According to Google's Philosophy, they're striving to be the perfect search engine:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/tenthings.html

But when I do a search with various queries (using Google):
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&n...ne&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&n...22&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&n...ne&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&n...22&btnG=Search

Google's SE is not listed on there for any of them.

I guess I shouldn't be using Google to try and find the "perfect search engine", whichever SE that may be.

Maybe they should change their philosophy (or algorithms).


(This thread is, in a sense, the spiritual successor to this one:
http://www.webmaster-talk.com/genera...ch-engine.html )

Maybe that's why they're striving to be the perfect search engine. Even a perfect search engine will recognize Google as the perfect search engine.

There isn't going to be an answer to a perfect search engine, every human being is unique, it is impossible to have a positive vote from every internet user.

Originally Posted by ADAM Web Design

Maybe that's why they're striving to be the perfect search engine. Even a perfect search engine will recognize Google as the perfect search engine.

Then the perfect SE recognizing Google wouldn't be the "Perfect SE"

Originally Posted by dotservant.com

There isn't going to be an answer to a perfect search engine, every human being is unique, it is impossible to have a positive vote from every internet user.

So Google's chasing an "impossible dream" then?

Here comes another competitor for google from wiki in the name of "wikia". Will it be a perfect one?

You know, this thread is #6 for your first query, without quotes. If our search (up in the right corner) isn't the perfect search engine it proves ours is a perfect search engine.

They didn't claim to be perfect, so you can excuse

I was at Barnes N Nobles and picked up a book called Goolge Hack. They have some very good queries in there to help modify your searches.