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Reluctantly switching to Google
On April 07, 2009 in Announcements
I gave Nipponster a little makeover and made the changes live today.
This included turning my back on Swicki and using Google instead.
I really did not want to do that but I had to bite the bullet…
It’s not that I don’t love Google, I do. But I saw something unique in Swicki and their “social search.” I still believe that voting and searching ought to be together, especially in vertical search (like Japan-related search) where there can be a community built around searching.
The Swicki people were always very helpful and friendly but unfortunately the platform let me down too many times.
I’ll probably post more about possibilities for nipponster in the future. But for now that is all. Any thoughts you want to share are VERY welcome.
Thanks all
I think you made the right decision.
I know I should have made that decision a long time ago but I kept hoping Swicki would improve.
My ultimate goal is to create a tool that will help J-enthusiasts find what they are looking for.
I don’t really know what that means anymore, or even if they have any trouble at all finding what they need. But it still feels like there are needs to be met.
If I can make something that mets them then not giving up will have been worth the effort.
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