One conceit among stock analysts is that they think they can run businesses better than the managers themselves could. Most of the time, they're probably wrong. Well here's a free idea that I have for the search engine companies. If you know anyone there, you can pass this along. How about "time relevant search".
The Stalwart has gotten a number of hits lately from MSN for the search term "Denim Bubble" which is related to a recent Slate.com article we linked to about the high price of jeans, and the fear that that could collapse. For some reason, MSN ranks The Stalwart really highly, especially compared to google. If you search for Denim Bubble on Google The Stalwart isn't to be found on the front page, and only a few of the listing that come up, are really about jean prices. But really, after the Slate.com article, anyone searching for the term "Denim Bubble" is going to be interested in the Slate piece, and not in jeans with the word Bubble in their name. Search needs to reflect the fact that in a day, words can change their meaning. Anyone searching for the Term Katrina today, is probalby not looking for pictures of actress Katrina Kaif as they might have been last month.
So, GoogleYahooMicrosoft, get on this, and you're product will be significantly more useful to people.
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