Search. Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about the future of our information consumption. Are we going to be using search in a different way or using niche search engines? Are we going to get recommendations from from our social network? Will the results be personalized based on our behaviors, or even just a list of topics that we like? If you ask three different people you will probably get three different answers. The context can also change the answer. If someone is mobile, search may not be as relevant as recommendations. AJ Kohn has an excellent example of what Facebook could do. What if Facebook added a simple More Like This link to certain news feed items? The benefit of context within your social network stream could also aid this process. GigaOm thinks that recommendation is still the holy grail for news: In this little quote, they actually mention three different ideas.
You will notice that I have mentioned “context” several times. So, is there a holy grail? BackType. Pricing & plans. Samepoint Search | | Social Media Search. Guide E-reputation, Etat des lieux et enjeux / Mars 2011.