Yahoo vs. Google (Dare to win?)

Yahoo, is one of the worlds largest places to make searches, although it only counts for a rough 15% of all searches Yahoo! is still a big shot.

Yahoo, searches and index much the same way google does, except its adding special capabilities for its search engine, its expanding into "sematic web."

"Sematic web" is one of the slowest web2.0 ideas, but its one of the best. The idea is to interpret the meaning of the text in each page to help identify it to a specific topic, instead of just using the text itself in search of keywords. This would allow most of yahoo's searches to turn up accurate results. However not to many users, may find this an improvement because of how much time the technology will take to execute on a normal page. In the long-term it will be pretty use full. (Google, I hope your reading this!)

Yahoo, also offers one of the largest Social Networks to date, called "Facebook." Original not a yahoo partner, but is now partnered to offer the web a unique experience. Although Google's open social may prove a competitor, but yahoo with Facebook is just another reason users stick with yahoo. (I can't verify this, but multiple sites have said it)

Google, offering thousands of services based on its search engine is making millions because it was the first fully recognized search engine. Meaning other may have tried but google is the Biggest and largest search engine to date. (Although yahoo is trying to come close)

Google has a unique ideal, the idea is the web should be a free realm with shared ideas, and advertisement. Sounds web2.0 to me, thats what google seems to be. Google offers hundreds of API's from maps, to its powerful search engine, google has worked itself such a web presence that any new compititor would drop-out of the race.

Google also offers one of the largest e-mail services available. Although Yahoo is coming close, google offers the largest disk space, and spam protection system, as well as a list of number of unique features. Its also one of the fastest interfaces, although it could use some more style.

GOOGLE: For 2 reasons, one I have always used it. Second, it has a web2.0 mentality and will probably outlast all of us. Although it should follow yahoo on the semantic web thing.