Posts Tagged "search engine"

By admin on Jun 2, 2012 in Search Engines | 0 comments

Hi everybody. We are often asked what is the best search engine to use when I am looking for information? There are literally hundreds of search engines out there but almost everybody uses the top three or four brands. In this article, we will share our findings but you will have to be the ultimate judge. The first search engine we tested was Google. Google is by far the most widely used of all thesearch engines. They currently have about 70% of the users but Bing is starting to take some of that away. We will talk about that a bit later. In our tests, we have found the Google searches good for finding all the big companies but many of us want to do business with the often times more personable small business owner instead. It is harder to find these entries on Google, especially since the Penguin update. So depending on what you are looking for, you can decide if Google is the best choice for your needs. The second search engine we tested was Bing. Bing is one of the main competitors for Google and rightfully so. From the pleasant to look at home page to the great organic results, it is our number one pick. Bing actually stems from the older MSN search that was first introduced by Microsoft. It has great organic results that give you a mix of both the big guys and the smaller hometown businesses. If you happen to deal with their advertising department, even if it is a free local ad, they are courteous and helpful. With the new social media plug in they are introducing, Bing will be a force to be reasoned with. This is our top choice. The next big gun on the block is Yahoo search. These folks are essentially the same as Bing with only slight differences in the search results. Although not quite as fancy as Bing, the searches are very organic and you get a nice mix of corporate and small business. Yahoo also rates very high with us in our searches. As an added bonus, both MSN and Yahoo make excellent home pages delivering compelling news articles and featured stories. Sometimes you...

By admin on Sep 8, 2009 in internet | 0 comments

Do you remember the very first time that you sat at a computer and could “search” the internet? I can remember it like it was yesterday, and in some sense it really was. It was in the early 90’s and I was visiting a friend and they were in the process of setting up a Chicago branch office for their company. There in the corner of the room was a brand new computer and it was hooked up and online. I sat down in front of it and my friend opened a new “window” for me and said, here use this “search engine”, it’s the best. That was one of the first times that I had ever heard the phrase “search engine” and I remember just how odd the term sounded. Until then when I thought of search I thought of physically looking for something, like a lost sock or favorite book. The word engine just confused matters all the more as engines belonged in lawnmowers and cars didn’t they? Not in a metal box on the desk? Before me on the screen was an empty white box where I was to type something to “search”. I suddenly remember feeling completely overwhelmed. I was staring at a tiny box on a screen but I may as well be looking at an endless ocean. What should I type? What should I search? I took me a minute or so to even think of one thing that I wanted to learn more about. The concept of being able to change my mind and search on something else wasn’t present at the moment. I almost felt that I had only “one chance” to pick something so I better make it good. My friend said, “go ahead, search something”. So I took the leap and typed into the little box and have never looked back… What did we do before the internet? For most of my young adult life I didn’t own a computer, surf the web or even have a cell phone. Homework was completed using an old fashioned typewriter and notes to friends weren’t via text but rather folded up pieces of paper that you had to somehow pass across a...