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rfgdxm1 - 6:53 am on Mar 30, 2003 (gmt 0)


>Hm, Ink (MSN) is by far #2 in my logs :) But yes, in part, I think Teoma also does well because they have a research paper out there :) and Brett mentioned it, after his interview with their founder...

MSN totally dominates my logs behind Google. However, as my sites are in Looksmart, I don't know how relevant that is. Direct Teoma hits on my sites are irrelevant. However, looking at the logs ask.com, while behind MSN, is relevant.

>So - I would argue that academic roots = better SE - but taking it one step further, research = better SE. And Google, by far, seems to have the most (current) research articles floating about, with this or that bit in them...patents help to - Inktomi / Altavista I think have the most 2 of any engine (so far...)

Altavista? Are they still relevant?

>What does Alltheweb have, in terms of 'academic' claims to fame...?

Who cares about "academic" claims to fame? What counts is who in the market can best challenge Google.


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