How Google keeps its users satisfied with the best search results (10/03/2010)
(...) So how can you identify those apertures? Oftentimes, they don't exist, so you have to create them. Image recognition is an area Google has struggled with for some time, so its investment in Pixazza makes sense. Recognizing the limitations of its algorithm - and propensity for Web site publishers to stuff keywords into image ALT tags to fool it - Google created a "game" called Google Image Labeler. (...)

Search engine ad campaign tips and infos (09/20/2010)
(...) All of the major search engines want to deliver the best possible user experience to searchers. Each search engine wants to make the information that appears on its search engine results pages (SERPs) as useful, relevant, and informative as possible, no matter what the query. This is why the search engines are depending on users like you to help sustain their success and provide the best user experience possible. (...)

Tips and hints on how AlltheWeb works and what features it has (08/28/2010)
(...) AlltheWeb has an outstanding news search feature, which allows you to search all the news categories, or pinpoint which news resources you want it to search. This feature will only get stronger as it is integrated with other Yahoo! properties. AlltheWeb ties together its clustered results with the latest news stories on your query, and huge, frequently updated indexed database to pull from - these are strengths. (...)

Google search tips and why it is the most popular search engine (08/28/2010)
(...) What separates Google from the others is that it is simple to use and its top few results tend to be remarkably accurate - its deceptively simple basic interface give you little control, but great results. Google was the first general search engine that provided access to pages at the time they were indexed, which they call "cached" pages. This feature allows you to find pages that are no longer available on the Internet - a very useful research tool, which other search engines like AlltheWeb have duplicated. (...)

A few minor weaknesses Google has that most searchers ignore (08/28/2010)
(...) Google round-up Its weaknesses are minor irritations. Google's quality and constant innovations keep it the top of the line. What helps make Google so good is that it keeps pushing the envelope. (...)

Teoma and WiseNut strengths and weaknesses (08/28/2010)
(...) Teoma's database remains considerably smaller than Google and Yahoo!, though it has grown to over 500 million documents. The newest version of the search engine adds an advanced search page, greater coverage of the Web, and the ability to set search preferences, among other options. What Teoma does best What Teoma does, it does very well. (...)

Short list of the best search tools online today (08/28/2010)
(...) MSN Search is already a worthwhile tool, but much more is expected from Microsoft when its new search engine is ready. Netscape search Netscape, another division of Time Warner, also uses Google for its main listings. About the only difference here is in appearance. (...)

Taking a closer look at three meta search engines (08/28/2010)
(...) Now you have a choice: you may view the results by relevance or by search engine, which makes it easier to assess your results. Above the query box are buttons for choosing to search web pages, images, audio, multimedia, news, and shopping. Dogpile has also added some phrase searching, Boolean operators, adult and domain filtering, and language selection, but only from the advanced search menu. (...)

Search engines and search tools are more complex than we know (08/27/2010)
(...) The best way to do this is to use help screens. Before you begin using a search tool, consult the Help, How To, or Tips page linked to its front page. Each search tool has one. (...)

How does the indexer of a search engine actually work (08/27/2010)
(...) As an example, when Google announced in February, 2004, that it had increased its total number of pages to 4.28 billion, it did not mention that a portion of those results were un-indexed pages. Yes, you still had access to billions of Google's pages, just not all 4. (...)

Interesting search engine facts every webmaster should know about (08/27/2010)
(...) Frequent updates cost a lot of money, so more and more, how good a search tool is can depend on how much money its owners are putting into it, and how good its supporting partners are. Most of the major search engines claim to index 500 million documents. AlltheWeb indexes 3. (...)

Special portals of search engines are known as vortals (08/27/2010)
(...) It is the starting place for information about that industry and for everyone who works in that industry. A legal vortal is FindLaw a central clearinghouse for legal information. Energy Central is a key site for nuclear power and electric energy issues. (...)

Paid placement is just one of the ways a search engine makes money (08/27/2010)
(...) Now paid placement in search tools is a common practice, although it is one you may not know about. It is so widespread that, at a mid-2001 conference run by Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan, the vast majority of the companies presenting their technologies were firms specializing in getting listings put into search engines, a field they dub "search engine optimization." Those people who viewed placement as a violation of the spirit of search engines were a tiny minority amid a wave of placement proponents. (...)