Why Should You Use the Yahoo Search Engine? How About – Instant Keyword Phrase Relevancy?

November 3rd, 2008

As someone who surfs the Internet frequently for research and writing, I tend to use search engines a lot. Now basically, all search engines are the same. The track and seek out relevant information based on keywords I specify. But when it comes to the relevance of those keywords, I have found Yahoo search to be the best. Others might claim that google search is the best while still others plum for AOL search or Netscape search. But for my usage and specifications, there is nothing to compare with Yahoo search. Let me tell you why.

Most other searches are plain searches. They search for a keyword and get back all sorts of results. While the number of results may be more, the relevance of these search results is lesser. This makes these searches a difficult option when quick and reliable results are needed. Not to mention absolutely useless if you are looking for the widest range of most reliable and credible information based on your keyword specifications. Yes! It can be quite frustrating!

While other search engines are only concerned with keyword specifications, Yahoo goes a step further. It also asks you for the theme or category that you are hunting for. When they are specified along with the keyword or keywords, Yahoo displays all the relevant articles connected with theme. Again, unlike other search engines which are just plain searches, Yahoo opts for the Boolean approach. In this case, the search engine provides only those pages that have some real value. Every page containing the keyword (whether meaningful or meaningless) is not displayed. Thus, Yahoo is more concerned with relevance than with numbers.

Now, another benefit of Yahoo is that the search engine is part of the main portal itself. So additional benefits of searching are also there. Whatever results you may get, they can be compared with other themes or across other themes. The results can lead to related information comparable to the results already displayed. Also, you can seek for more intensive knowledge about the displayed results themselves. The information can be sifted through, allowing you to collect only what is needed.

To illustrate with an example, if you wish to search for Los Angeles. What will Google and other search engines do? Every website on the world Web that has the words “Los Angeles” in it will be displayed–hundreds and hundreds of them! Yahoo pinpoints the place Los Angeles exactly. There is also a map of the place available. Additionally, there is the latest news update about Los Angeles and classifieds related to the place! Which search engine would you opt for now?

The category option in Yahoo search engine enables you to process the displayed information such that you take out only the best. Going back to the example of Los Angeles, the results obtained would be so pertinent to what I wanted, that if I were writing an article about the place, it would provide an all-round perspective to the reader. Therefore, I say, “Hooray for Yahoo”!

Dane Masters is an accomplished niche website developer and author. To learn more about who created the internet, please visit brief history of internet for current articles and discussions.