Google is no longer number one...?

altyfc · 12-04-2003, 08:22 AM

A search for 'search engine' on Google is currently throwing up AltaVista 1st, Lycos 2nd, Yahoo! 3rd and Google itself in a lowly 4th position!

A fairly sound demonstration that the Florida update has been far from successful methinks...

Aaron

Leader of Men · 12-04-2003, 08:49 AM

I dont think Google ever was...

altyfc · 12-04-2003, 08:51 AM

For this search term? Yes, it used to be.

Aaron

Johan007 · 12-04-2003, 10:35 AM

no it never was - altavista was

samer · 12-04-2003, 11:13 AM

hum... they don't care ! a link to their site from their site ! hhuhuh :s

**John Scott** · 12-04-2003, 11:35 AM

Google was #1 for "search engine" until the update before last.

Leader of Men · 12-04-2003, 11:37 AM

It still is showing #1 for "search engine"....

**John Scott** · 12-04-2003, 11:44 AM

I'm seeing www.altavista.com

Leader of Men · 12-04-2003, 11:50 AM

Here's what I'm seeing...

Google #1
AltaVista #4

Jazzee · 12-04-2003, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leader of Men

Here's what I'm seeing...

Google #1
AltaVista #4

Ditto.

**John Scott** · 12-04-2003, 12:05 PM

LoM, you did the search using quotation marks. What do you get if you remove the q. marks?

Leader of Men · 12-04-2003, 12:12 PM

The oppisite. But he said a search for "search engine".... so that's what I did

Rob · 12-04-2003, 12:18 PM

It's a clickable link

Leader of Men · 12-04-2003, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob

It's a clickable link

What?

edbarton · 12-04-2003, 12:30 PM

Try here http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...=search+engine

Leader of Men · 12-04-2003, 12:34 PM

I know

altyfc · 12-04-2003, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leader of Men

The oppisite. But he said a search for "search engine".... so that's what I did

No, I didn't - I said 'search engine'. And I did this deliberately to differentiate the search term from my sentence, but also to distinguish it from "search engine" - the syntax you would use if searching for a phrase.

Just in case of any confusion, I also provided a link.

Aaron

Mike Merz · 12-13-2003, 03:57 PM

Not to sound stupid, but ...

Wouldn't the quoted phrase be what you're looking for, in terms of finding the most accurate results? ... as opposed to bringing up 'search' and 'engine' ?

Regards,

Mike 'obviously not Danny Sullivan' Merz

altyfc · 12-14-2003, 07:41 AM

Yes, it would... strictly speaking. But the likelihood is that a search for 'search engine' (no quotes) will still probably deliver what you're looking for, given how commonly the two words will appear together on the internet.

Aaron