Yahooの新検索Y!Q生みの親Reiner Kraftのインタビュー
Inspired: A Conversation with Reiner Kraft
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Q: So the distributive part makes sense. Why "disruptive?"
A: Because it changes, or potentially changes, the way people search. Rather than having to go to a special page to perform a search, a search box is always a click away. You don't even have to type in a query. You can, if you want to refine your search further, but really it's optional.
いままでの検索とは違う、何を検索したいのかいちいち入れる必要すらない。タダ知りたいと思ったら探せばいいだけなのさ。（このY!Qでは参照サイトに関連あるいは同様のないようについて言及しているサイトを探してくれるという特徴がある）
Q: This question was posted by a blogger who thinks content publishers could use the Y!Q icons to help generate ad revenue. He asks, "Are there any plans to add contextual advertising to Y!Q?"
A: That's an interesting proposition. Y!Q is a new beta product and we're planning a lot of enhancements; but first and foremost we're focusing on giving publishers more control over the display and content in Y!Q. As we develop new features, we'll make sure to post them on the blog.
Y!Qにコンテクストにのせたアドを加える予定があるかという問いに対して、否定せず、ただまだ検索自身の改良が必要であるとだけ言及。
Q: Tell me a bit about your patents. You actually have one hundred?
A: I don't know the exact number. I filed probably over 100, and so far on the order of 40 have been issued. It typically takes about 2-4 years for patents to issue, so they're coming all in gradually.
Q: Wow.
A: That was mostly between the time of '98 and around 2001 maybe.
特許申請は100を超え、すでに認可されたものは４０ぐらいだそうです。
そのほかにもロックシンガーとして30曲も作曲したそうです（アマだと思いますが）。。。多才な人ですね。
