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Search Engine Journal 04-24-08: Q&A With Nathan Enns, CEO at FyberSearch 03-10-08: FyberSearch Search Engine 08-29-07: FeedPlex.com - Search Engine for Web Feeds 08-28-07: FeedPlex.com - Search Engine for Web Feeds 08-01-07: The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines, August 07-11-07: Search engines: Viable alternatives to Google 02-14-07: Top 100 Alternative Search Engines, February 2007 02-14-07: FyberSearch Releases Specialty Car Search 02-12-07: Automobile Buffs Get Search Engine 12-12-06: Briefs #2: Fybersearch Founder Nathan Enns Interviews Founder of Mojeek 06-16-06: A Thoughtful Search Engine 03-07-06: FyberSearch Search Engine Review 01-25-06: FyberSearch in 2006: What Nathan's Doing Next 01-18-06: FyberSearch Adds Keyword Statistics Tool 01-14-06: Tutorial and Lesson Search 01-06-06: FyberSearch Top 33 Queries of 2005 12-27-05: mostbloggers top 21 how good you've been to me 11-30-05: FyberSearch Advanced Search Update + Firefox Extension 11-15-05: Sourcing Candidates From The Ghetto 10-16-05: Relevent or Irrelevant: Let the Ghetto Decide 10-14-05: From outta the ghetto 10-14-05: TailRank & Ghetosearch: Bass Ackwards Search Results? 10-12-05: Searching the Gheto: New Engine Delivers Surprising Results 08-11-05: Which Search Engine is Murdoch Buying? 08-09-05: FyberSearch Custom Monthly Cost Advertising 08-08-05: FyberSearch Launch Pay Per Month Ad Model 08-08-05: The 30 Must-Read Search News Links (of the past 3 days) 07-12-05: FeedPlex Advanced Search 07-11-05: FeedPlex Adds New Search Filters 07-11-05: FyberSearch Revamps XML Search Engine FeedPlex 07-11-05: FeedPlex Adds Advanced Search Options 07-11-05: FyberSearch Upgrades XML Search Engine 07-11-05: Feedplex RSS Search Engine Adds Features 07-11-05: FyberSearch Upgrades XML Search Engine 07-11-05: FeedPlex Advanced Search 05-21-05: Music Tutorials & Fybersearch 05-18-05: Find Tutorials on FyberSearch 05-17-05: FyberSearch Tutorial Search Engine 05-17-05: FyberSearch Releases Tutorial and Lessons Search Engine 05-17-05: FyberSearch Launches a Search Engine that Finds Tutorials and Lessons 05-17-05: New FyberSearch Tool Helps Find Tutorials on the Web 05-16-05: FyberSearch Launches a Search Engine that Finds Tutorials and Lessons 04-19-05: FyberSearch Unveils XML Search Engine FeedPlex 04-19-05: FeedPlex, An Engine for XML Content Relaunches in Beta 04-19-05: FyberSearch [Officially] Launches FeedPlex 04-11-05: See Like A Spider 04-11-05: Q&A Interview With an Indeed.com Co-Founder 03-28-05: FyberSearch Upgrades Relevancy 03-28-05: New Search Features at Fybersearch 03-24-05: Interview with Co-Founder of WorkZoo at FyberSearch 02-19-05: FyberSearch now accepting submissions for FeedPlex 02-15-05: Fybersearch: added to site 02-11-05: Bloggers: Suggest Your Feed To FeedPlex 02-06-05: New Search Comparison (part 2) 01-27-05: FyberSearch Now Offers Results in RSS 01-26-05: Fybersearch updated 01-10-05: They're All So Young 01-10-05: First search engine to allow blocking of sections on pages 01-07-05: Do We Need a Search Engine "Ignore" Tag? 01-07-05: FyberSearch Gains Ignore Tag To Help With Blog Spam 12-03-04: FyberSearch Celebrates 1st Birthday 11-16-04: FyberSearch Announces the Release of Web Thoughts 11-12-04: FyberSearch Acquires FeedPlex 11-07-04: New Search Engine Appears 11-05-04: FyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search Engine 11-05-04: FyberSearch Acquires FeedPlex 11-05-04: FyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search Engine 10-02-04: The FyberSearch News Blog 10-02-04: FyberSearch Launches Blog 09-26-04: Small General-Purpose Web Engines. 09-22-04: FyberSearch 09-22-04: FyberSearch Challenges Ask Jeeves and Google with its own Upgrades. 08-19-04: Seattle's Son of Google 08-08-04: Screw the Google IPO 08-06-04: FyberSearch Getting More Press 08-05-04: Google Faces Intense Competition, Big and Small 07-10-04: Interview with Nathan Enns, Founder of FyberSearch 07-09-04: Interview with FyberSearch's Nathan Enns 05-15-04: Fybersearch - New 05-14-04: 19 Year Old Runs Successful Search Engine FyberSearch 05-14-04: FyberSearch - Search Engine 05-14-04: FyberSearch Search Engine - Are You Getting Enough Fyber? 05-14-04: Schooling, Yo 04-29-04: FyberSearch 04-29-04: FyberSearch 04-25-04: FyberSearch 04-22-04: Another Reason I Like Search... 04-22-04: Search Engine Radar Update 04-22-04: FyberSearch 04-21-04: Mozdex, Sootle, and FyberSearch
Question #1: Sid: Nathan, tell us a bit about yourself, what’s your background in search engines, how did FyberSearch start? Nathan: I became interested in search technology while building a website for my web design business. I was 18 at the time, knew very little about search engines or programming, and wanted to create a program that allowed users to instantly add any web page to a very small searchable file. I knew barely enough programming to achieve that. But I enjoyed it so much that I began adding new features, learning PHP, MySQL and studying search engines as fast as I could. I started this simple search program in November 2003. I enjoyed it so much that I kept adding new features and before I knew it, FyberSearch was born. Question #2: Sid: OK, I’ve noticed recent changes on FyberSearch, can you please tell us a bit about it? Nathan: Yes, FyberSearch was re-designed recently. I added the option to search only web pages relating to health or religion. I also added the option to view and search the topic of each web page. The topic generator is still in its early stages though, so I wouldn’t call it 100% accurate. To continue the mission of "giving you the control" you will now see most of the advanced features on the front page, as well as the sub-pages on FyberSearch. Question #3: Sid: Do you plan to work with anyone (i.e. gather up a team or a partner) for FyberSearch? Nathan: I will consider partnering up with other search projects and web hosting companies, but I plan to remain the sole programmer for FyberSearch for a little while. Question #4: Sid: What’s your insight on search engines? What do you think the future holds for us? Do you think FyberSearch will end up as a winner? Nathan: My insight into search engines is the same thing each person possesses and can use, that is creativity and logic applied to achieving a goal. One of my goals for the future of FyberSearch is to provide a specialized search for many general topics such as religion. There are quite a few niche directories and search engines already in existence. I want to own the best niche search engine as well as a high quality general search engine. You can also expect to see a speed improvement equal to the funding I have to put into FyberSearch. Right now it’s on one single average dedicated server which is not the best choice for an entire search engine. But I think FyberSearch is already a winner, as it provides a unique and useful search experience to average internet users. Question #5: Sid: OK. What advice would you give to someone who is looking towards building his own search engine? Nathan: I would tell them not to think of it as a "hard" project. If you consider it being the hardest project in the world, you wont be able to write it well, as it will always somewhat stay in the back of your mind. What you should do is add the features you think are useful to your users, using the resources you have. If you want a feature that requires more resources, then find a way to upgrade your resources. Also, try to read as much as you can about the programming language you will use to construct it, and the type of database you will use to store your data in. Question #6: Sid: Now to end it with an odd question, what’s your favourite website? (besides FyberSearch) Nathan: www.google.com (just kidding). I use www.searchenginelowdown.com followed by www.searchenginewatch.com the most. I need to stay up to date with my competition. |
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