1) I tried 3 searches on BlindSearch - "Tiger Woods", "Obama", and "Internal Revenue Service". I actually voted for the entry by Yahoo, for 2 times out of 3, and Google for the other search. I usually use Yahoo, since it seems like that was the first search engine I was introduced to and got comfortable with it. I have, however, always used Google for image searching. Based on my preferences I discovered on BlindSearch, I'll probably keep using Yahoo most of the time.
2) Google outpaced by far the competition on Hitwise. The site I usually use, Yahoo, was its closest competitor, and lagged far behind, approximately 75% for Google and 15% for Yahoo by volume.
3) I checked out the new feature on Yahoo called Yahoo Search Pad, where you can save searches and take notes and make these things accessible from any computer. I can see where this feature can be very useful if you are researching a particular topic and want to keep the information available in a central location or even to transmit the information to someone else.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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