Comments on: Gargoyle – The South African Blog Search Engine http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/ Entrepreneur | Writer | Speaker Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:09:43 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wogan http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-54327 Wogan Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:36:56 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-54327 @Andrew Peter's <a href="http://co.za/cgi-bin/whois.sh?Domain=gargoyle" rel="nofollow">2 years ahead of you</a> on that one :) I'm not in the index! D:. Oh well. Yes, it's blerry quick, and it's definitely going somewhere. Give it 3 more months? @Andrew Peter’s 2 years ahead of you on that one :)

I’m not in the index! D:. Oh well.

Yes, it’s blerry quick, and it’s definitely going somewhere. Give it 3 more months?

]]> By: SIG-III Blog » Blog Archive » The African blogoshpere – more extensive than you might think http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-15276 SIG-III Blog » Blog Archive » The African blogoshpere – more extensive than you might think Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:51:03 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-15276 [...] Macha writes about Gargoyle, an African response to the Technorati blog search engine. He quotes Mike Stopforth’s positive reactions to [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-5946 Andrew Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:23:03 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-5946 Somebody buy this man a domain name. Somebody buy this man a domain name.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Gargoyle: Channeling the African Blogosphere http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Gargoyle: Channeling the African Blogosphere Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:26:10 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-5890 [...] In an email to Mike Stopforth, Peter writes: Tentatively called Gargoyle, the idea being that a gargoyle channels a gush of water. [...] [...] In an email to Mike Stopforth, Peter writes: Tentatively called Gargoyle, the idea being that a gargoyle channels a gush of water. [...]

]]> By: Why I Want Localised, Specialised Search | Mike Stopforth http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-5790 Why I Want Localised, Specialised Search | Mike Stopforth Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:21:06 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-5790 [...] Dennis McDonald, an Enterprise 2.0 expert based in Washington D.C., commented on my recent post about Gargoyle (the SA Blog search engine), asking why I would be so interested in localised search when I have the all-powerful and pervasive alternatives in Google and Technorati (or del.icio.us from a semantic point of view). [...] [...] Dennis McDonald, an Enterprise 2.0 expert based in Washington D.C., commented on my recent post about Gargoyle (the SA Blog search engine), asking why I would be so interested in localised search when I have the all-powerful and pervasive alternatives in Google and Technorati (or del.icio.us from a semantic point of view). [...]

]]> By: Paul Jacobson http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-5783 Paul Jacobson Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:29:26 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-5783 I agree with you Mike. Gargoyle is a great start to what could become a real alternative to Technorati. Feeds are a must for this sort of thing but I wouldn't want to see Gargoyle follow the same path as Technorati. I agree with you Mike. Gargoyle is a great start to what could become a real alternative to Technorati. Feeds are a must for this sort of thing but I wouldn’t want to see Gargoyle follow the same path as Technorati.

]]> By: Peter Hart-Davis http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-5770 Peter Hart-Davis Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:26:15 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-5770 Thanks for the feedback Mike , they are very much 'works in progress' and I will update you on the whole idea and progress as I get time out. I think the refining of the content is going to be critical. Knowledge Bank is the newer of the two and as a semantic engine does take some getting ones head around but I think it definitely has huge potential, particularly with regard to participation and mashups. Thanks for the feedback Mike , they are very much ‘works in progress’ and I will update you on the whole idea and progress as I get time out.

I think the refining of the content is going to be critical.

Knowledge Bank is the newer of the two and as a semantic engine does take some getting ones head around but I think it definitely has huge potential, particularly with regard to participation and mashups.

]]> By: Andy Hadfield http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-5764 Andy Hadfield Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:31:44 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-5764 it's a helluva thing this African search. I decided to do a bit of exploring and came up with some interesting finds. Might answer your question Dennis - if you've got the patience to work out the maths - there's some points in Gargoyle's "explain" link. You can read my stuff <a href="http://cowboysengines.blogspot.com/2007/03/gargoyle-south-african-blog-search.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> if you're interested... it’s a helluva thing this African search. I decided to do a bit of exploring and came up with some interesting finds. Might answer your question Dennis – if you’ve got the patience to work out the maths – there’s some points in Gargoyle’s “explain” link. You can read my stuff here if you’re interested…

]]> By: Dennis McDonald http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-5763 Dennis McDonald Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:06:57 +0000 http://www.mikestopforth.com/2007/03/07/gargoyle-the-south-african-blog-search-engine/#comment-5763 Mike, I love the idea of specialized indexes and search engines. Can you point me to one or more discussions of the situations where they are particularly valuable, i.e., the fact that the objects being indexed and therefore searchable are in some way restricted in advance according to some criteria? Also, how would you explain the value of such search engines to people who have grown up with Google as an all purpose search engine? Mike, I love the idea of specialized indexes and search engines. Can you point me to one or more discussions of the situations where they are particularly valuable, i.e., the fact that the objects being indexed and therefore searchable are in some way restricted in advance according to some criteria? Also, how would you explain the value of such search engines to people who have grown up with Google as an all purpose search engine?

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