Comments on: A Coasian Approach to Beating Google http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2008/05/15/a-coasian-approach-to-beating-google/ Economics of organizations, strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and more Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:33:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Jongwook Kim http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2008/05/15/a-coasian-approach-to-beating-google/#comment-70378 Jongwook Kim Mon, 19 May 2008 04:19:35 +0000 http://organizationsandmarkets.wordpress.com/?p=1546#comment-70378 Actually, what the blog is showing is not really a way to beat Google but doesn't this provide a glimpse into how much website owners value continuing to be in the Google index (and putting a $$ next to it)? Or, conversely, at what point (how much would they need to be compensated) would website owners no longer want to be in the Google index? This little mental exercise can provide an estimation of the maximum that Google can charge for being included in the index. It seems to be a nice example of the Coasean bargaining process as a way to discover preferences. Or is it an entrepreneurial discovery process as discussed by Kirzner, since Google or website owners (or both) can find ways to generate economic value out of something that had been in the "public domain"? Actually, what the blog is showing is not really a way to beat Google but doesn’t this provide a glimpse into how much website owners value continuing to be in the Google index (and putting a $$ next to it)? Or, conversely, at what point (how much would they need to be compensated) would website owners no longer want to be in the Google index?

This little mental exercise can provide an estimation of the maximum that Google can charge for being included in the index. It seems to be a nice example of the Coasean bargaining process as a way to discover preferences. Or is it an entrepreneurial discovery process as discussed by Kirzner, since Google or website owners (or both) can find ways to generate economic value out of something that had been in the “public domain”?

]]> By: GringoSalado http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2008/05/15/a-coasian-approach-to-beating-google/#comment-70373 GringoSalado Sat, 17 May 2008 01:14:41 +0000 http://organizationsandmarkets.wordpress.com/?p=1546#comment-70373 I'm w/ Ann, that is not any kind of silver bullet. Some bots already ignore robots.txt I thought Cuban was smarter than that. I’m w/ Ann, that is not any kind of silver bullet. Some bots already ignore robots.txt

I thought Cuban was smarter than that.

]]> By: Peter Klein http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2008/05/15/a-coasian-approach-to-beating-google/#comment-70367 Peter Klein Thu, 15 May 2008 20:44:52 +0000 http://organizationsandmarkets.wordpress.com/?p=1546#comment-70367 I don't know if there are other ways to force removal of one's information from a search-engine database. If not, then commercial sites could refuse to buy ads on Google unless it honors their removal requests (again, in exchange for appropriate compensation from the rival search service). I don’t know if there are other ways to force removal of one’s information from a search-engine database. If not, then commercial sites could refuse to buy ads on Google unless it honors their removal requests (again, in exchange for appropriate compensation from the rival search service).

]]> By: Ann http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2008/05/15/a-coasian-approach-to-beating-google/#comment-70366 Ann Thu, 15 May 2008 15:57:54 +0000 http://organizationsandmarkets.wordpress.com/?p=1546#comment-70366 I'm confused. Couldn't search engines just refuse to honor the robots.txt protocol if it threatens their existence? It seems like would be the first thing to give in this scenario. I’m confused. Couldn’t search engines just refuse to honor the robots.txt protocol if it threatens their existence? It seems like would be the first thing to give in this scenario.

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