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Kevsh · 01-14-2006, 03:34 AM

It took me years to switch from Netscape to IE, and then to Firefox ... but with search engines i'm a little less loyal.

Lately, I can't help but notice that particularly for adult searches (i.e. looking for link trades from similar sites, sponsors, etc. etc.) I'm getting far more relevant results from MSN.

It seems Google is not only being spammed silly (not that they can't help it!), but they are "over analyzing" pages/sites for their SERPs. I search for a relatively popular term and literally a half-dozen relative pages/sites are turning up. I know that in their recent updates they've been dropping a lot of sites and cleaning things up but ...

On MSN, sure a lot of spammy crap in their SERPs but for my money, I'm getting more results that are relevant.

Example
Search for "tiny tits" (for link trades, sponsor ideas - not personal use!)

Google
Quality of sites (relevancy) seems to drop off sharply after the first page of results - and the top 10 are just okay, but not great. Didn't find more than about 5 or 6 good "landing page" resources (aka have actual content - something a surfer would likely be looking for).

MSN
I'm still browsing and clicking on results on the 5th page, and still seeing some highly relevant results. A lot of actual content here (not just link lists) and a good mix of sites, directories, blogs and yes, some keyword-spammed sites. Overall, I've found at least a dozen good "landing pages" and lots of pages with actual content

Blogs???
One thing to note is the near total absence of any blog sites in Google's SERPs compared to MSN's. Now as a site owner, obviously I'd prefer to rank well on Google for this term but I can find highly-targeted traffic (I won't go so far as to say "better") from the "tiny tit" blogs and related sites I find in MSN's results.

I'd think too that a surfer looking for content in this (or many other) niche would be much happier with the blogs, etc. he finds on MSN Search - and likely retain longer.

Conclusion
Again, I'm NOT saying MSN is a better SE - nor does it provide better traffic or more targeted. Google is still king, but, for work-related searches and finding good results I must say I'm using MSN more and more ...

Just my early, early Sat. morning musings ... feel free to agree or set me straight (but at least try with a few terms first and compare)

01-14-2006, 03:34 AM
Kevsh Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TO Posts: 8,619	I'm SLOOOWLY Switching to MSN Search .. It took me years to switch from Netscape to IE, and then to Firefox ... but with search engines i'm a little less loyal. Lately, I can't help but notice that particularly for adult searches (i.e. looking for link trades from similar sites, sponsors, etc. etc.) I'm getting far more relevant results from MSN. It seems Google is not only being spammed silly (not that they can't help it!), but they are "over analyzing" pages/sites for their SERPs. I search for a relatively popular term and literally a half-dozen relative pages/sites are turning up. I know that in their recent updates they've been dropping a lot of sites and cleaning things up but ... On MSN, sure a lot of spammy crap in their SERPs but for my money, I'm getting more results that are relevant. Example Search for "tiny tits" (for link trades, sponsor ideas - not personal use!) Google Quality of sites (relevancy) seems to drop off sharply after the first page of results - and the top 10 are just okay, but not great. Didn't find more than about 5 or 6 good "landing page" resources (aka have actual content - something a surfer would likely be looking for). MSN I'm still browsing and clicking on results on the 5th page, and still seeing some highly relevant results. A lot of actual content here (not just link lists) and a good mix of sites, directories, blogs and yes, some keyword-spammed sites. Overall, I've found at least a dozen good "landing pages" and lots of pages with actual content Blogs??? One thing to note is the near total absence of any blog sites in Google's SERPs compared to MSN's. Now as a site owner, obviously I'd prefer to rank well on Google for this term but I can find highly-targeted traffic (I won't go so far as to say "better") from the "tiny tit" blogs and related sites I find in MSN's results. I'd think too that a surfer looking for content in this (or many other) niche would be much happier with the blogs, etc. he finds on MSN Search - and likely retain longer. Conclusion Again, I'm NOT saying MSN is a better SE - nor does it provide better traffic or more targeted. Google is still king, but, for work-related searches and finding good results I must say I'm using MSN more and more ... Just my early, early Sat. morning musings ... feel free to agree or set me straight (but at least try with a few terms first and compare) Last edited by Kevsh; 01-14-2006 at 03:35 AM..