does not ask, require, acquire or retain any personal information to identify users (name, address, phone number)…When you use hakia, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a Web site. These server logs may include information such as your Web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, and the date and time of your request…Users of the hakia Web site may also have opportunities to opt-in to submit and have their information used or shared for specific purposes, for example in connection with certain promotions or contests, or in connection with posting information to the public portions of the hakia.com Web site. If you provide contact information to us as part of a submission for posting (e.g., your MSN Messenger or Skype ID), this information will be made public on our Web site and may be used by third parties to contact you, unless otherwise specified by hakia. If you do not wish your information shared, it can be prevented by not submitting this information and opting in to such use.”
In any case, I use hakia.com and answers.com way more often than I use google. I mostly get what I’m looking for on the first page returned, without having to click on any other links.

By: Elder

Elder — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:27:48 +0000

I am very interested in Hakia. The new semantic search technology compnies (Hakia, Powerset, Cuill) really have the potential to transform search and take locating information on the web to an entirely new level. But connecting with others with the same search? Beyond me.

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:36 +0000

I’m with you. I tend to connect with people on social media that I already knew elsewhere. I guess I use it more as a way to strengthen relationships rather than forge new ones.

In the screen shot are the bold phrases in the upper left the other person’s query?

Most of us complain about search engines storing our queries because we want them to remain private. I guess Hakia didn’t pay attention to that.