|
|
| Search Engine | Receives results from | Sends results to |
|
Google
|
OWN DATABASE Directory listings from DMOZ |
Main results to Paid listings (from AdWords) to Teoma, Netscape, Ask Jeeves
and AOL Search |
|
Yahoo
|
OWN
DATABASE Main results from Google. |
None |
|
AltaVista
|
OWN
DATABASE Directory listings from Looksmart. |
None |
|
ODP
|
OWN DATABASE |
Main Results to Lycos Directory listings to Google Some results to AllTheWeb & Teoma |
|
Overture
|
OWN DATABASE Some results from Inktomi |
Main results to Go.com Paid listings to Yahoo, MSN Search, Lycos, AltaVista,
InfoSpac |
|
Excite
|
Meta search. Receives results
from Google, Looksmart, Inktomi, Ask Jeeves, About, Overture, FindWhat,
Fast. |
None |
|
AlltheWeb
|
OWN DATABASE | None |
Search Engine Relationships Chart: January 2002
| Search Engine | Receives results from | Sends results to |
|
Google
|
Directory listings from ODP | Secondary results to Yahoo and Netscape |
|
Yahoo
|
Secondary results from Google Paid listings from Overture |
None |
|
AltaVista
|
Directory listings from Looksmart Paid listings form Overture |
None |
|
Netscape
|
Main results from ODP Secondary results from Yahoo! Meta results from Overture |
None |
|
ODP
|
None | Main Results to Lycos, Netscape
& AOL Search Directory listings to Google, Hotbot & Direct Hit Some results to AllTheWeb |
|
Excite
|
Paid listings from Overture | Main results to Webcrawler |
|
Northern Light
|
None | None |
|
Direct Hit
|
Directory listings from ODP Paid listings form Overture |
Main results to Hotbot Popular listings to Lycos & iWon Numbered results to AskJeeves |
|
Lycos
|
Main results from ODP Popular listings from Direct Hit Paid listings from Overture Some results from Fast |
None |
|
AllTheWeb
|
Main results from Fast Some results from ODP |
None |
What To Do With This Info
This search engine relationships chart is useful for focusing your SEO efforts.
For example: Being listed at Google & DMOZ is very important, because they both “feed” a couple of other major engines (and many smaller ones). Once your site is in Google & DMOZ, it will eventually start popping up all over the place.
Note that search engine relationships change all
the time. The chart above is only updated every January.
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