Comments on: Jason Calacanis And The No Free Lunch Theorem http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2007/06/jason-calacanis-and-the-no-free-lunch-theorem/ Internet Marketing And SEO From A Different Point Of View Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:17:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Barry Welford http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2007/06/jason-calacanis-and-the-no-free-lunch-theorem/#comment-101296 Barry Welford Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:53:27 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2007/06/jason-calacanis-and-the-no-free-lunch-theorem/#comment-101296 Thanks for those interesting musings, Jeff. I fear that if DMOZ couldn't make it then Mahalo has even less of a chance, so we likely won't have to face the dilemmas you describe. Thanks for those interesting musings, Jeff. I fear that if DMOZ couldn’t make it then Mahalo has even less of a chance, so we likely won’t have to face the dilemmas you describe.

]]> By: Jozian (Jeff Jockisch) http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2007/06/jason-calacanis-and-the-no-free-lunch-theorem/#comment-101288 Jozian (Jeff Jockisch) Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:37:05 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/bwelford/2007/06/jason-calacanis-and-the-no-free-lunch-theorem/#comment-101288 I won't take umbrage with the views of Michael Grey and others, I happen to agree with a lot of what they have espoused. But it should be pointed out that, in the black and white hypothesis they appear to be testing, they are stakeholders with a lot to lose should humans win the battle over algorithms :) How would a SEO consultant optimize placement controlled by a set of human guides? Hire lobbyists? And does that make Mahalo/ChaCha the Neo to Googles Mr. Smith? I won't take umbrage with the views of Michael Grey and others, I happen to agree with a lot of what they have espoused.

But it should be pointed out that, in the black and white hypothesis they appear to be testing, they are stakeholders with a lot to lose should humans win the battle over algorithms :)

How would a SEO consultant optimize placement controlled by a set of human guides? Hire lobbyists?

And does that make Mahalo/ChaCha the Neo to Googles Mr. Smith?

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