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 After Google
Author: Adam Pode
Date:Thursday, 15th Jul 2004 08:46
Views:2,907 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds)
Category:Internet Searching, Webmaster, eCommerce
URL:http://www.freepint.com/go/b29353

My perception is that Google is not the search colossus it used to be. Do members of the board have suggestions for other favourites aimed at the UK. I am aware of http://www.searchenginecolossus.com but what is best? Let me start the debate by recommending http://www.abrexa.co.uk

Yours,

Adam

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  After Google
My perception is that Google is not the search colossus it used to be. Do members of the board have ...
Adam Pode 15/07/04 08:46 29353
   Re: After Google
I agree with comments over Google, Dogpile et al. A single search engine will never **hit the spot** wrt very specific ...
Glen Gilchrist 21/07/04 14:27 29415
   Re: After Google
Not impressed with Abrexa I'm afraid. Having tested its listings for local sites, a significant proportion came up ...
Mark 17/07/04 13:07 29382
   Re: After Google
I don't think Google ever *was* the search colossus that some people made it out to be, to be honest. ...
Phil Bradley 16/07/04 16:40 29378
    Re: After Google
Hi Phil Bradley made the interesting metaphor comparing depending on a single search engine (e.g. Google) to just using one ...
Arthur Weiss 21/07/04 10:44 29412
     Re: After Google
Hi Arthur (and everyone else), I'm sorry, I obviously didn't make myself clear. In fact, we're both in full agreement on ...
Phil Bradley 21/07/04 16:07 29417
   Re: After Google
As with everything it depends on what you're searching for. What many people seem to miss out on is ...
Martin 16/07/04 13:42 29374
    Re: After Google
Haven't been too impressed with Blinkx. I downloaded it and my work machine (a new P4) slowed to a crawl. ...
Simon 20/07/04 22:09 29408
     Re: After Google
I agree with Simon! I downloaded Blinkx, but deleted it after a day, as it made the machine's performance ...
Zena 23/07/04 10:50 29430
     Re: After Google
Blinx is dreadfully slow, and the broadband web based version is even slower (even on a very fast DSL connection). ...
Martin 21/07/04 08:27 29409
      Re: After Google
I thought it was just me. My system crawled from the time that I installed it. Blinx does seem like a ...
John Coltrane 30/07/04 13:10 29511
       Re: After Google
John I've had practical experience of the Autonomy system myself and am very impressed. I would go so far to ...
martin 30/07/04 13:23 29512
        Re: After Google
You are right in saying that Autonomy is the best that is out there but they only cater for the ...
John Coltrane 30/07/04 13:31 29513
         Re: After Google
John I would be very interested to find out how 'out of the box' the system turns out to be. ...
Martin 30/07/04 13:39 29514
   Re: After Google
Dogpile, Vivisimo and Blinkx have recently been voted as close seconds to Google...as well as the improving Yahoo and MSN
steve 16/07/04 08:12 29367
    Re: After Google
I consulted your message and tested abrexa with the following search declarations: -equity research -commonwealth -independent research providers. I will say for UK specific ...
falhlax olak 16/07/04 09:11 29368

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