The Best Search Engines 2011

What are the best search engines? Search, search, and search and that is what makes up the search engines and what people look for when they come upon the web. There are millions of people completing over 4 trillion searches per month and more than half of the user's searches goes towards Google Search Engine. Those are a lot of searches completed and depending on what type of search engine to use best depends on the kind of features that places you at the search engine you like best. Most people would say that Google is the best but you decide for yourself right? Let's take a look at the features that the search engines have to offer.

List of Best Search Engines:

• Google
• Yahoo
• Bing
• Ask
• AOL

Google Search Engine started in 1997 and includes features on the homepage such as:

• Google Web- search for anything and it is located by title and text.
• Google Images- search through images located by name.
• Google Videos-search through videos submitted to Google.
• Google Maps- get access to dozens of road maps and includes steps to your destination and pictures.
• Google News- search through the latest news.
• Google Shopping- search through popular products purchased through Google.
• Google Gmail- access your e-mails through Google.
• Google Books-search through popular books and bookmark and share your favorite books.
• Google Finance-search through markets, news, stocks, domestic trends
• Google Scholar- search through articles, patents, opinions and journals.
• Google Blogs- search through blogs that have been published through Blogger or through Google.

iGoogle is a place to personalize your homepage with your favorite places to visit on Google's homepage such as weather, sports, news, stocks, and videos. Customize the look of iGoogle homepage as well to fit your personality.

Google stats are that they have 3.6 trillion per month, 1.2 billion searches per day, 50 million searches per hour, about 900,000 searches per second.

Yahoo Search started in 1995 and includes features on the homepage such as:

• Yahoo Web-search for anything and it located by text and title.
• Yahoo Images- search for pictures.
• Yahoo Video- search for videos submitted by Yahoo.
• Yahoo Local- search for anything around your area.
• Yahoo Shopping-search for popular products.
• Yahoo Answers- submit and answer questions based on anything.
• Yahoo Mail- access your e-mail.
• Yahoo Auto- search for automobiles based on price, make and model, and zip code.
• Yahoo Finance- get news updates on stocks, money articles, and anything related to finance.
• Yahoo Games- play your favorite games such as pool, dominos, or uno.
• Yahoo Groups- connect to thousands of groups based on topic.
• Yahoo Horoscopes- get updated information about your horoscope.
• Yahoo HotJobs- have access to job postings based on zip code.
• Yahoo Maps- have access to thousands of maps and instructions to destination.
• Yahoo Messenger- talk to friends and family on instant message.
• Yahoo Movies- get information about movies, movies that are playing, theater information and upcoming movies.
• Yahoo Music- search and find your favorite music.
• Yahoo Personals- post your profile and make new friends.
• Yahoo OMG- get the latest celeb talk and news.
• Yahoo Sports- get highlights and news about sports.
• Yahoo Travel- get info related to the best places to travel and find deals on cheap hotels, tickets, and cruises.
• Yahoo Weather- get the latest weather updates based on your area.
• Yahoo Trending Now Searches- the latest and hottest topics trending on Yahoo at the moment.
• Yahoo Latest News- get the latest news updates.

My Yahoo is a personalized homepage where you can choose your favorite places to visit such as weather, Hotjobs, Mail, news, sports, rss feeds, trending now searches, and more.

Yahoo stats are that they have around 2.3 billion searches per month, 78 million searches per day, 3.2 million searches per hour, 55,000 searches per second.

Microsoft Search Engine started in 1998 and relaunched as Bing Search Engine in 2009 and includes features on the homepage such as:

• Bing Web- search anything and receive results based on title and text.
• Bing Images- search images.
• Bing Videos- search videos.
• Bing Shopping- search popular products by keyword.
• Bing News- search updated world news.
• Bing Maps-search maps and get directions to a destination.
• Bing Travel- get info on travel, tickets, cruises, hotels.
• Bing Entertainment- get info on movies, music, tv, games, and video games.
• Bing Explore- explore Bing and find info Bing community, wikipedia, clubs, blogs, and more.

Bing stats are that they bring around 1.1 billion searches per month, 36 million searches per day, 1.5 million searches per hour, and 25, 000 searches per second.