Project #15

Computer Literacy: Search Engines

WolframAlpha: This site states that it is a "computational knowledge engine". WolframAlpha develops output by doing estimations by its personal foundation instead of returning links within the web. Currently, the site only offers information in the English language. It focuses quite a bit on mathematics.

Classical Net: Classical Net is considered to be the essential classical music source. It provides individuals with recommendations of various books and articles pertaining to different music topics, such as music history, opera, conducting, etc. The site gives the user the title, author, ISBN, and a brief description of the work. It also contains biographies and list of works of classical composers.

Bing: Bing is a search engine designed by Microsoft; it was formally known as Live Search. The site is designed to return results in a format that organizes answers to address one's needs. The search engine also displays a list of related searches on the left-handed side of the SERP. Bing would be best used when researching recent news.

DuckDuckGo: This search engine places a large emphasis on protecting its users's privacy and states that they bypass a "filter bubble" of personalized results. They do not take personal information, and cookies are not used by default. DuckDuckGo states that it has less spam and has zero click information which means results can be displayed with the salient points regarding the term that you searched for. Those who value their privacy would benefit from this site.

Dogpile: Dogpile is one of the oldest search engines, and at one time, the more preferred sites. It uses various search engines and directories to retrieve date for the user. Most of its results come from Google, Ask, MIVA, and LookSmart. The image components were well organized and gave a diverse collection.

CareerBuilder: One of the largest online job site in the United States is CareerBuilder. Members can search for numerous positions in different career fields across the states. Individuals can view jobs according to zip code, years experience, education, and salary.

Yahoo!: As of January 2014, Yahoo is the second largest search directory on the web by query volume. Yahoo Search was powered by Google until it became independent; Bing and Yahoo joined forces in 2009. One can view recent news of various types (sports, international, etc.) as well as research.

Expedia: Expedia is a travel website based in Washington state. The website allows individuals to compare and contrast flights, hotels, rental cars, and cruises with various companies. It allows users to filter results by price, departure times, amount of rooms, etc. One can also arrange package deals and can find options of things to do while in the new city.