Comments on: The Changing Face of Search Engines: Try Not Searching Google for a Change http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/ Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Thu, 23 May 2013 07:24:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Please Don’t Use Google To Research References « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-89496 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:23:25 +0000 https://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-89496 [...] I’ve talked about trying other methods of searching without using Google, and I’d like to know if you reach outside of the search engine box to search and what you use for online resources, references, and search engines or directories besides Google and Yahoo!. So where do you go when you are looking for good references? [...]

]]> By: Steve A Harold http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-13110 Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:00:50 +0000 https://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-13110 I understand that some search engines may be producing results by meaning
of search terms (words) entered, rather then just matching words. I have not
found an example yet but wondered whether this might be the way to go for
better results.

]]> By: Ja http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12944 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:17:29 +0000 https://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12944 Personally, I feel that most of the search engines just don’t get it yet. They’re trying to index as much of the web (or blogo-whatever) as they can whether they use categories or not. That may have worked in the 90s but there is no algorithm or set of algorithms that can really successfully bring us decent results from what the web looks like today and just how much is out there.

I really believe niche search engines are going to be the way to go in the very near future and down the road searching for certain types of information will become more like how we do so in our real (unplugged) lives.

I just wrote up a post on effectively finding information the other day, so my mind is still on the subject. I’m really wanting to add an addendum post pointing out the flaws with the Snap search engine that seems to be getting a lot of attention at the moment. I’m debating whether the writeup would produce anything of value or whether it would just end up as a rant about the site, lol. Either way, if you stop by, by all means leave me some input.

Cheers,

Jā

]]> By: Rick http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12890 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:56:51 +0000 https://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12890 I regularly check different search engines and directories in my speciality field. Nothing comes close to Google for quality. MSN is still laughable.

Blog search tools are advancing rapidly. Shere.com is highly touted, but I find only technorati.com has quality results at the top of the page.

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12885 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:35:23 +0000 https://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12885 Thanks. So much for nine fingering it. :-)

]]> By: AjAxed http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12882 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:07:16 +0000 https://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/the-changing-face-of-search-engines-try-something-not-google-for-a-change/#comment-12882 You might want to correct the first link tho ;)
WP thinks it’s a relative URL.

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