Relevant search results with Info.com
If you feel blessed with multiple choice of search engines to
search and find answer for your favorite query, you may soon
'curse' the advantage. For, no two search engines would turn up
with SERPs' (search engine result pages) that have much
similarity between them. In other words, the results that the
search engines come up with for any given query would in all
probability vary widely from one another.
To one who isn't a regular surfer on the net, it'll be tough to
decide which band of results would serve purpose. An onerous
task indeed to separate wheat from chaff.
For all those not-so-ardent net-surfers, Info.com could be a good
reference point. What is great about Info.com? For any query,
its metasearch platform culls data from up to 14 search engines
and pay-per-click directories to provide consolidated results.
If you have chosen 'blended' results, what you'll get is a
combined list sans duplicates and ranked according to targeted
search engines.
If you'd rather prefer separate search results, no problem!
You're free to opt for individual results (presented in columns)
from Google, MSN, Yahoo! and Ask. What is unique about using
Info.com is that you simply type in 'yoursearchquery.info.com'
in the address bar of your browser, and you'll immediately get
your results. This essentially means the address bar in effect
serves as a direct search toolbar for Info.com.
But wait, there's more. Info.com offers shopping comparisons
(partnering with Shopping.com), constantly updated news, job
results from Indeed, eBay's auctions and much more.
Info.com is like a whiff of fresh air in crowded search market.
It's a good helping even if you do not wish to cling on all the
time. Not surprising, Jim Louderback of PC Magazine has this to say:
" There's one problem with all these new sites... I can't
possibly squeeze in more than one or two new ones. And that's
why I've embraced Info.com. It's an aggregators' aggregator,
combining many of the newest vertical search sites along with
Google and Yahoo!. A single search delivers jobs from Indeed,
travel from Kayak, prices from Shopping.com, and even related
eBay auctions. Web searching is evolving much as magazines
did...Will Google and Yahoo! follow Look and LIFE into oblivion?
It's too early to tell. But I'd rather visit Info.com. "