Winning Results Book Contest, Revisited

EASY QUESTIONS (general search oughta do it):

1. Before it was called Google, what did Page and Brin call the prototype of their search engine?

2. A British fashion site spent far more on launch parties, site design, and marketing than it could possibly have expected to recoup in sales. Bankruptcy came next. What was the name of the site? (Hint: not hiss.com.)

3. "I kiss you," or "all your base are belong to us" - which phrase has more mentions on the web? Why do you think this is?

HARDER QUESTIONS:

4. Co-founder of Excite Joe Kraus. What's his latest gig? Does he have a blog?

5. What did Nick Denton do before Gawker Media? What about before that?

6. (Search recent Traffick.com posts): What might a clever expression be for “The original incarnation of Business 2.0 Magazine”?

7. What search guru has the domain name calafia.com? Which former Google employee wishes he did?

BONUS (even harder) QUESTION:

8. Abba and Research in Motion have what in common? (you’re allowed to miss this one, but the correspondent from Argentina got it no sweat)

Now how exactly will the winners be determined?

We’ll use a proprietary scoring algorithm that includes the following factors: accuracy; rightness; randomness; obsequiousness; timeliness. We can’t reveal the exact formula. But at the end of it all, the two (or three, depending on user testing) best answers will get a lovely high-quality book. One additional bonus prize will be awarded if anyone gets (what our algorithm deems to be) an A+ result.

Shoot me your best try at my GMail account [username is agoodman] or use the contact form.

Posted by Andrew Goodman

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