CNET - Why Mahalo Human Search is Wrong

CNET - Jason Calacanis claims that Google is too open to manipulation and mistakes, thanks to search engine optimisation, spam and general linkery-pokery. Instead, Mahalo allows people to manually create pages of useful links for each search term.

The concept of relevant links only is a good one, and Google isn’t always bang on the money in that regard. But the fact remains Google’s biggest strength is its speed and scope, while squishy humans are slow. Mahalo can’t guarantee its links are up-to-date, and it can’t do combinations of search terms. Get with the program, Mahalo; the future is less work for humans, not more. Link