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We took a fresh look at Google, Yahoo, and seven of their closest competitors, focusing on their interfaces, features, and functionality. While Google and Yahoo still trump their rivals in terms of overall search, we found that almost every player in our competition brought something unique to the table. For example, AOL Search offers real-time search suggestions while you type in your query; Ask Jeeves offers a cool thumbnail preview of Web pages on its search results; and LookSmart has a unique periodical search feature, plus a one-of-a-kind page archiving tool.

Source: CNET

Search engines turn out to be personal and habitual. I’ve personally used Google for years and until I see a report saying that some other company gives better and more accurate search results (that is what matters, right?) I’m sticking with Google. I think I used Hotbot before that or Altavista, back in the pre-pre millennium days.