January 19, 2004
Search engine alternatives
TO MAKE the search process efficient a new crop of search services are surfacing. The salient features of a few of them are examined here.
In the past, many netizens used to think that Web was the entire Net and IE was the only browser. Now they realise that Web is just one of the services on the Net and IE is just one of the tools for accessing it. Likewise, for a while, such search engines/directories as Altavista and Yahoo were the main tools used by netizens for locating Net resources. But, with its brilliance and terrific performance, Google made all of them fade into cyberspace. Now for many netizens, a search service means Google and nothing else. By taking several pro-active measures, Google regularly enriches its service base and still continues to be the undisputed leader.
In the past, many netizens used to think that Web was the entire Net and IE was the only browser. Now they realise that Web is just one of the services on the Net and IE is just one of the tools for accessing it. Likewise, for a while, such search engines/directories as Altavista and Yahoo were the main tools used by netizens for locating Net resources. But, with its brilliance and terrific performance, Google made all of them fade into cyberspace. Now for many netizens, a search service means Google and nothing else. By taking several pro-active measures, Google regularly enriches its service base and still continues to be the undisputed leader.
