I don't like this result

Friday, February 17. 2006

I was trying to open up J2SE 1.5 API docs by searching "j2se1.5 api". As usual, first with Google, I really don't like the result:

In contrast, Yahoo! is much better in this case (with exact search terms):

Finally I decided to change my behavior of web search from always using Google to using both Yahoo! and Google alternatively.

Posted by Steven in computer at 19:43 | Comments (2) | Trackback (1)

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If you read this before, you probably know I use both Yahoo! and Google to search for the info I look for. Interestingly a coworker of mine just saw the post and introduced this website to me.

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Strange to note that Google's primary job was to provide a search engine. Did they stipulate that they would provide an accurate search result?I noticed that Google tends to drop "duplicate" search results, which bugs me alot. I used to like Alta Vista but that search engine has gone down the drain. I recently started using MSN's search engine and it has improved slightly but it can't compare to Google or Yahoo! :)In short, no search engine is ever accurate, I'd guess its better to equip one's self with two or three choices.

#1 Angie Tan (Homepage) on 2006-02-18 11:04 (Reply)

For more techie people, you can use the Advanced search option to specify you want to perform an exact search. This option is available to both Google and Yahoo.

#2 Array (Homepage) on 2006-02-20 15:55 (Reply)

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#3 steven on 2006-02-23 02:37 (Reply)

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