Open public indices for search , if expanded, could be the start of open-source-like alternatives to Google's global search dominance. With the success of collaborative open web 2.0 phenomena like Wikipedia, can much of the internet content itself be catalogued by public minded groups and individuals so that search might again be an area for innovation and experimentation? Many groups have discussed this topic but attempts at something real have been few and far between.
Could mammoth indexing tasks like the continual web crawling conducted by Google's bots, be accomplished in a distributed manner like peer-to-peer networks or systems that employ approaches like that used by BitTorrent?
