Re: Altavista better than Google for genealogy searches

On 15 May, 04:38, Steve Hayes <hayesm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> It seems that Altavista is much better than Google for genealogical
search=
es.
>
> A distant cousin is organising a GROWDEN family reunion, and I have a
GROW=
DEN
> family web page, and was trying to see what there was on the family on
the=

> web.
>
> I entered "Growden family Growdon" (both spellings are used) in both
Googl=
e
> and Altavista (http://www.altavista.com)
and Altavista returned far more
> relevant results on the first page. My page dedicated to Growden family
> history did not show up on the first couple of Google pages at all, but
it=
 was
> the first one on Altavista. It also appeared on the first page on
Dogpile
> (http://www.dogpile.com).
>
> "Google is your friend" has become something of a cliche in genealogy
> newsgroups, but it is worth remembering that it is not the only search
eng=
ine,
> and for genealogical purposes it is not even the best.
>
> --
> Steve Hayes
> E-mail: hayesm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (see web page if it doesn't work)
> Web:http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/famhist1.htm
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You might try Copernic Agent, free from http://www.copernic.com/
This
combines the results of several search engines and has other features
like saving your searches. I admit I haven't used it for a while, as I
never got a round toit to reinstall it when my PC was replaced.
However, I've just done so and tried it with "Growden family Growdon"
and the results look promising.

Chris