On Monday, February 11, 2008, Yahoo turned down over $42 Billion from Microsoft. This was an attempted buyout of Yahoo that was ultimately unsuccessful. If you look at today's internet search engines, Yahoo and Google come to mind before anything else. They are both growing rapidly, without showing any signs of slowing down. As I speculate why the buyout was avoided, I look first to the fact that Yahoo still possesses very much potential in the current market that it's in.
Within the next few years, I still believe that both of these companies with be successful. I do not see either search engine being absorbed within the next five years. Although Google seems to be slightly more powerful, there are still countless users who would keep Yahoo on the map. Innovation is the key. As long as these companies keep generating new ideas, there will be consistent opportunities for improvement and evolution.
On February 12, Google introduced a new product: "The G-Phone". In order to keep growing and developing follow-up ideas, Google needs to keep up with the market. They also need to focus on more than on sector because that will allow them to produce even more for larger range of individuals. Children and adults both enjoy technology. There are different degrees of affection for technology, but it still exists within a very strong percentage of the population. As long as Google remains on top of things, focusing on the different markets, there will be no stopping this company from continuously evolving over the next five years.
What is the "deep web"? There are a few ways to explain such a topic. It actually refers to the content that is NOT part of the areas covered and accessed by search engines like Google and Yahoo. In fact, it has even been speculated that the "deep web" is several times larger than the surface that is covered by search engines.
One development that exists to access the "deep web" is through something called a "federated search". Certain innovations like www.science.gov as well as people searching databases are being formulated to access information from the "deep web". Human crawlers and "Stumble-upon" are also used for similar purposes. "Stumble-upon" allows users to randomly jump to any site, including "the deep web". This invention is designed to let users access any data that is connected to his or her personal profile and interests. It is actually very interesting to see how it works.
I believe that intellectual property will always play an extremely important role in the world. However, within the next few years, I see policy issues become stricter. Also, it would be too far-fetched for more legal issues to arise.
Governance and corporate ethics will continue to play roles within the internet community, extending outside this community as well. There is a constant debate over whether internet censorship is hurting or helping internet users, often referred to as "The Virus of Internet Repression". Critics feel that too much filtering takes away from the internet has to offer. Some people will feel like censorship is a good thing, but it hurt the world as well.
The world of the internet is endless. There is so much to see, and there is no telling what else will be available within the next four or five years. The possibilities seem endless.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_web
http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
http://www.internettutorials.net/deepweb.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6724531.stm
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