&#62; For all we know, this "business model" is being forced upon Mahalo given the present economic climate.<p>I find this a little tough to buy. I thought the concept of  "human-powered search" smelled a little funky from the beginning. In fact, it smelled so funky that I was really surprised that well-respected VCs invested in it. I figured there had to be something in the prospectus that wasn't in the public marketing.