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Google Vs. Yahoo: When We Last Met...

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the return-of-the-fisher-king dept.

I-R-Baboon writes "The New York Times has this article on the battle between the once #1 Yahoo and the current champion and #1 Google. Yahoo wants it's throne back and is ready to throw the gloves off and mix it up with Google. But can the uncluttering of their page, toning down the ads, and using some features not currently offered on Google give them their title back?" Of course, Yahoo! will have to get in line behind Microsoft as well.

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  1. When to use Google or Yahoo! by KC8SWY · · Score: 5, Informative

    All search engines/technologies have their own purpose.

    If I am looking for a companies website and it isn't companywebsite.com, I would use yahoo and enter the company name. Once in a while It works for topic searches.

    If I am doing a general search, I used to use Excite or Lycos. I have moved to google as my search engine of choice for a few reasons.

    1. Google searches embedded formats (PDF, MSWord, Etc.)
    2. Google is fast and clean
    3. Free
    4. Google has cached versions of pages for when a site has been /.'ed.
    5. Google's rankings are not based on keywords but rather who links to the site.
    6. Picture search
    7. News search
    8. Usenet search
    9. Preferences for setting # of results p/page

    Yahoo! has a long way to go despite the extra services they offer (chat, games, auctions).