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Dogpile.com
Metasearch
What is metasearch technology
• Webopedia (2012): A search engine that queries other search engines and then combines the results that are received from all. In effect, the user is not using just one search engine but a combination of many search engines at once to optimize Web searching. For example, Dogpile is a metasearch engine.
Metasearch technology continued
• Low redundancy implies multiple search engines required to get full picture
• Continuing trend - As companies improve indexing this will reduce redundancies
• Dogpile is counting on it!
Who is Dogpile.com?
• Dogpile.com is owned by InfoSpace, Inc.• InfoSpace has search and tax software• Dogpile uses Metasearch technology• The company aggregates search results from
Yahoo!, Google, and Bing.
Let’s get crackingEnter the URL:
www.dogpile.com
Arfie the Dogpile mascot
Dogpile Tutorial: About the page
Enter your search query here
Popular searches
Dogpile Tutorial
Helpful quick start tools
Tabs allow you to focus your query (like Google)
Dogpile Tutorial
Sets default searching behavior
Advanced search allows Boolean operators
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Misspelled the query
Query African Rivers
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Dogpile asking for clarity
Identifies this as a sponsored link from Google
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Identifies these non-sponsored links
Lists which search engines this was found on
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Offers suggested searches to help refine your search
Saves your queries (only while browser is open)
Dogpile Tutorial: Advanced Search
Dogpile Tutorial: Preferences
Filters explicit content
Highlights search terms
Displays recent searches
Dogpile Tutorial: Preferences
Display settings
Enter locations preferences
Save or Restore preferences
Dogpile saves
you time!
And by offering
suggestedqueries
ConclusionBy giving
aggregating search results
from major search engines
By saving your
previous searches
By providing you
personalized setting