Comments on: Should Google Sidewiki Scare You?

By: Is The Semantic Web Just Around The Corner?

Is The Semantic Web Just Around The Corner? — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:04:48 +0000

[...] has made it very well known that it plans to take over the Web. Sidewiki is just another example of how ubiquitous the search giant is trying to be. Another example is the [...]

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:43:25 +0000

Hi Nathan,

While I think Google Sidewiki is a bit scary, I think your movement is a bit extreme, but I totally respect your point of view…thanks for reading and good luck!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:58:09 +0000

No matter how well you handle yourself there will always be nutters whom you just can't control. And if your site has, say, more than 10k members, there will always be at least one person with serious mental health problems. You can't stop these loons from tearing down perfectly good projects. I've had a project ruined by a lone lunatic and that was BEFORE sidewiki. I'm having none of this, doing everything I can to stop Sidewiki dead in its tracks: www.StopSidewiki.org Please help support this, thanks.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:02:43 +0000

Hi MasterLinker – I think you are right, Google Sidewiki sounds great on paper, but it should be interesting to see how Google goes about the monitoring of this…

By: MasterLinker

MasterLinker — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:26:45 +0000

Nick,

I completely agree that Google’s Sidewiki is ripe for abuse. Many people I have spoken with are very nervous about its impact on reputable businesses and I just don’t see how Google is going to effectively mitigate this risk.

In my opinion it’s a good idea on paper, but it’s going to be a monster to regulate in real life.

Keep up the good work,

Tom