Monday, April 09, 2007
Alternative Search Engines
In the past, I have found that many people agree with the idea that google has a somewhat anti-conservative, sometimes hidden agenda when it comes to what pops up in their searches.
I recently found out that when I type "Talkwisdom" into a google search, a really old blogpost from a liberal left loonie blog (that was known for disparaging me and other Christians) comes up on the first page of the search. However, when I use a lesser known search engine (that doesn't include google's searches), that particular site is no where in the top 10-20 pages!
Isn't that odd?
I'm sure that many of you could cite additional examples.
Well, I decided to do a search for alternative search engines. Several pages into the search, I found this Top Ten Alternative Search Engines link. There are many there to experiment with, but the two most inventive (IMO) and that got my attention were these:
Kart00 (Puts up a fabulous display "map" of links to the site you type in. I found it quite refreshing and interesting!)
and
Ms. Dewey (She can be a bit annoying...though!)
I would probably use the Kart00 one. The Ms. Dewey one is entertaining at first, but then the search was limited.
Still investigating the rest at the first link.
I recently found out that when I type "Talkwisdom" into a google search, a really old blogpost from a liberal left loonie blog (that was known for disparaging me and other Christians) comes up on the first page of the search. However, when I use a lesser known search engine (that doesn't include google's searches), that particular site is no where in the top 10-20 pages!
Isn't that odd?
I'm sure that many of you could cite additional examples.
Well, I decided to do a search for alternative search engines. Several pages into the search, I found this Top Ten Alternative Search Engines link. There are many there to experiment with, but the two most inventive (IMO) and that got my attention were these:
Kart00 (Puts up a fabulous display "map" of links to the site you type in. I found it quite refreshing and interesting!)
and
Ms. Dewey (She can be a bit annoying...though!)
I would probably use the Kart00 one. The Ms. Dewey one is entertaining at first, but then the search was limited.
Still investigating the rest at the first link.
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That's weird as when I do it the top 3 sites it shows are all yours.
If there is a liberal bias to Google search results it's the result of most of the www being liberal. Not everything is some liberal conspiracy.
Shock horror! Are we censoring posts now?
ebsfwan,
I started comment moderation because I had someone posting here who turned out to be a bit of a lunatic. Hopefully, I won't have to keep comment moderation as a permanent thing.
About the google search. I'm sure that you heard all about the search where a website that diparages President Bush comes up when "stupid" or "idiot" or something like that is typed in.
I just happened to notice that a blog that I posted comment in about 2 years ago still comes up on the first page. I'm sure that people aren't accessing that link in a record number, so why is it coming up on google and not on the other search engines? Hmmm...curious.
Aah...fair enough. There are a lot of lunatics on the www.
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