Fresh on the heels of search newcomer Blekko’s launch in November, and the ensuing debate over whether it’s particularly wise for anyone to challenge Google, the last few weeks have seen a surprising, though gratifying, spate of criticisms of the declining quality of Google’s results for some searches. And, surprise surprise, by and large the critiques run parallel to issues raised by Blekko Founder, Rich Skrenta, in the months leading up to Blekko’s launch, as well as to arguments we’ve been making since Helioid’s first launch in 2008. Finally, it seems as though people are catching on to the fact that Google isn’t infallible, that it doesn’t handle every search perfectly, that the kinds of searches it struggles with are actually increasing in number, and therefore that there is indeed room in the field for fresh players.