On Jul 9, 6:03 pm, Musatov <marty.musa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Los Angeles (AP) -- MeAmI.org now has users in 50 countries following > its adopted use in Pakistan. The search engine has grown in > popularity 10,000 fold following its Beta test launch three months ago > in April, 2009. Supporters of the site claim it is better than rival > Google upon which platform it is based. Controversy arose after > MeAmI.org search code allowed users to search other users Google > results with no advertising. "It is truly an innovative thing we are > doing," said Founder and CEO, Martin Musatov. "Letting users search > the results of other Google users immediately results in a level of > accuracy and relevance above and beyond Google." Google changed their > API following the launch or MeAmI.org and explored the possibility of > blocking site access from MeAmI.org to Google search results but was > unable to do so. Critics of MeAmI.org say what it is doing is > tantamount to intellectual theft. When asked about this topper Musatov > exclaimed, "The Internet was made for people, not companies." An > analyst at Goldman Sachs says, requesting to remain anonymous, > "MeAmI.org has a strong presence in promoting itself as a vehicle for > global activism and to tell you the truth, this makes it much more > likely an acquisition target than potential intellectual property > violator." Google could not be reached for comment.
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