Dave
Added - wonder if it's a cookie? How often do you guys use FS?
All I see is Overture results and an Overture advanced search options.
Don't see google there at all.
I dare say if Overture share some of their income with freeserve for the increased exposure they must be quite attractive but it is bad for freeserve searchers to only be able to find paid entries.
As far as I know Overture doesn't have any advanced search options.
Freeserve does.
On some searches I am getting pure Google.
Some I'm getting Google with Overture top 3.
Others I'm getting unidentified (Looksmart??) results.
Mine too - great news.
Does lead to a tad confusing search layout - freeserve pages from inktomi, sponsored listings from overture, and real SERPs from Google.
Also it says "search powered by overture" when it isn't... unless... nope same old same old on overture - now that would have been big news ;)
Yes.
Quite. I feel that this is both great news and frightening.
I would be happier if there were at least two proper search engine indices dominating the non-paid market, but if it has to be one I'm glad it's Google.
Calum
It's a mystery.
A couple of things are amusing me.
First some of the sites that are listed in google are not showing in the freeserve search so they (when I look) are serving paid results I think from Overture and poss Inktomi.
Secondly Freeserve's own search does not allow me to find a site which I have on freeserve's own hosting package in a freeserve sub domain .... !! which is extensively listed in google and others.
Now if you think about this second point it is quite bizzare that an ISP would install a search solution that excluded or penalised their own customers web sites from results!!
Its sure a funny old world!
