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Mininova.com Search Engine. Problems and Solutions 駒澤大学 グローバル・メディア・スタディーズ学部 Jonathan Parsons 2009.06.18. 1gk9s01p@komazawa-u.ac.jp. Issue. The website’s search engine will only search for accessible torrents that are in 英語 .
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Mininova.com Search Engine Problems and Solutions 駒澤大学 グローバル・メディア・スタディーズ学部 Jonathan Parsons 2009.06.18. 1gk9s01p@komazawa-u.ac.jp
Issue • The website’s search engine will only search for accessible torrents that are in 英語. • It fails to recognize torrents in the majority of top world languages. • This includes: ドイツ語,日本語、ロシア語、etc. • This issue prevents users from finding a wider range of materials and possibly not locating their desired file at all.
Positive Results of Issue • Keeps the website simple. • Less need for maintenance means more income. • Easier to keep control of website’s content. • Can be ran with only one language (英語).
Negative Results of Issue • Site users is limited to mostly 英語の母国語人たち. • Less beneficial for website’s income. • Lowers chances of future expansion • Lower amount of content accessible. • Non-English speakers will not be able to upload content in their language. • Keeps productivity of site low.
Mininova’s Competition • Top 5 competitors • Bittorent • ThePirateBay • SumoTorrent • TorrentReactor • Isohunt – only mainstream torrent website that allows non-English searches.
Competitor Information • Mininova’s leading competition have the same language issue, except Isohunt. • Isohunt allowed its search engine to bring up content in many different languages. • This is why Isohunt is a leading torrent site. • However, these sites lack Mininova’s torrent comments that tell if a virus is present in the torrent.
Solutions • Develop a multilanguage search engine for the site. • Partner with Isohunt. • Partner with a third party developer.