Internet Search Engines

The growth of the internet over the last few years has been nothing short of phenomenal, and if you stop and think about it, it makes you wonder how we ever managed to do, or know, anything without it. From booking flights to finding the answer to those niggling little questions "just how short is Tom Cruise?" we just jump onto the computer and "google it".

Top Internet Seach Engines

Oh, you see, I've already mentioned the top internet search engine without even thinking about it. It's become so popular that it's now even used as a noun.

GOOGLE - with over 70% of the search engine market, millions of people do "google it" every single day, in fact, many of us "google it" hundreds of times each day. Google changed the face of the internet making it a truly friendly place which gives people what they actually want. Isn't it annoying when you put in a search term and end up with loads of random sites which happen to have those words in them but have really got nothing to do with what you need to know? The hours you can waste, anyway, Google effectively eliminated the majority of unrelated search results and the annoying duplicate results, and is consequently firmly at the top of the search engine ladder.

YAHOO - has been around for years, but not in its present form. It was really developed as a means of the two founders, Jerry Yang and David Filo to keep a track of their own personal stuff. Gradually, the amount of information, as well as the number of visitors grew and it became a rich source of information through its web directory. Initially Yahoo used Google as a search engine, then decided to go it alone. It is a good search engine which presently has around 14 - 15% of the market share. Joining forces with Microsoft in 2009, Microsoft is now the power behind Yahoo while Yahoo seeks to become the ultimate search engine.

BING - is increasing it's share of the "searchers" since early in 2009, from around 5% to almost 10% by the summer of 2010.

ASK - are still hanging on in there, with a share of around 2 - 3% of all searches worldwide. If you want to know something, just ask!