Comments on: Opportunity ‘08: Vertical Blog Search http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:49:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Opportunity ‘08: Browsers? | Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-33888 Opportunity ‘08: Browsers? | Mark Evans Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:15:08 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-33888 [...] More: You can check out my other Opportunity ‘08 posts on the RSS reader market and vertical blog search. [...] [...] More: You can check out my other Opportunity ‘08 posts on the RSS reader market and vertical blog search. [...]

]]> By: Opportunity ‘08: the RSS Reader Market | Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31656 Opportunity ‘08: the RSS Reader Market | Mark Evans Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:00:22 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31656 [...] For part I of my Opportunity ‘08 series, check out this post on the vertical blog search [...] [...] For part I of my Opportunity ‘08 series, check out this post on the vertical blog search [...]

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31544 Mark Evans Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:35:01 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31544 Charles: Thanks. I'll check 'em out. Maybe one of them will grab the bull by the horns in '08! Charles:

Thanks. I’ll check ‘em out. Maybe one of them will grab the bull by the horns in ‘08!

]]> By: Charles Knight http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31537 Charles Knight Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:58:58 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31537 Several blog search engines can be seen on AltSearchEngines.com under the 'Verticals' tab. Charles Knight, editor AltSearchEngines.com Read/WriteWeb network Several blog search engines can be seen on AltSearchEngines.com under the ‘Verticals’ tab.

Charles Knight, editor
AltSearchEngines.com
Read/WriteWeb network

]]> By: blake rhodes http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31234 blake rhodes Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:04:20 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31234 Mark, We launched a new design about a week ago. our users have become increasingly interested in videos and moves over the past year so we decided to display those things on the homepage. a vertical blog search is a very cool idea, I think you are correct and people searching for specific categories would find that very useful. Our biggest challenge is still splogs. Over the past few months we have noticed huge amounts of splogs on blogspot and block many thousands per day. Probably likely that we will turn off accepting new blogspot blogs again this week. WE always are up for suggestions or conversations about the blog search space and how it can be improved. Feel free to email me anytime. Blake Rhodes IceRocket.com rhodes@icerocket.com Mark,

We launched a new design about a week ago. our users have become increasingly interested in videos and moves over the past year so we decided to display those things on the homepage.

a vertical blog search is a very cool idea, I think you are correct and people searching for specific categories would find that very useful.

Our biggest challenge is still splogs. Over the past few months we have noticed huge amounts of splogs on blogspot and block many thousands per day. Probably likely that we will turn off accepting new blogspot blogs again this week.

WE always are up for suggestions or conversations about the blog search space and how it can be improved. Feel free to email me anytime.

Blake Rhodes
IceRocket.com
rhodes@icerocket.com

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31223 Mark Evans Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:27:49 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31223 I'm not holding my breath but perhaps it's a market with a void that some VCs may see as ripe with opportunity. I’m not holding my breath but perhaps it’s a market with a void that some VCs may see as ripe with opportunity.

]]> By: Blog Search Sucks - Can Anyone Save Us? http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31210 Blog Search Sucks - Can Anyone Save Us? Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:10:19 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31210 [...] Matthew Hurst posted that maybe IceRocket is coming back to life? Mark Evans makes a good call and asks if IceRocket is finally fulfilling its destiny as a vertical search engine? IceRocket’s [...] [...] Matthew Hurst posted that maybe IceRocket is coming back to life? Mark Evans makes a good call and asks if IceRocket is finally fulfilling its destiny as a vertical search engine? IceRocket’s [...]

]]> By: Jim Kukral http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31204 Jim Kukral Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:49:04 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/12/26/opportunity-08-vertical-blog-search/#comment-31204 I couldn't agree more Mark. I've been writing about IceRocket for over a year now, and I also think they had/have a unique opportunity that they seem to be wasting? Maybe the tide is turning? We shall see. http://www.jimkukral.com/why-has-mark-cuban-allowed-icerocketcom-to-die/ I couldn’t agree more Mark. I’ve been writing about IceRocket for over a year now, and I also think they had/have a unique opportunity that they seem to be wasting? Maybe the tide is turning? We shall see.

http://www.jimkukral.com/why-has-mark-cuban-allowed-icerocketcom-to-die/

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