Search wiki trying to copy the successful model of Wikipedia, let users of different index of the search results for editing and sequencing. It attempts to introduce transparency and human face to the market. However, according to the website to provide their own data, the service has been been deterred. Since re-released in June last year, since the wiki search english or even decline in the volume of monthly contributions to the volume of users is also substantially reduced.

Wales had hoped to english wiki as a „long-term projects“ to operate. However, the current economic situation has forced him „to re-evaluate everything,“ and „do its utmost to create a profit.“ Wales said that the wiki search the development of „seriously off track.“ He also added: „we have to wait until the use of Wikipedia has been recognized by the public, at least one to two years, but we can not afford now.“

Even though the search for the success of wiki set a very relaxed time, but its data is still unsatisfactory. Over the past 6 months, the number of unique users per month for only 1 million people. Wales said that it was difficult to find While one of the reasons to continue to invest the resources. english wiki project will lead to the termination of two full-time employees will lose their jobs.

Welsh said that the wiki’s other items of unique users per month about 30 million people. Wiki such as Q & A (Wikia Answers) on the very rapid growth.

Wales said: „wait until the economy improves, I will start this business again.“ This shows that Wales continue to believe that search needs to open up, rather than Google, as the privatization of most algorithms.

In November last year, Google has introduced a SearchWiki called personalized search tool allows users to sort search results, delete, update and add comments. Google SearchWiki users will remember the changes, so that the next user at the same show search results and personalized notes.

Announced the closure on the wiki at a time when the search engine, Microsoft also announced the closure of its web encyclopedia Encarta.

Microsoft on Monday local time, announced that it would turn off the service. Wales, expressed his disappointment, he said that Wikipedia had been contact with Microsoft, Encarta want to authorize the data in the framework of free of Wikipedia open, thereby make it into Wikipedia.

Wales said, In theory, Wikipedia content can be fully absorbed Encarta come. However, because of its relatively small scale, „the community may not benefit from it. However, its use must picture might be.