Gigablast Stacks Up Against Current Leaders in Search
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ — SMX West — Gigablast, Inc., (http://www.gigablast.com/), a pioneer in internet search, today announced the results of a recent search engine comparison study. A majority of study participants, over 55%, found the Gigablast search results to be as good as, or better than, search results from Google, Inc.
The study, which compared Gigablast’s and Google’s search results side-by- side, without brand names or logos, included over 220 participants. Forty- eight sample search queries were used, with the queries comprising an unbiased selection of the top queries of 2007, as reported by Google’s own Google Zeitgeist service. The majority of study participants were from North America (approximately 73% of participants). The study was conducted between February 15th and 18th, 2008.
Compared with Ask.com’s search results in a separate study, Gigablast performed even better. In that study (using the same sample search queries from Google’s Google Zeitgeist service), 44% of users preferred Gigablast to Ask.com (versus only 34% of users who preferred Ask to Gigablast). Including tie votes, 66% of users voted Gigablast better than, or as good as, Ask.com.
Comparison studies with Microsoft Live Search and Yahoo are now in progress.
“Our users have always been passionate about Gigablast search, but the outcome of these studies represents great validation of the quality, relevance, and freshness of the Gigablast search results,” said Matt Wells, CEO and Founder of Gigablast. “When combined with our intuitive user interface, our industry-leading privacy policy, and our flexible business services, the results of these studies demonstrate that Gigablast is an exceptional search alternative.”
The studies were conducted using Gigablast’s new Search Engine Analysis service. This service, which is available from Gigablast beginning in March, can provide insightful, customized, search engine analytics to advertisers, marketers, and corporate search engine customers. Fees for the Gigablast Search Engine Analysis service start at $1800 and vary by study size.
About Gigablast
Gigablast’s advanced search technologies provide consumers and businesses with powerful, relevant, internet-wide search results and flexible search services. Founded in 2000, Gigablast today is a leading provider of natural, algorithmic search services, including consumer web search, XML web search feeds, hosted search, and customized search software. Gigablast’s innovative, industry-leading algorithms enable massive-scale spidering, query-processing, and spam reduction with minimal hardware and expense. Gigablast is a privately held company headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, with offices throughout the US. For more information, please visit http://www.gigablast.com/.
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