WORLD WIDE WEB

SEARCH ENGINE COMPARISON

 

 

SEARCH

VEHICLE

TYPE

WHO Selects

Web Pages?

WHAT

Is searched

WHERE does

The Engine search?

RESULTS

What results from your search?

DIRECTORIES

 

People

Hierarchical List

Searches its own server’s list

Directory headings & web page links

VIRTUAL LIBRARIES

People

The librarian’s Subject List

(Hierarchical)

Searches its own server’s list

Subject matter headings & web links

SEARCH ENGINES

Spider

(Robot)

Tags <meta> <title> URL <body> <Ahref=. ><A> <IMG SRC=..>

Searches list of pages and tags returned to the server by “spider” program.

“Unorganized”Web Page links

(Note: most search engines now sell Top 20 slots.)

META SEARCH

ENGINE

Search algorithms (math programs)

Searches many (meta) other search engines

All over the web

Web pages found on various other search engines.

SPECIALIZED DIRECTORIES

 

 

 

 

INTELLIGENT

 AGENTS

Computer software programs

Price; Product Availability; Travel;

Provide responses to user commands

Within intelligent agent program.

Will send you emails when your criteria are met – e.g., ticket price, product avails.