Comments on: DogPiles On http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/08/dogpiles_on.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dogpiles_on Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: aaron wall http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/08/dogpiles_on.php#comment-20502 aaron wall Wed, 03 Aug 2005 04:07:33 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/08/dogpiles_on.php#comment-20502 <p>>Searching "computer" at Dogpile produces a first page of 20 'results'. All but these 3 are adverts disguised as results </p> <p>exactly, their study would have been a bit more useful if it looked at pay per click network overlap, since most of the results are Overture, AdWords, Miva, etc.</p> >Searching “computer” at Dogpile produces a first page of 20 ‘results’. All but these 3 are adverts disguised as results

exactly, their study would have been a bit more useful if it looked at pay per click network overlap, since most of the results are Overture, AdWords, Miva, etc.

]]> By: Steamboat Springs Colorado http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/08/dogpiles_on.php#comment-20501 Steamboat Springs Colorado Tue, 02 Aug 2005 23:36:24 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/08/dogpiles_on.php#comment-20501 <p>1.1% is surprising and a good eye catcher for their PR purposes but in my experience the overlap is at least 20-30%. Still remarkably different and no reason to go to Dogpile either way</p> 1.1% is surprising and a good eye catcher for their PR purposes but in my experience the overlap is at least 20-30%. Still remarkably different and no reason to go to Dogpile either way

]]> By: Milly http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/08/dogpiles_on.php#comment-20500 Milly Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:02:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/08/dogpiles_on.php#comment-20500 <p>Has adding MSN made Dogpile any better? </p> <p>Searching "computer" at Dogpile produces a first page of 20 'results'. All but these 3 are adverts disguised as results :-</p> <p>"4. Webopedia [Found on MSN Search, Google, Yahoo!, Ask Jeeves] </p> <p>10. Apple [Found on LookSmart Reviewed, MSN Search, Yahoo!] </p> <p>16. CA [Found on MSN Search, Google, Yahoo!] "</p> <p>Dogpile and SEW stress the fact that most people don't venture beyond the first page. What difference does it make how much overlap the metasearched engines do or don't have, if the search only shows *three* actual results?</p> <p>I guess it's pointless to ask here, but, again ... why don't search pundits treat Dogpile with the scorn, if not disgust, they deserve? What does John's new book have to say about Dogpile, and the shabby practice of duplicitous 'sponsored links' generally?</p> <p>(More of my disgust here: <a href="http://battellemedia.com/archives/001518.php)" rel="nofollow">http://battellemedia.com/archives/001518.php)</a></p> Has adding MSN made Dogpile any better?

Searching “computer” at Dogpile produces a first page of 20 ‘results’. All but these 3 are adverts disguised as results :-

“4. Webopedia [Found on MSN Search, Google, Yahoo!, Ask Jeeves]

10. Apple [Found on LookSmart Reviewed, MSN Search, Yahoo!]

16. CA [Found on MSN Search, Google, Yahoo!] “

Dogpile and SEW stress the fact that most people don’t venture beyond the first page. What difference does it make how much overlap the metasearched engines do or don’t have, if the search only shows *three* actual results?

I guess it’s pointless to ask here, but, again … why don’t search pundits treat Dogpile with the scorn, if not disgust, they deserve? What does John’s new book have to say about Dogpile, and the shabby practice of duplicitous ‘sponsored links’ generally?

(More of my disgust here: http://battellemedia.com/archives/001518.php)

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