Mustang Cobras

For this assignment I decided to use the keywords “Mustang Cobra”, because it’s one of my favorite cars. I will search using Ask, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Dogpile, Webopedia, Yippy, TheInternetArchive, Mahalo, Yahoo, and Google. Then I will list the differences and also what I like and dislike about that particular search engine.
I first searched “Ask.com”. The first thing I notice is that the “Ads related” section takes up all of my screen, which I don’t like. I actually have to scroll down to see any non-ad results. To the right of the screen is a small section labeled “Popular Q&A” It displays common questions associated with the keywords “Mustang Cobra”. The first true result is a link to a question on “Ask.com”, so they obviously promote there own website first.

Next I performed a search using “Bing.com”.

I first see two advertisement links. Below the ads is an “Images” section filled with pictures of Mustang Cobras. On the right of the screen is a “related searches” section that displays more specific search terms like “2015 Mustang Cobra”, “1969 Mustang Cobra”, etc.
When I search “Dogpile.com” I see only four ads at the top. The results follow below. Similar to Bing a related searches section is on the right. Dogpile did a much better job at finding good results then I had expected.
I search “DuckDuckGo.com” and immediately see a bar that stretches across the top of the page. Inside the bar is a photo of a Mustang Cobra and summarized information that was gathered from Wikipedia. I really liked that simple feature.
“Google.com” first gives me four images of some Mustangs and a link to see more. Below the photos are the results. I don’t see any advertisements whatsoever, which I love.
On “Yahoo.com” I see four advertisement links then the results. On the top right of the page there is a “related ads” section. Like most of the search engines you will find a related searches section on the right of the page, but also one at the

bottom.
I enter the keywords “Mustang Cobra” into WeboPedia.com and it returns nothing. The about page stated that this website is used as an online dictionary for IT and computer related subjects. Maybe I can find a use for this website at a later point in time.
When I search “Yippy.com” I first notice a menu on the left. The menu allows you to narrow down results by clicking one of the categories on it. The categories are sort of related but not very well organized. I think this feature is a good idea, but the implementation isn’t too great.
Next I try to search “Mustang Cobra” on “TheInternetArchive” (web.archive.org). The page returned no results because it’s not made for searching keywords. This website is basically a searchable archive of things that have been on the internet.
On “Mahalo.com” I don’t see a search bar or anywhere to enter my keywords. It seems like Mahalo has more of a directory layout than a typical search engine style. I honestly wouldn’t use it too much.
After going through all of these different search engines I think I would stick with Google. One reason Google is my preference would be because it rarely displays too many ads. Another reason is because Google is linked to my email and YouTube accounts which makes it quick and easy to access them from whenever I’m in the middle of a search. Instead of going to a different website and logging on, I can just click a link in the corner to see my email.