Comments on: Google Ditches Answers.com, Raising Questions About the Dictionary’s Future http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alice B http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-106217 Alice B Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:58:04 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html#comment-106217 I loved the Answers.com link when I'd search a word on Google and--since it's departure--I've found Google's dictionary a lot less helpful (though I hope it improves). So I now click directly to Answers.com. I find its thesaurus more helpful. :) I loved the Answers.com link when I’d search a word on Google and–since it’s departure–I’ve found Google’s dictionary a lot less helpful (though I hope it improves). So I now click directly to Answers.com. I find its thesaurus more helpful. :)

]]> By: Anand Srinivasan http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-104317 Anand Srinivasan Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:59:36 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html#comment-104317 I've been a voracious user of Google for looking up definitions too..But seriously Andy, I hadn't noticed the definition link on the top right until you mentioned it here..Maybe the placement is not right.. .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunchies/~3/XkEr8yhX9qI/" rel="nofollow">Average Mobile Internet Sessions Per Month</a> =-. I’ve been a voracious user of Google for looking up definitions too..But seriously Andy, I hadn’t noticed the definition link on the top right until you mentioned it here..Maybe the placement is not right..
.-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..Average Mobile Internet Sessions Per Month =-.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-104232 Andy Beal Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:27:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html#comment-104232 Wow, really? Less than 5%? Congrats! I figured it would account for a lot more than that. Wow, really? Less than 5%? Congrats!

I figured it would account for a lot more than that.

]]> By: Bob Rosenschein http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-104231 Bob Rosenschein Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:24:02 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html#comment-104231 We at Answers.com have appreciated the Google definition link for almost the last 5 years. We already informed our investors at the beginning of November about the expected change. While I'm sorry to see it go, it is not material -- under 5% of our traffic. At this point, most of our traffic and revenue come from our user-generated Q&A site, WikiAnswers. Thank you. -- Bob Rosenschein CEO, Answers.com We at Answers.com have appreciated the Google definition link for almost the last 5 years. We already informed our investors at the beginning of November about the expected change. While I’m sorry to see it go, it is not material — under 5% of our traffic. At this point, most of our traffic and revenue come from our user-generated Q&A site, WikiAnswers. Thank you.
– Bob Rosenschein
CEO, Answers.com

]]> By: john http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-104230 john Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/google-ditches-answers-com-raising-questions-about-the-dictionarys-future.html#comment-104230 There are so many dictionaries available on line that i really don't think this is a big issue. Even google have to streamline at times and focus on their more important projects There are so many dictionaries available on line that i really don’t think this is a big issue. Even google have to streamline at times and focus on their more important projects

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