HZQ II

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Friday, January 8, 2010, 10:02 AM

Practiacal 4n5, Mamma and her Yahoo! Directory

Two days ago...

We were introduced to two search facilities, Mamma Meta Search and Yahoo! Directory. These sites actually have been in the internet for quite some time, though,
i guess im too oblivous to even notice of their existence.

Anyways, I was really impressed with how these sites work and are really different from the normal search engines that i normally use, such as Google and MSN search engine. This, because of the slightly more precise search results that we get from the mentioned search facilities.

First of all, Mamma.com. It was established in the year 1998 and is one of the most commonly used meta search engine on the planet. 'The mother of all search engines' as it calls itself, meta searches are different from other normal search engines as their search results are made of results retrieved from other search engines. For example, Mamma can retrieve search results from Google. That is the nature of Meta searches as it does not work on its own database, but on others.

For Yahoo! Directory, or any other subject directories, they are actually a compilation of search topics neatly organised in different subjects so that users are able to find answers to their search query fast.
Subject directories are also made up of articles or written information done by professionals, specialising in that paritcular field. Therefore, the reliabilty rate for subject directories are higher and are more accurate.

From this, I have actually found out that the combination of meta searches and subject directories are more effective for my reseach for my final portfolio. Wtih higher relevance, and reliability, this will better aid me in my research.

That would be all for now. See you later!

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