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The History of Search EnginesBy Kevin Saldana
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What is a search engine?
• A search engine is a software program that searches for sites based on the words. It looks through databases of information in order to find what a person is looking for.
• Otherwise, we wouldn’t know how to find things, and…
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First Search Engine
• The first search engine was named Archie.
• It was created in 1990 by a McGill University student named Alan Emtage.
• Archie was considered to be the “grandfather” of all search engines.
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• After the Archie search engine, two more were followed.
Jughead & Veronica
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Search Engines Today
• There are countless search engines out there in the world, the one that dominates over all…
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Most Popular Search Engines• Google isn’t the only search engine out there. There are others
worldwide.• The top ten search engines…• 1) Google• 2) Yahoo!• 3) Baidu (China)• 4) MSN/Live• 5) NHN Corporation (Korea)• 6) Ebay• 7) Time-Warner Network/AOL• 8) Ask Network• 9) Yandex (Russia)• 10) Alibaba (China)
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Purpose of the Search Engine
• While the search engine is primarily used for our convenience, it also has another reason.
• A hidden reason…
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Purpose of the Search Engine
• Money is necessary for search engines.• If there isn’t enough money accumulated from
advertisement, then the search engines will stop giving their service.
• If you want your favorite search engine to continue, then keep using it so it won’t go unnoticed!
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A new search engine?
• Facebook is planning to upgrade their current search engine.
• Lars Rasmussen, a former Google engineer, was hired by Facebook to change the engine.
• Will it overtake Google search?
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Sources
• http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Google-Search-Engine-Lars-Rasmussen-Google-Wave,news-14664.html
• http://www.seo-hongkong.com/blog/10-most-popular-search-engines-in-the-world-442.html
• http://www.searchenginehistory.com/• http://www.isgoodstuff.com/2010/12/18/hist
ory-of-search-engine-episode-i/
• http://www.build-a-home-business-website.com/purpose-of-search-engines.html