rely on spiders or robots to search databases of information through the internet which the company hosting the search engine has developed (http://www.cln.org/searching_faqs.html). The most popular search engines are Google, Yahoo, Excite, HotBot, AltaVista, Lycos and LookSmart. There a few essential concepts to understand about search engines. Since they do not search the internet, one might be curious to know how search engines obtain their results for users. When a publisher creates a document
Other services 5. Site design and layout More information about these criteria and how they were used is available below. 2. Test three search engines against your criteria For this evaluation, the following three search engines were tested: 1. AltaVista - http://www.altavista.com/ 2. Google - http://www.google.com/ 3. DirectHit - http://www.directhit.com/ <div style="sub-title">3. Explain your methodology The criteria outlined in Part 1 were reached by considering the things that would be important
Yahoo! Vs. Lycos When searching on the Internet, one may find it difficult sometimes to know where to start. With the seemingly limitless amount of information, one should use the resource suitable for the searcher's needs and tastes. Comparing different factors like databases, directory types, strengths and weaknesses of two search engines, such as Yahoo! and Lycos, can provide an advantage to someone looking for a starting block. To start with, one of the oldest search engines on the web, Lycos
The objective of this essay is to compare Internet research with other sources of information which include books, word of mouth and primary research. This paper will also look at ways of ascertaining the validity of research information for academic work. Compared to books and journals, internet research saves time that the researcher would have needed to put into searching through various books and articles for information. It is also cheaper and more convenient than having to search for credible
A Comparison of Two Search Engines on the Internet The internet is an ever growing power in the media industry. Over the past decade it has become a powerful tool for research and advertising on a worldwide basis. The 'search engine' is now very effective for both of these. I am going to analyse the presentation and function of 'Yahoo!' And 'Ask Jeeves' search engines. In doing this I will be searching for 'Prom dress makers in the UK.' [IMAGE] On 'Yahoo!' The title is very noticeable
People wonder what exactly search engine are and how they created a vast impact to the study skills of its users? The search engine is a software system designed to search web based information and to identify items in a database that correspond to the keywords specified by users. It is indispensable tools for finding web based information also a beneficial tool for students and faculty in making their academic papers and other purposes. In 1990, the first fundamental search engine named Archie was
Case about Yahoo 1. Success as a Web Search Engine a. Why was Yahoo! such an early success on the Web? Yahoo was an early success due to a combination of factors such as timing, hard work, and a good understanding of Web surfer’s tastes and needs.. In early 1995, Net mania was just flowering. It was a great time to be a young entrepreneur with an Internet idea. Dave Faldo and Jerry Yang saw a consumer need for classifying and differentiating web sights. Resting the urge to automate
on emotional and psychological responses. In some cases, there may be ego involved for one who is involved in the old innovation – when AltaVista and Yahoo rejected Google's ideas they may not have realized it, but they were defending their own innovations. However, such a response led them to make the wrong move, and today Yahoo is struggling and if AltaVista still exists nobody is aware of that. As a result of this phenomenon, innovators are seldom able to sustain innovation. They instead find
“Astronomy for Kids-Saturn,” Altavista, http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/planets/saturn.htm, November 20, 1998. “Astronomy Now: Cassini - Mission to Saturn,” Altavista, http://www.astronomynow. com/cassini/ November 10, 1998, “Great Space Place,” Altavista, http://www.transatlantech.com/TPS/gsp-starssaturn.html November 15, 1998. Kuhn, Karl F., “In Quest of the Universe,” Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Copyright 1998. Pioneer 10, 11 Quicklook,” Altavista, http://leonardo.jpl.nasa
Introduction This piece of work shows the analyses of Google Inc. using both external and internal information available SWOT and TOWS analyses were analysis tools employed to analyzed their past and present strategies so as to forecast or predict possible strategy that will favor the company. Company Background Hardly can a person use internet in a day without using at least one google product or services. Google Inc. is an American multinational company offering internet related products and services
Finding a web designer in Canada is no easy task these days. Most businesses will start by conducting a search on one of the major search engines available today: Google, MSN, Yahoo, AltaVista, Hot Bot, etc. A search term similar to web design Canada or web site design Canada is typically conducted. Sifting through these results is where the real challenges occur. You have the option of searching only for web design companies in Canada by choosing the “search web pages from Canada” option on a search
The Social Consequences of Communication Technologies How many hours have you spent on American Online Instant Messenger when you should have been studying for prelims? Communications shapes our modern society as well as brings many burdens and negative aspects along with it. It does not seem like it is even able to help most of the population of a developing country because most of the people in that country do not have access to modern communications technologies. Current telecommunications
Is the Internet really destroying our society? There is currently a lot of debate surrounding the topic of the Internet. On one hand many people feel that the Internet has a negative impact on our society these days. Their reasons include pornographic web sites, spam, piracy, and fraud. People that have a negative outlook on the Internet feel that the use of the Internet should be restricted in order to ensure the safety of the general public. Others, especially teenagers, disagree and say that
to hit and the power will go out and absolutely nothing will work. Should we believe this? Many people ask, "What is Y2K?". It made me wonder one day, "What does Y2K really mean?". I went to the search engine <a href="http://www.altavista.com">Altavista and typed in "What does Y2K stand for?". I looked and looked and finally found a page that answered mine and many others' questions. Y2K stands for Year 2000. Why K though? Why not Y2T? It is K because the Greek for thousand is Kilo so we use K
Adult Sites: Banned or Tolerated Over the past decade the Internet has become an essential part of everyday life. It has provided a common ground for people to interact all over the world. Whether it is through information exchange or a simple chat, the Internet has changed the way society operates. Trade, information, and also a wide variety of entertainment have all become accessible features with the click of a button. There is however one form of entertainment that has overtaken almost
The Latin Image "The romantic and erotic Latin image implied recognition that Latin Americans and Romance peoples produced persons of great beauty and attractiveness."(Rios-Bustamante,21) The most predominant stereotype that surfaces in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" and "The Mark of Zorro" is that of the Latin Lover. This stereotype may be portrayed in a more positive light because in comparison to other demeaning Latino roles in early American film, the Latin Lover is characterized
chosen search engines or reference sites cannot find the desired information, then it is unlikely I will have any greater success on entirely different ones. Moreover, having become used to a few search engines, namely ProFusion (Intelliseek) and AltaVista seems to lessen the attraction to try those unfamiliar to me, such as HotBot or GoZilla. The level of experience a person has with both computers and the World Wide Web can help determine what type of user they are. Sutcliffe suggests four categories
first browser that could handle cookies was Netscape Navigator 1.0. Cookies have become commonplace on the web since that browser first came out in 1995. By one account, 26 of the top 100 web sites utilize these files. Sites that use cookies include AltaVista, all pages on the GeoCities domain, and the web version of the New York Times. The New York Times is a lot like Yahoo mail in that the acceptance of cookies is required. Most sites, however, do not require browsers to accept cookies. Web site
Cyber-plagiarism It's two o'clock in the morning, you're just one page into a 10-page term paper that's due at eight o'clock. A few years ago, that would have been it: You would have submitted the paper late, if at all, and dealt with the consequences. But this is 2005, and so, in your most desperate hour, you try a desperate ploy. You log on to the Internet, enter "term papers" into an online search engine, and find your way to www.termpaper.com. There you find a paper that fits the assignment
Plagiarism missing works cited Plagiarism is a distinguished sounding word. One would almost think that it sounds like some lofty philosophical ideal named for the great Greek teacher Plagiarus, something to be aspired to. This is not so. Plagiarism is in fact a moral misdemeanor, and an academic felony. By definition, plagiarism is "a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work." Socrates, Plato and Aristotle would have frowned on such a practice