Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush!

**kcnychief** · August 9th, 2005

Yahoo on Monday unveiled a major expansion to its Web search index, which now scours more than 20 billion objects across the Internet. The number trumps search leader Google's 11.8 billion-item index, although Yahoo admits that when it comes to Web searches, size doesn't matter most.
"While we typically don't disclose size (since we've always said that size is only one dimension of the quality of a search engine), for those who are curious this update includes just over 19.2 billion web documents, 1.6 billion images, and over 50 million audio and video files," developer Tim Mayer wrote in the Yahoo! Search blog.

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**muzikool** · August 9th, 2005

Hahaha, I like how he tried to qualify his right to brag about the numbers. "We don't normally do this, but for those who are curious..."

Translation: "We want you to know how much bigger our number is than Google's."

Want to compare numbers? Look at the stock!

Yahoo: 34.15
Google: 289.72

**kcnychief** · August 9th, 2005

Originally Posted by muzikool

Hahaha, I like how he tried to qualify his right to brag about the numbers. "We don't normally do this, but for those who are curious..."

Translation: "We want you to know how much bigger our number is than Google's."

Want to compare numbers? Look at the stock!

Yahoo: 34.15
Google: 289.72

I can't believe their stock is so high, hot damn. I heard it split a crazy amount of times over the last few months too....

**NetRyder** · August 9th, 2005

Yahoo has been doing some good stuff lately too. Haven't used the search engine for a long time though. Might give it a shot to see how it fares.

**Mastershakes** · August 9th, 2005

Too little, too late Yahoo. Thanks for coming out though.

**kcnychief** · August 9th, 2005

Originally Posted by NetRyder

Yahoo has been doing some good stuff lately too. Haven't used the search engine for a long time though. Might give it a shot to see how it fares.

It is crazy, they are all over the place all the sudden. they are also trying to combat with SKYPE..

http://www.betanews.com/article/Yaho...r_7/1123596062

**muzikool** · August 9th, 2005

I used Yahoo! for years. It's a shame for them that they got comfortable with where they were as a portal and didn't innovate in the same way that Google did. How many years younger is Google than Yahoo!, and how much more has Google done to pass Yahoo! by? It's all about looking ahead to the next big thing... or creating the next big thing.

**Mastershakes** · August 9th, 2005

Originally Posted by muzikool

I used Yahoo! for years. It's a shame for them that they got comfortable with where they were as a portal and didn't innovate in the same way that Google did. How many years younger is Google than Yahoo!, and how much more has Google done to pass Yahoo! by? It's all about looking ahead to the next big thing... or creating the next big thing.

agreed... too little, too late.

**Xie** · August 10th, 2005

You could have the biggest index of all time, but if the majority of the pages are junk or you can't give relevant search results you might as well have an index of 0.

It is good to see Yahoo! trying to come back to life though, adds a bit of compitition to the game now.

IMHO they have more of a shot of taking on Google then MS does.

**kcnychief** · August 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by Xie

You could have the biggest index of all time, but if the majority of the pages are junk or you can't give relevant search results you might as well have an index of 0.

It is good to see Yahoo! trying to come back to life though, adds a bit of compitition to the game now. IMHO they have more of a shot of taking on Google then MS does.

I think Yahoo! has a good a shot as taking Google as I do

**Xie** · August 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by kcnychief

I think Yahoo! has a good a shot as taking Google as I do

I didn't say the odds were good (or even close).

**madmatt** · August 10th, 2005

Uhh. Okay. Either someone doesn't know how stocks work or ... well... okay.

Yes. Google's stock price is nearly $300.00 a share. And Yahoo's price is only $35.00 or so.

Okay. So let's make up some numbers here. Google has issued five shares of stock. Five times 300 = 1500.

Okay. Yahoo has issued 6000 shares. 6000 times 35 = 210000.

Maybe I exaggerated a bit but my point is that the value of a stock means nothing.

Oh, by the way, Google hasn't issued nearly as much stock as Yahoo.

**Taurus** · August 14th, 2005

Originally Posted by madmatt

...point is that the value of a stock means nothing.

Oh, by the way, Google hasn't issued nearly as much stock as Yahoo.

bah, i was going to point this out.

anywho, maybe i'll bookmark yahoo and try it a bit.

**LordOfLA** · August 14th, 2005

who are you going to buy stock in though? Not yahoo imo. Google or MS is where you want to be investing for search technology. Bothe companies have enormouse resources and some insanely creative people.

yahoo.... well its also out there trying to get noticed....

**Xie** · August 15th, 2005

Well this debate made front page of /. today ..

It doesn't really prove anything about the size of Yahoo!'s search index, but IMHO shows that Google has a much better way of delievering the pages that it's indexed. In the end if you can't show a relative search result for a search you could have all the pages on the net indexed and you'd still be number 2(3?).

**madmatt** · August 16th, 2005

Here's my opinion:

I recall when Yahoo first went public it was the best thing since sliced bread. Now Google is. Give it five years and there will be a new "Google".

It's the way of business.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Yahoo on Monday unveiled a major expansion to its Web search index, which now scours more than 20 billion objects across the Internet. The number trumps search leader Google's 11.8 billion-item index, although Yahoo admits that when it comes to Web searches, size doesn't matter most. "While we typically don't disclose size (since we've always said that size is only one dimension of the quality of a search engine), for those who are curious this update includes just over 19.2 billion web documents, 1.6 billion images, and over 50 million audio and video files," developer Tim Mayer wrote in the Yahoo! Search blog. full article XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 229	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Hahaha, I like how he tried to qualify his right to brag about the numbers. "We don't normally do this, but for those who are curious..." Translation: "We want you to know how much bigger our number is than Google's." Want to compare numbers? Look at the stock! Yahoo: 34.15 Google: 289.72

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Originally Posted by muzikool Hahaha, I like how he tried to qualify his right to brag about the numbers. "We don't normally do this, but for those who are curious..." Translation: "We want you to know how much bigger our number is than Google's." Want to compare numbers? Look at the stock! Yahoo: 34.15 Google: 289.72 I can't believe their stock is so high, hot damn. I heard it split a crazy amount of times over the last few months too.... XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Yahoo has been doing some good stuff lately too. Haven't used the search engine for a long time though. Might give it a shot to see how it fares. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 120	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Too little, too late Yahoo. Thanks for coming out though.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Originally Posted by NetRyder Yahoo has been doing some good stuff lately too. Haven't used the search engine for a long time though. Might give it a shot to see how it fares. It is crazy, they are all over the place all the sudden. they are also trying to combat with SKYPE.. http://www.betanews.com/article/Yaho...r_7/1123596062 XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 229	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! I used Yahoo! for years. It's a shame for them that they got comfortable with where they were as a portal and didn't innovate in the same way that Google did. How many years younger is Google than Yahoo!, and how much more has Google done to pass Yahoo! by? It's all about looking ahead to the next big thing... or creating the next big thing.

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Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 120	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Originally Posted by muzikool I used Yahoo! for years. It's a shame for them that they got comfortable with where they were as a portal and didn't innovate in the same way that Google did. How many years younger is Google than Yahoo!, and how much more has Google done to pass Yahoo! by? It's all about looking ahead to the next big thing... or creating the next big thing. agreed... too little, too late.

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! You could have the biggest index of all time, but if the majority of the pages are junk or you can't give relevant search results you might as well have an index of 0. It is good to see Yahoo! trying to come back to life though, adds a bit of compitition to the game now. IMHO they have more of a shot of taking on Google then MS does. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Originally Posted by Xie You could have the biggest index of all time, but if the majority of the pages are junk or you can't give relevant search results you might as well have an index of 0. It is good to see Yahoo! trying to come back to life though, adds a bit of compitition to the game now. IMHO they have more of a shot of taking on Google then MS does. I think Yahoo! has a good a shot as taking Google as I do XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Originally Posted by kcnychief I think Yahoo! has a good a shot as taking Google as I do I didn't say the odds were good (or even close). tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Uhh. Okay. Either someone doesn't know how stocks work or ... well... okay. Yes. Google's stock price is nearly $300.00 a share. And Yahoo's price is only $35.00 or so. Okay. So let's make up some numbers here. Google has issued five shares of stock. Five times 300 = 1500. Okay. Yahoo has issued 6000 shares. 6000 times 35 = 210000. Maybe I exaggerated a bit but my point is that the value of a stock means nothing. Oh, by the way, Google hasn't issued nearly as much stock as Yahoo.

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Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 151	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Originally Posted by madmatt ...point is that the value of a stock means nothing. Oh, by the way, Google hasn't issued nearly as much stock as Yahoo. bah, i was going to point this out. anywho, maybe i'll bookmark yahoo and try it a bit.

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! who are you going to buy stock in though? Not yahoo imo. Google or MS is where you want to be investing for search technology. Bothe companies have enormouse resources and some insanely creative people. yahoo.... well its also out there trying to get noticed.... If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Re: Yahoo Search prepares to kick Google tush! Well this debate made front page of /. today .. It doesn't really prove anything about the size of Yahoo!'s search index, but IMHO shows that Google has a much better way of delievering the pages that it's indexed. In the end if you can't show a relative search result for a search you could have all the pages on the net indexed and you'd still be number 2(3?). tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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