Information Most sites give tips on how to use their particular service, so try to read their FAQ or Help sections. In the Field There are over 1,800 search engines on the Web, most of them highly specialized and targeted at special subjects. An evaluation of these search engines can be found in the Cnet article Search Engine Shoot Out. The Cnet article rated the major search services on the criteria of Accuracy, Ease of Use, Advanced Searching, and other major features, and found HotBot to be the overall winner. For a brief abstract describing some of these remote engines visit the NetStrider site.
Search engines are more relevant to Internet commerce as the Web becomes increasingly commercial.
Since search engines are for-profit ventures that usually make money from advertising sources and other partnerships, they are seen as influential marketing venues or access points to the consumer. In other words, Open Text is offering to provide premium slots in its search engine that would help web publishers in the preferred listing service have their site rise above the sea of results. Search Engine Relevancy to Internet Commerce Search engines grow in importance to Internet commerce as the web becomes increasingly commercial. These search services are for-profit ventures that usually make money from advertising sources and other partnerships. They are influential marketing environments or access points to the consumer.