Re: Altavista better than Google for genealogy searches

On May 14, 10:38 pm, Steve Hayes <hayesm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> It seems that Altavista is much better than Google for genealogical
searches.
>
> A distant cousin is organising a GROWDEN family reunion, and I have a
GROWDEN
> 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
Google
> 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
engine,
> and for genealogical purposes it is not even the best.
>
> --
> Steve Hayes
> E-mail: hayesm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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You are overgeneralizing.  Try the same search on Google without the
word "family" and you'll find your webpage as the very first hit.  One
search doesn't tell you much, except that people should be creative in
how they use *any* search engine.