Search Engine Questions

What is a search engine?
Wikipedia defines a search engine as; the free encyclopedia. A search engine is a program that is designed to help find certain information stored on computers or systems such as the world wide web.

How do search engines rank what they find on the internet?
Search engines rank webpages by relevance. They utilize an algorithm (which is a set of rules) to rank information that is located.

How are the wepages sorted?
The webpages are sorted by relevance. Although, webpages slip through that have no relevance, the #1 webpage that is posted, is usually the one that refers directly to the statement or question that is searched.

favorite search engines?
My favorite search engine is google. Fundamentally, google has the most resources and is the easiest engine to use. The pages are set out effectively and offer an excellent advance search option. Alternatively to google, Alta Vista would be a favored search engine. Alta Vista offers alternative webpages to google, which can be very useful as google does not always offer the users desired results.

News Stories about Search Engines?
I found one news story about search engines that was in relation to; google video- where it is not only becoming an epidemic but other search engines are following in the footsteps. As new technology is becoming such a fast growing arena, all the search engines are fighting to come up with new innovations such as google video and google phone as tools to attempt to transcend their competiors.