Project #15: Search Engines

Duck Duck GO
This search engine mainly focuses on the fact that they won’t track their users or will not give out personal information. I personally really like this search engine because it is very easy to use and is not as cluttered as some can be. Duck Duck Go is very user friendly.

Ixquick
This search engine’s main focus is being the world’s most powerful search engine. When you use this search engine you are searching many different search engines at the same time. This allows you to cover more of the Internet at one time giving you more results faster and easier. There is this really neat setting where you can click an “X” if what you just read was not close to what you were looking for, and then it will remove results like that one. But, if you like what you read and it was close to what you were looking for, you click a check mark and then the search engine will provide you with more results like that one. I have personally not used this search engine too much but it seems to be something that I might have to start using more.


Blekko
This search engine organizes content into categories. They also have their own mobile app called izik that allows you to search the web through this app. They also have their own news platform called Rockzi.

Bing
Bing is one of the top search engines right now. It is very similar to Google. However, Bing is designed to predict what you want to search for and is more accurate in getting the results you want. It also does not have as many filters as Google allowing you to see more results, the good and bad ones.


Dogpile
Dogpile is created by infospace. They search leading search engines and then filter through all the bad results, duplicates, and then gives you the most popular and accurate results with more than one search engine. This allows for a faster and less time consuming search.


Yahoo
Yahoo is one of the most popular search engines as well, and has also been around for a while. Yahoo is more than just a search engine. They have an email access; you can find new updates instantly, a sports update, and so much more through Yahoo.



Wolframaalpha
This is unlike most search engines we use. They do not rely on other search engines for their information. They are mainly used for computing answers. They show you how to get the answer and the source they got it from. Also, if you ask Siri on the iphone, she will use this search engine to look things up. This search engine is really helpful for someone who is taking a math course.

Job
This search engine is used to help someone find a job in their field. It allows you to pick a certain area that you would like a job. It also gives you a list of the top jobs in the USA. This is a good site for someone looking for a job.

Kidrex
This search engine is made by Google, but it is a little different. It is made for kids to use. It filters through the entire things that kids should not be looking at. It is kid friendly and is easy to operate. This is a great search engine to get kids started using the Internet. It allows them to explore and get comfortable using the internet and computer, but it doesn’t allow them to run into bad sites that they shouldn’t be looking at.