Objectively Comparing Competing Search Engines?

aendeuryu asks: "My default search engine of choice is, like most of you I assume, Google. That said, some complaints about Google over the years do seem to have some merit -- basically, that sometimes the indices aren't always updated, that it's too easy to manipulate via googlebombing or legislation, and that maybe too many of its featured services never get out of beta stage. Maybe the fact that Google has gone so long without significant competition is enough to make one at least begin to ask questions about it possibly becoming stagnant. Personally, I'm so used to doing things the Google way (and achieving acceptable results quickly) that I'm not really interested in switching -- case in point, all the above links referenced were quickly found via Google. However, what am I missing out on by not giving (for example) Yahoo search a shot? Or, more to the point, how would one go about trying to effectively and objectively compare competing search engines? In what areas have people found Google to have become obsolete for their purposes? Have less ignorant people than myself figured out ways to test a competing search engine's efficacy for themselves?"

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Why not just call this googleshrine.com

[Anonymous Coward]

Googleshrine.com
News for nerds, Google is all that matters!!

Every two seconds there is some post about google.

Late breaking news - google employee breathes air.

Isn't there anything else in the tech world to talk about, is google so important.

penis

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Re:Dont bother

[mspohr]

Results of Google search:

Product search results for why are flamingo pink

Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments - .75 oz. jar flamingo pink - $4.16 - Mister Art Pretty Pyrex "Flamingo Pink" 2 Qt. Oven Ware Bowl - $9.00 - GoAntiques

Heisey pleat & panel-flamingo pink - Compote with lid 8 1/4" - $149.95 - Replacements.com

Farm Fresh To You ... Flamingo Pink Peach Blossoms. The day felt like summer. ... Flamingo pink blossoms caught my eye and I reminisced about the smell and taste of summers ... www.farmfreshtoyou.com/farm_news/farm_news030905.s html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

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1951 Wedgewood - Custom Flamingo Pink Porcelain 24k - Cached - Similar pages

... time for a new search engine.

Google sucks shit!!

[Anonymous Coward]

All i ever gets from google nowadays are shopping carts and Bob and Betty blogger who think we actually care what they have to say. Look google, if you are putting shitty amateur websites ahead of actual Corporate websites then you have a serious problem. Also if you think that blog websites contain good real information, then you need to pull that sponge out of your head. You guys suck ass and get rid of those google links, they make websites look cheap.

Re:dogpile.com

[penguinoid]

What, are they just a pile of shit?