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In those examples you did not put quotes around the search topic.
Originally posted by 12m8keall2c
Not the same...
I use Uncle Sam quite often.
Even if Google took "Uncle Sam" one more step out of Beta it wouldn't/shoudn't have that drastic of an effect on thier main search results.
Doesn't explain the sudden shift in MSN nor Yahoo either.
Not that I rely/trust/go with searches on either Yahoo or MSN, think they're both overall quite inferior to Google, I was simply including them as their results, using the same searches, ALSO "shifted" suddenly over the past 48hrs.
Not sure just what it all means . . .
Between web work, programming, hosting, and in-home/on-site pc repair/maintenance I probably spend on average 12-14 hours a day in front a pc in one fashion or another.
As I said . . . it may just be coincidence, but from past experience it would not seem so, especially from the collective standpoint. Google, Yahoo, and MSN don't ecessarily play well together. :O)
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[edit on 2-8-2005 by 12m8keall2c]
Just thought I should include this upon reflection of the original post.
It isn't just that the first results were different . . . the "rest" were completely different also.
The "rest" being 2+ links to posts on ATS, as well as a combination of other similar forums/groups/etc.
Now the results look like this:
Google:
www.google.com...
MSN:
search.msn.com... orthwood
Yahoo:
search.yahoo.com... P-tab-web-t&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8
Yes, Inktomai has been very active as of late, along with Googlebot's normal frequency, but not so much from MSN or Yahoo.
Yahoo and MSN do rely heavily upon Inktomai for results.
Yahoo (where MSN SE tech originally comes from) is cored upon Inktomai's Db.
Again, maybe it's just a local thing, regional, but it still strikes me as VERY odd!
[edit on 2-8-2005 by 12m8keall2c]
[edit on 2-8-2005 by 12m8keall2c]
Originally posted by FibroKat
Google did merge with Yahoo