Gigablast Search
:Gigablast Search
Gigablast, a privately owned and operated search engine of Matt Wells, recently released the findings of their search “taste test†where the majority of study participants, over 55%, found the Gigablast search results to be as good as, or better than, search results from Google.
- The study gave involved a comparison of Gigablast’s and Google’s search results side-by-side, without brand names or logos, with over 220 participants.
- 48 sample search queries were used, The queries consisted an unbiased selection of the top queries of 2007, as reported by Google’s own Google Zeitgeist service.
- The majority of participants of this study were from USA (approximately 73% of participants).
Compared with Ask.com’s search results in a separate study, Gigablast performed even better.
– 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.
Gigablast says that 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.â€
