| I was all set to write an article predicting the future | | | | Yahoo.Bahamas Real EstateFor this keyphrase, I |
| of search engines, when Yahoo dropped Google and | | | | found results between Google and Yahoo to be quite |
| replaced it with its own engine. Now that's big news. | | | | similar. The only differences were sites by actual |
| In less than twenty-four hours, Google went from | | | | realtors and sites that were simply property listings. |
| about 79% of the market share to about 51%, | | | | Both types of results are useful, with Google having |
| almost overnight. And what a welcome relief it is too! | | | | an edge in realtors. Google had some lower quality |
| Being #1 in Google was great, but when you had the | | | | sites, but the information was just as good even |
| misfortune of dropping even a couple of positions | | | | though they did seem less professional. On the other |
| you really felt it. Now there will be more stability; if | | | | hand, Yahoo did have one site that was nothing |
| you drop in Google today, your hits from Yahoo will | | | | more than a links page from another realtor's site. Big |
| remain consistent.What is the new Yahoo?Last year, | | | | boo boo.This one goes to Google.Mosquito NetsIt |
| Yahoo bought the AltaVista, Fast, and Inktomi search | | | | seems to me that someone searching for "mosquito |
| engines. The new Yahoo results are none of these. | | | | nets" wants either A) to buy them, or B) to learn |
| Many people are saying that the results come from a | | | | about them, so I was expecting to find either stores |
| new Inktomi because the results are similar; but the | | | | or information about mosquito nets. Yahoo showed |
| results are also similar to all the other search engines | | | | me 6 stores and 2 informational pages. The other |
| out there. In comparing these engines, it seems to | | | | results were a search result page (not a good result) |
| me that Yahoo's results are from a brand new | | | | and an inner page from a previous result (also not a |
| engine. Maybe they took parts and ideas from all the | | | | good result).Google gave me 7 stores and 3 |
| search engines they bought - maybe they even took | | | | charitable organizations (one of which was a store as |
| the best parts - , but whatever they did, the result is | | | | well). The other 2 charitable organizations were a |
| something completely new.Which search engine is | | | | news article outlining what they had done regarding |
| better?I will be comparing Google and Yahoo for the | | | | mosquito nets and information about mosquito |
| terms "music", "art prints and posters", "Bahamas real | | | | nets.So even though I didn't necessarily want the |
| estate", "mosquito nets", and "liposuction". The other | | | | latest news about what a charity did regarding |
| search engines all hold less than 4% of the market | | | | mosquito nets, I think getting the same site twice |
| share (except for MSN which uses Yahoo's Inktomi), | | | | from Yahoo (not to mention the search result page) |
| so I won't be considering them. Here is what I found | | | | is the bigger no-no. Google wins this |
| in the top 10 results for each keyphrase:MusicYahoo | | | | round.LiposuctionI expected to find information about |
| offers a lot of music resource sites. Information | | | | liposuction, liposuction organizations and either doctors |
| about music from different sources such as | | | | or centers where you can have liposuction done. |
| magazine, TV and other music news sites are found | | | | What I got was a lot of "how to find a doctor" sites, |
| 6 times in the top 10 results. It also offered | | | | with a lot of good information.Yahoo results included |
| downloading and file sharing programs 3 times. The | | | | 3 sites doubled. This is a problem that killed AltaVista |
| 10th result was an audio player program site.Google | | | | in the late 90's. Hopefully they will have it fixed soon. |
| has a lot more diversity. There were 3 music | | | | Other than the 3 doubled sites, the results included 4 |
| resource sites (but no magazines), one downloading | | | | informational sites, 2 sites for finding doctors and one |
| program, one CD store, one radio station (Yahoo | | | | poorly written article about the history of |
| radio), one music directory, and the 10th result was | | | | liposuction.Google gave me 4 good informational sites, |
| an audio player program site. Google also had 2 sites | | | | 2 good "find a doctor" sites, one recent article about |
| in its top ten that were of no value whatsoever; | | | | liposuction for people in the industry, one site with |
| which just has one page stating that they no longer | | | | very poor information one written by a single doctor |
| offer the services that they used to (with links to | | | | and one site that was nothing more than a |
| their parent company), and music.com, which is | | | | directory.Google gets this round as well. Overall, it |
| nothing more than an email gathering site for a | | | | looks like Yahoo needs to fix its doubling of sites and |
| newsletter (not a single link on the entire | | | | Google needs to clean out some spam (poor |
| page).Google's diversity is a big bonus, but the 2 | | | | sites).And The Winner Is...You! Having two good |
| spam/junk/useless sites really hurt it. The results? | | | | search engines to choose from makes searching that |
| Yahoo 1, Google 0.Art Prints And PostersYahoo | | | | much better for everyone. It also makes getting |
| offers 6 stores, while Google offers 5. The other | | | | listings better. It also makes marketing better. It also |
| links are all affiliate spam with no content whatsoever | | | | makes traffic to your site steadier. The only way this |
| (just links to stores), with the exception of one of | | | | could have been worse is if Yahoo's results sucked, |
| Yahoo's links, which has some biographical content | | | | and they don't. They seem just as good, if not |
| about artists. So Google has 5 spam sites, and Yahoo | | | | better, than Google's.So rejoice, and enjoy a more |
| has 3 and a half.Yet another round goes to | | | | dynamic world of online searching! |