Browserology: Study & Science of Internet Browsers

Too Long; Didn’t Read Using alternative search engines offers users more diverse search results, enhancing their ability to access comprehensive information. However, the study highlights that top sources still dominate results, emphasizing the influence of search engine choice on information consumption.

Too Long; Didn’t Read The study compares top search results between Google and alternative search engines, revealing a small overlap with Google and higher overlaps among alternatives. News and Wikipedia dominate results, with variations in source preferences and biases across regions. Limitations include query selection bias and broad source classification.

Too Long; Didn’t Read The study’s methodology involves generating query sets from Google Trends data, collecting top 10 results from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Metager, and using statistical measures like the Gini coefficient and Jaccard similarity index for analysis. Data collection techniques, including web scraping, and steps for analyzing search engine diversity and source concentration are outlined.

Too Long; Didn’t Read The study compares Google with alternative search engines like Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Metager to analyze differences in source diversity, top sources, and source concentration in top search results. The comparison provides insights into ranking algorithms and preferred domains across search engines.