This question always cross my mind, is Google developed for men and Yahoo for women? I know they both have, basically, the same potential, however, Yahoo is somewhat more user-friendly and perhaps a better place for “novices and women” to locate their content or search results. Not that I am calling women novices, please don’t get me wrong, what I am saying is, compared to Yahoo Google is just a one liner.
To be considered a true “expert” using any appliance or application, people or users who prefer to use and consider the Command Line Interface (CLI) a more effective and direct interaction with applications such as DOS, LINUX CLI, Cisco CLI etc. Looking at the layout of both search engines we could easily say Yahoo is and was built for the “novice” or let’s say the user who wishes to point and click for results.
Google does have categories and directories similar to Yahoo’s but where are they located? New users to the internet, or women on the internet, especially, using search engines find that they get more results or more meaningful results from their query just by using the available or to be more precise “the more visible” options available.
During any learning phase it is easier to catch on if you see, then click. I have seen students, teachers, managers, everyday users of computers/internet get lost in the web and the content within these so-called “super-power search engines” simply because they really can’t find what they want or there is too much that they can not process what they see or they have forgotten what they are really looking for.
It is quite easy to get side-tracked in these search engines’ vast databases and to make it even more technical, in most cases the results appear to bring the same pages or websites to the fore front. Getting a return of your query with 1,000,000 pages and the first 50 to 100 pages are basically the same is no fun.
One strong point that I find lacking in Google’s engine, and this is probably why Yahoo is for women or novices is the fact that I can simply click a category right in sight and get content relative to what I am looking for.
Writing this article springs another provocative question, is it that women have pushed Yahoo to make their engine more novice friendly or have they noticed that most internet users, content seekers, and shoppers prefer to use their service? What is the real driving force behind such simplicity but efficiency?
I will be the first to say, Google has tons of information within its database, but lately, it is even more difficult to find or even get listed in Google. Yahoo on the other hand is much easier. For a while now Google has been in the news, web articles, bulletin boards and basically every news or message portal as the most difficult to get listed or ranked in. As the super power of search engines, why can’t Google’s engine have more visible features?
Experts, information seekers, and generally ardent users of the internet all know and praise Google, for what? Yes they have a comprehensive database, but to gather information is extremely difficult at times. In most cases results from page 1 to 20, depending on your preference listing per page, surrounds the same websites. Why is that the case? If Google is so sophisticated and boast all the technological enhancements, why can’t it be easier to use this tool?
Frankly, if you don’t understand how to put your words together for a search string do not use Google, use the “novice” engine Yahoo. I would really like to see Google with a new face, something that portrays the fact that they understand technology and the way majority, not “techies”, perceive and use any software or available tool.
Sometime ago I got a picture depicting the differences between men and women, the image portrayed the males with a one switch, while the females have multiple switches, bells, whistles etc. At first I thought it was crazy and hilarious, however, over time I have noticed that nothing is really wrong with bells and whistles. In fact, in technology bells and whistles are called options.
These possibilities of options are what women have and will always demand to make they results more flowing and interesting. Bottom-line, heads up for Yahoo for clarity and usability and heads up for Google and their “techie” gang. But remember “techies” Google is finding more and more ways to make it more difficult for you to find your content.
Of note, Google has stated many times that they are in the process, and, have implemented many features to make it easier to find information needed in their databases. However, to me it has shown no improvements as I am yet to understand and know exactly what I want and what I am looking for. As a newbie I would be lost in “Google-Land” but thanks to a real “super-power search engine” Yahoo. Yahoo my friend you might not have as many pages and content as your rival Google, but, keep making it simple and the majority which you have will grow immensely.
Article written by: Christopher Nurse, www.globalhostings.net Thursday, August 24, 2006
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