Comments on: Google vs Bing vs Yahoo! in the Search for Santorum

By: Gregory

Gregory — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:25:10 +0000

I believe that what results you get when you use these search engines depends on a great many factors. One person who has a certain internet history will likely get different results than another person. It’s based on an algorithm. I don’t know much more than that or how different the results will be. I’m pretty sure they are not universal, though.

By: Jim Hlavac

Jim Hlavac — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:13:21 +0000

If only Santorum would apologize to the gay community with great sincerity for him having demanded we be made felons from the moment we wake up, and be rounded up and incarcerated with all those men, for being with, um, all those men, then he might double his polling and in rake 2% or 3%. He’s just a sad sack waiting to find a job. As most he’ll be made “gay czar” in the next admin, oh well.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:31:19 +0000

Oddly enough, I’ve found that googling (or binging or yahooing) anyone’s name doesn’t tend to place much emphasis on how many children they have, their denominational affiliation, or the level of their religious devotion.

Those items may be the first hits on the Yance Search Engine, but that one is fictional at the moment and (if the free market prevails) rather likely to remain that way.

By: Nick Thiwerspoon

Nick Thiwerspoon — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:56:18 +0000

She says “devout Catholic” as if that was a good thing. In my book, neither “devout” nor “catholic” is prima facie a favourable epithet. I prefer “kind”, “honest”, “loving”, “generous”, “humorous”, “forgiving”, “warm”, “genuine” and so on.

And this horrid little man is none of these things.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:18:27 +0000

Is frothy fecal matter in danger of becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of the political world?

By: Richard W. Fitch

Richard W. Fitch — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:51:55 +0000

Seven children, eh? So by his own standards he would not be allowed to serve in the military (even if he CHOSE to). What married man with that many kids could serve a whole tour of duty without at least a passing mention??

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:38:24 +0000

He has SEVEN children? Eww.

By: PLAINTOM

PLAINTOM — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:47:53 +0000

I’m confused, the Republicans want to regulate the free market? Republicans just don’t get irony.

By: DebbieC

DebbieC — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:27:42 +0000

The only way Santorum gets any decent search results is in Bing when you search for Rick Santorum rather than just Santorum. I just compared Bing and Google search results – the full name doesn’t do him much good in Google.