Review's and resource's intended audience...
This site is intended for people looking to compare various search engines. I will take a query and search it using three different engines. I will then compare the information that I found using the engines.
What I'm looking for...
My pug, Lucy, has been having some health problems, so I want to find information on what health concerns are prone to pugs.
I have had Lucy for five years, but she has never had many problems. I only know what little is in my "Pug" book from the breeder.
What health concerns should I know about for my pug, Lucy?
pug AND health concerns
The search engines...
I chose Google because it is the search engine that I personally use the most. I also chose Yahoo because it seems to be widely used and advertised. The last engine I used was Alta Vista because I had never used it before.
Features?...
I could not think of any particular features to use for my search.
Number of Hits |
1760 |
1530 |
516 |
Relevance of First Five Hits |
2 out of 5 were relevant, one was a duplicate, one
was a forum. |
I got the same EXACT sites as on Google. |
I got some good sites, but three were from the same
author of a personal website. |
|
Did I find what I was looking for? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Which one was best?...
From my search, I would say that Google and Yahoo give about the same caliber results. Alta Vista did give more relevant results, but fewer hits. I do not believe that the fewer hits are a problem though because after about 20 hits on Google or Yahoo, the relevance of the information is very very low.