Comments on: NYT Stock at 12-Year Low; Many NYT.com Search Capabilities Disabled

By: Disabled Chat

Disabled Chat — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:34:57 +0000

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By: TBlumer

TBlumer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:12:57 +0000

#1, Given all their legacy stuff, I thought they would have developed their search internally. But if they had, there would have been no reason to downgrade.

Assuming what you’re saying, I’m obviously going to have to do what you suggested. My experience with it is OK but not great. I do have a few searches linked in my posts that I can try to replicate in Google’s News archive to see what happens.

By: largebill

largebill — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:11 +0000

Tom,

Wow, it that ever an ugly chart. Looking at that I’d be led to believe that NYT has lots of subprime exposure. If I was more of a gambler I’d be looking at an entry point for a dead cat bounce. Problem is I don’t see any event in the near future that will lead to a significant bounce.

By: Ironman

Ironman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:29:50 +0000

There's another explanation for why the New York Times' would appear to no longer offer advanced search capabilities: First, it costs much more than Google's basic search utility, especially for a site as large as nytimes.com. If the NYT is looking to slow its money bleed, degrading the function is a natural choice. Second, closely related, a less effective search means that you'll see more ads, and be more likely to click on them. You may have more luck with Google's Advanced News Archive Search. Since NYT's site is fully indexed by Google, you can spare yourself the trouble of visiting it.