Wikipedia to Conquer Search

Wikipedia has quickly become a go-to resource for users looking for quick bits of information. More importantly, Wikipedia is innovative in its emphasis on user participation. With Wikipedia, registered users can add and edit different Wikipedia pages. The next step for Wikipedia is conquering search. Wikia Search will begin letting anyone participate in building its index by adding, deleting and rating Web pages.

What sets Wikia Search apart from big names like Google and Yahoo! is its reliance on its audience and users to maintain interaction and keep content fresh. Although Wikipedia requires users to register in order to create and edit pages, this will not be the case for Wikia Search. Anyone will have the ability to edit information including ranking the web pages, even editing headlines and preview texts of pages and articles shown in search results. Also unlike Wikipedia, (which has moderators approve of edits and page creations), Wikia Search will have automatic updates. However, Wikia Search will always be on the lookout for possible spammers, deleting content and banning users who spam the search engine. Wikia Search also plans on evolving to include blended search, allowing for: images, videos, news articles and all of the other search results offered by larger search engines.

Wiki Search has the potential to attract many users, and Google may see some competition in the future.