Is a9 the Number One Search Engine?

[garyp]

Is A9 the No. 1 search engine?
News.com
http://news.com.com/2061-1032_3-5307676.html

In a very brief note about an a9 demo, Michael Kanellos offers the following quote from a9's Udi Manber.

...while declining to trash-talk his competition, Manber said his small company has already beat Google in one regard.

"A9 is the No. 1 search engine in the world...if you list them alphabetically," he said.

[seobook]

Originally Posted by Udi Manber

A9 is the No. 1 search engine in the world...if you list them alphabetically

thats an old directory spam trick

[PixelStreamed]

Originally Posted by garyp

Is A9 the No. 1 search engine?
News.com
http://news.com.com/2061-1032_3-5307676.html

In a very brief note about an a9 demo, Michael Kanellos offers the following quote from a9's Udi Manber.

at least he has a good sense of humor

[Lance Housley]

Mind you, it really isn't bad. I know the web results come from Google, and don't include lots of the extra functions Google has on its own site (or image searching &c) but the Book results are a boon for book-oriented people like librarians (or would you disagree, Gary? ) and the "Search inside the book" facility is brilliant. I guess the extra data available from Alexa is useful on occasion too.

All in all - as a general search engine it's OK, but as a specialist one it's great.