Google

I always like going on the internet, no website specifically, and just looking around to see what I can find. Sometimes I type in “funny animals,” or “games” just to see what website will come out to help pass the time. Google is my main...

When it comes to search engines, my primary searching web-site in none other than Google. Google is the type of site that you can find just about anything on, and even if you are looking for the most obscure information, you are sure to find ...

Pros: Smart ranking strategy, big index
Cons: none, just don't use it through Yahoo

What do I expect from a Search Engine? I will compare FASTsearch (www.alltheweb.com) and Google point by point.


1) Find Rare Pages

This means who has the bigger index? Google covers 1.2 billion pages, of which it has...

If you’ve used other search engines and weren’t satisfied with the results, then you need to Google it! In the past I was a dedicated Alta Vista user then an Epinions member turned me ...

Pros: Very Fast; Gives a Detailed Search showing where it found the words in your search
Cons: No cons at all!

When I was in graduate school, working toward my Master's Degree in Business, I was constantly faced with meeting time deadlines, writing papers, and giving presentations. My PC quickly became my best friend. I was constantly on- line, looking up...

WHAT'S A GOOGLE? "Googol" is the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros, a very large number. The website states that this is where they got their name. There isn't a googol of anything in the universe. Not stars, not dust ...

Whenever I use a search engine, I usually turn to Google to find the most accurate results. On the last occasion I used it, it was actually suggested by someone else. You see, I had called Sports Unlimited to order some soccer shin guards, but they did ...

I have been using the search engine Google.com for two years now with fantastic results. I can find plenty of matches with either a specific word or phrase. For example I have used “autism schools in Los Angeles”, blisters, “cosmetic...

I honestly don't know why i have never thought to review the Google web site before. It is a site that I use at least 20 times or more per day and it is a part of our every day life in this house. Google is one of my most frequently visited sites. I love ...

The World Wide Web is a very wonderful thing, full of oodles of useful (and useless) information. But what good is all of that information if you can't get to it? That's where Google comes in. It simply blows away any other search engine out there....

Pros: Highly relevant results, extremely fast
Cons: Some of the pages returned are garbage, but this is unavoidable

Introduction

Google is helping the internet become what it was always supposed to be. Those of you who have been using the internet for awhile probably know what I'm referring to; the internet has long been portrayed as a fountain of...

Pros: Great for personal searches. Not cluttered with advertisements.
Cons: Not too great on searching for technical help

Searching the Internet has become more popular than going to your local library and heading to the card catalog! Anyone who has access to a computer heads out to one of the many search engines in hopes of finding out some obscure details of the meaning...

Pros: Fast and Simple; Uncluttered; Relevant results; Searches the whole web; No intrusive banner ads.
Cons: None

Google is the web's most advanced search engine. It covers more than a billion webpages to find exactly what you want. Whether it's a lost URL, or a brand new website you're looking for, Google will find it for you, fast and free.

When you...

Pros: Fast, no banner ads, great results, search bar.
Cons: -

Ever tried searching for something, only to come up with pages of irrelevant info? I was always frustrated with search engines as they never really found what I was looking for, even in the Advanced Search mode. But then I found Google.com!

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I remember well the launch of Google on the Internet. I had previously used older search engines like Alta Vista and for some reason I just didn't take a site with a name like "Google" very seriously. Needless to say, in the many years since then, ...