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Last Update: Jan 29th 2004
At A Glance
This table shows a few of the search engines, who they power, and who powers them.
For a more in depth table that describes the relationships between all the search engines, please scroll down.
Pay per bid engines other than Overture have not been included. These relationships are always changing and we will try to keep this list updated as new players arrive on the scene. Thanks to www.wordtracker.com for this information. |
| Search Engine |
Main Results From |
Powers |
| AllTheWeb |
Yahoo! Search, Overture |
Hotbot, Lycos |
| Altavista |
Yahoo! Search, Open Directory, Overture |
none |
| Google |
Google, Open Directory |
Aol, Ask Jeeves, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma |
| HotBot |
Ask Jeeves, Fast, Open Directory, Google, Lycos |
none |
| Lycos |
Fast, LookSmart, Open Directory, Google |
Hotbot |
| LookSmart |
LookSmart |
Lycos, MSN |
| MSN Search |
Looksmart/Zeal, Yahoo! Search, Overture |
none |
| Netscape |
Google, Open Directory |
none |
| Open Directory |
none |
Altavista, Aol, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma |
| Overture |
Inktomi |
All The Web, Altavista, MSN, Overture, Yahoo |
| Teoma |
Teoma, Open Directory, Google |
Ask Jeeves, Teoma |
| Yahoo |
Own Directory, Overture |
None |
| Yahoo! Search |
Yahoo! Search, Overture |
Altavista, AllTheWeb |
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Detailed
Here is an in depth table that describes the relationships between the search engines, directories, and pay-per-clicks. |
Search Engine |
Receives Primary Search Results From |
Receives Secondary Search Results From |
Receives Directory Results From |
Receives Paid Results From |
Provides Primary Results To |
Provides Secondary Results To |
Provides Directory Results To |
Provides Paid Results To |
Original Results (Y/N) |
Competition Search |
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Yahoo! Search |
none |
none |
Overture (top three) |
None |
Hotbot, Lyos |
none |
none |
Yes |
Engine |
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Yahoo! Search |
none |
Open Directory |
Overture |
None |
none |
none |
none |
Yes |
Engine |
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Google |
none |
Open Directory |
Google |
none |
none |
none |
none |
No |
Not Included |
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Teoma (Ask-owned) |
Teoma |
none |
Google |
Hotbot |
none |
none |
none |
No |
Not Included |
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none |
none |
none |
none |
All The Web, Hotbot, Lycos |
none |
none |
none |
No |
Not Included |
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Google |
none |
Open Directory |
Google |
Aol, Google, IWon, Netscape |
none |
none |
Aol, Ask Jeeves, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma |
Yes |
Engine |
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Ask Jeeves, Fast |
All The Web |
Open Directory |
Google, Lycos |
none |
none |
none |
none |
Yes (for Inktomi) |
Engine |
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Google |
none |
Open Directory |
Google |
none |
none |
none |
none |
No |
Not Included |
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LookSmart |
Yahoo! Search |
none |
LookSmart |
LookSmart, Lycos, MSN |
none |
none |
LookSmart |
Yes |
Directory |
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Fast, LookSmart |
All The Web |
Open Directory |
Google |
none |
none |
none |
Hotbot |
No |
Included |
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Looksmart/Zeal |
Yahoo! Search |
none |
Overture |
none |
none |
none |
none |
No |
Included |
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Google |
none |
Open Directory |
Google |
none |
none |
none |
none |
No |
Included |
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none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
Altavista, Aol, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma |
none |
Yes |
Directory |
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none |
Yahoo! Search |
none |
Overture |
none |
none |
none |
All The Web, Altavista, MSN, Overture, Yahoo |
Yes |
Pay Per Bid |
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Teoma |
none |
Open Directory |
Google |
Ask Jeeves, Teoma |
Ask Jeeves |
none |
none |
Yes |
Engine |
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Yahoo |
none |
none |
Overture |
none |
none |
none |
None |
Yes |
Directory |
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Yahoo |
none |
none |
Overture |
none |
none |
none |
AllTheWeb, Altavista, Fast |
Yes |
Engine |
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