Wikipedia Founder Brings Search Project

January 2, 2008 By ANICK JESDANUN , AP Internet Writer

(AP) -- The founder of Wikipedia says taking the online encyclopedia's collaborative approach into the field of search won't dethrone Google Inc. or another major search engine - at least not soon.

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