Although it sometimes seems that Google has a complete monopoly when it comes to online search, with Yahoo trailing a distant second, there are in fact other viable search engines to compete with the “big boys” online. Microsoft’s Live Search and Ask.com are but two examples of “alternative search engines.”
Wikia Unveil New Search Engine
Ask.com Allows Users to Erase Search Data
With the Internet increasingly appearing to be a “big brother,” that knows your search habits, frequented sites and preferences, many Web surfers are demanding greater privacy online. Ask.com, the former “Ask Jeeves” search engine, has recently announced that it will go to greater links to protect users privacy, including the development of a new feature called the “AskEraser” which allows users to delete their search activity information permanently from the company’s server.
Google Street View - More Privacy Controversy Surrounding Google
The world’s largest and most successful search engine is no stranger to controversy regarding people’s privacy. Google strives to bring new and innovative products to the web that generally make information more accessible to everyone. In their latest attempt, Google made an interesting addition to their Google Maps feature. It’s called “street view” and it gives users the ability to zoom down to the street level of a city on a map and see actual photographs and panorama views. Obviously this isn’t the case in every single neighborhood but in most big cities you are able to see what was going on in the city at the time the photographs were taken.
ChaCha - Human-Driven Search Engine
Search engines – they are the Internet’s most powerful tool because they allow you to go through a massive number of websites and displaying the results that are looked for in just a matter of seconds. These tools come in handy anytime you’re looking for some piece of information, whether for work or pleasure. However, one of the frustrating things that can happen when using a search engine is that, despite all the information dumped on your screen, you still can’t find what you’re looking for. You’ve probably flipped through 3-4 pages of results and some of the websites shown are either not there and you see the dreaded 404 error message or they do not display the information you need.
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