Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the alternatives to Google web searching. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the alternatives to Google web searching, focusing on different approaches, specific topics and particular formats. Findings – That competition is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to expound on search engine limits and to offer more novel approaches to searching the web. Design/methodology/approach – Examines alternative search engines to Google. Findings – Not only does Google have competitors and augmenters, but they keep on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the leading competitors to Google in searching the world wide web. Design/methodology/approach – This paper discusses six search engines that are alternatives to Google: Bing, Wolfram Alpha, Topsy, Scoopler, Scribd, and Data.gov...