Module4: Metasearching

The 'Surviving the Storm: Using Metasearch Engines Effectively' link is broken, and I was unable to find it through google.

First I downloaded Copernic Basic and entered the search term 'Internet Governance,' just to test it out. It came up with a number of different websites of interest. I then did the same search in Google, and noted which of the websites that had appeared in Copernic Basic also appeared in Google. They all did, though not on the first page. Unfortunately, Copernic Basic is not also functional web browser; it opens links in Firefox, overriding whatever was already loaded. So using Google through Firefox is actually faster (Tabbed browsing, browsing plugins etc). I will continue to experiment with Copernic, but still feel that it may be more trouble than its worth.

I then undertook the task outlined.
I opened Google and searched for ‘advanced internet users.’ It came up with 116,000,000 Hits. First Hit was: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/asiapac/news/2005/pr_09-21.html, a news site about ‘China Supports Advanced Applications for Internet Users and Educational Centers.’
Used Copernic to search for the same term. It came up with 101 hits. The first link was http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/, an Advanced Internet Tutorial.
Copernic came up with less results, which narrows the resources to a more manageable amount. On first glance, Copernic’s results appear to be more relevant links.

Google Hits
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/asiapac/news/2005/pr_09-21.html
http://www.advancedis.net/main.htm
http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/
http://www.advancedinter.net/
http://www.cert.org/

Copernic Hits
http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/usingwindows/internet/tips/advanced/2advanced_list.asp
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/asiapac/news/2005/pr_09-21.html
http://www.ciese.stevens-tech.edu/tutorials/advanced/cookiemonster.html
http://www.softstack.com/advink.html