We have created a very simple logical test that shows which search engine provides better search results. Google or Bing? I will explain the test on this page.

First, I would like to make the test concept more clear with several examples:

Say we take a series of Titles to search on Google and Bing for comparison.

Here are several example: (all the tests are at rssfeedrss.com/index2.html)

Title 1) Patients are willing to undergo multiple tests for new cancer treatments

rssfeedrss.com/test2.html

Title 2) Conference on composite materials for structural performance: Towards higher limits

rssfeedrss.com/test4.html

Now, I explain the way this test works.
Each title is about two or three main keywords.
For example Title 1 is about cancer treatment.
Title 2 is about composite material.

I propose a logical test that uses Google, and also Bing search results that extracts the main keywords in a logical manner. The better search engine will provide a better and more relevant extraction based on this logical test. I like to emphasize logic.

Now what is this logical test?
The better search engine provides search results that contain higher number of main keywords in the search page results (usually in bold).

For example, if we take title 1 to either Google or Bing and make a search on the whole title and then count the number of times the main keywords appear in the search results (usually in Bold), the better search engine will give us cancer treatment and not other words. That means if you count the number of times the keywords cancer treatment appear in search results in both Google and Bing, Bing provides a higher quantity.

I used both Google and Bing for the test on the page rssfeedrss.com/index2.html and Bing provided a better search. You can do this test in-house.

I will propose this test in search engine conferences. It is a valid test.
I can email you the perl file that performed the test. Call 949-500-8638 or email info@katir.com.

In fact, if you continue the test to second page results, it also shows which search engine provides better search results for the second page or third page or….

Why is this test valid?

It is not very complex to prove why this test is valid. If you type a sentence that contains several main keywords, you prefer more information about those main keywords. The higher quantity of those main keywords prove the page is more relevant and the search engine has delivered more relevant results.

“These are supposed to be aids to help you to find “the right answer” or at least the best web sites on that topic but in the UK, for certain terms they have exactly the opposite effect. They take people down blind alleys and waste their time.”

Phil Holden, that was one of the big reasons why we didn’t do query refinements for a long time — it can actually slow users down as they get off on a tangent. Regarding the sites you mentioned, I would use the mechanism that I’ve mentioned before to report those. We do actively still prowl through that feedback. Tell ‘em Matt sent you in the report.

AHA, he could not respond to all …….
?dementia is the elide word every one reads on comments like yours

I hope that’s the same strategy, as while my ?dementia suggestions towards WebmasterConsole
first: ignore, than make and afterwards delete

than I have a wish: delete it as fast you can

every who can search on Internet
could know that I have a disease named fibromyalgia.

I said and say it once more:

I new (by 50%) the reasons of this illness.
I am a man, and its mostly a women’s problem,
I can only experiment with my body.

Which doctor can come this illness nearer than me, having it for decades?

Doctors say only: we don’t know anything about this illness than the words we find 4
but your thoughts must be wrong or better them ignored me 99%
because the truth maid be too destructive to there fame.

Before analysing saying: this bacteria is normal on humans skin if
There are no impetigo or acne and that some effects of this bacteria
causes pains like cramps or dysentery (also often effects by fibromyalgia)
are no indication only coincidences

I could show them more indications which point in the same direction
but no chance to be heard on places which could analysing them.

I have had the chance to save mankind for its worst moments this decades
and I failed (not alone). I think, the thanks 4 it is, that my name is on another of this special lists,
only because the truth maid be too destructive to there fame.

All this destiny collides with my ambitions
This winter the wrists and fingers become problems
while lifting a couple of pounds
And soon I will be unable to work with fine motor skills

With nearly all what I wrote here (despite this comment)
I wanted to help us all
I need no THANKS 4 it.

Only equitable action.

Greetings Karl

Udi said “at the bottom of many pages, you’ll see query refinements. These are suggestions from us about what your next query should be”

These are supposed to be aids to help you to find “the right answer” or at least the best web sites on that topic but in the UK, for certain terms they have exactly the opposite effect. They take people down blind alleys and waste their time. I wonder if this is to do with the US orientation of Google and the fact that UK English semantics are different to US English semantics. I would be happy to send you a case study if you are interested.

On the main SERPS in our market I’ve noticed a number of sites rise to the top by breaking a number of your guidelines. You say “we are going to seek out paid links and penalise sites that contrive their way to the top” or words to that effect but in our market the top 3 have recently risen to the top by doing exactly the thing you are saying you are campaigning against. I wonder if this is because it is difficult to have different thresholds in your algorithms for the US and UK market. Perhaps a side effect of your actions on the US market is having an opposite effect on the UK. Again I would be very happy to send you the example.

On a general point, some things regarding Google are simply brilliant but it seems to me that Google is so huge and the amount of noise that you get thrown at you every day must make it virtually impossible to identify which feedback is worth considering. If I ever write to Google if I get a reply at all it is very bland and generic which makes me think that the person replying has not read my message and couldn’t care less if they have. It’s so frustrating. It kind of makes the Christmas card and gift you send me a worthless PR exercise because it just makes me think, if you really cared you would listen to me through the year, not just send me a card at Christmas.

Cheers

Phil

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