But if you're looking for major gardening sites on the Internet, you'll probably have more success. This is because, unlike Infoseek, Alta Vista and others, Yahoo doesn't search Web pages. Instead, Yahoo searches its own directory of Web sites covering an enormous number of subjects. A Web site is a company or person's presence on the Internet, and may consist of one or many Web pages.
Web pages contain articles, chat rooms, bulletin boards, videos - whatever.
If your search in Yahoo yields zero results, you'll be whisked to Alta Vista's search system, although you'll still be entering terms in Yahoo's search box. At that point, it makes sense to switch to Alta Vista or another search engine so you can take advantage of its search menus. Site descriptions are short and relatively uninformative. Coverage of major sites for individual subjects ranges from comprehensive to sketchy. I think it's because Yahoo offers people an easy, effective way to get the kind of information they most want and need.