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Search Engines - Who Powers Whom!

This table shows major search engines in the world; who they power, and who powers them. Pay Per Click Search Engines other than Overture have not been included.

Included Engine	Main Results From	Powers
AllTheWeb	Yahoo! Search, Overture	Hotbot, Lycos
Altavista	Yahoo! Search, Open Directory, Overture	none
Google	Google, Open Directory	Aol, Ask Jeeves, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma
HotBot	Ask Jeeves, Fast, Open Directory, Google, Lycos	none
Lycos	Fast, LookSmart, Open Directory, Google	Hotbot
LookSmart	LookSmart	Lycos, MSN
MSN Search	Looksmart/Zeal, Yahoo! Search, Overture	none
Netscape	Google, Open Directory	none
Open Directory	none	Altavista, Aol, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma
Overture	Inktomi	All The Web, Altavista, MSN, Overture, Yahoo
Teoma	Teoma, Open Directory, Google	Ask Jeeves, Teoma
Yahoo	Own Directory, Overture	None
Yahoo! Search	Yahoo! Search, Overture	Altavista, AllTheWeb

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Detailed

Here is an indepth table that describes the relationships between the search engines, directories, and pay-per-clicks!

Search Engine	Receives Primary Search Results From	Receives Secondary Search Results From	Receives Directory Results From	Receives Paid Results From	Provides Primary Results To	Provides Secondary Results To	Provides Directory Results To	Provides Paid Results To	Original Results (Y/N)	Competition Search
AllTheWeb	Yahoo! Search	none	none	Overture (top three)	None	Hotbot, Lyos	none	none	Yes	Engine
Altavista	Yahoo! Search	none	Open Directory	Overture	None	none	none	none	Yes	Engine
AOL Search	Google	none	Open Directory	Google	none	none	none	none	No	Not Included
Ask Jeeves	Teoma (Ask-owned)	Teoma	none	Google	Hotbot	none	none	none	No	Not Included
Fast	none	none	none	none	All The Web, Hotbot, Lycos	none	none	none	No	Not Included
Google	Google	none	Open Directory	Google	Aol, Google, IWon, Netscape	none	none	Aol, Ask Jeeves, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma	Yes	Engine
HotBot	Ask Jeeves, Fast	All The Web	Open Directory	Google, Lycos	none	none	none	none	Yes (for Inktomi)	Engine
IWon	Google	none	Open Directory	Google	none	none	none	none	No	Not Included
LookSmart	LookSmart	Yahoo! Search	none	LookSmart	LookSmart, Lycos, MSN	none	none	LookSmart	Yes	Directory
Lycos	Fast, LookSmart	All The Web	Open Directory	Google	none	none	none	Hotbot	No	Included
MSN Search	Looksmart/Zeal	Yahoo! Search	none	Overture	none	none	none	none	No	Included
Netscape	Google	none	Open Directory	Google	none	none	none	none	No	Included
Open Directory	none	none	none	none	none	none	Altavista, Aol, Google, Hotbot, IWon, Lycos, Netscape, Teoma	none	Yes	Directory
Overture	none	Yahoo! Search	none	Overture	none	none	none	All The Web, Altavista, MSN, Overture, Yahoo	Yes	Pay Per Bid
Teoma	Teoma	none	Open Directory	Google	Ask Jeeves, Teoma	Ask Jeeves	none	none	Yes	Engine
Yahoo	Yahoo	none	none	Overture	none	none	none	None	Yes	Directory
Yahoo! Search	Yahoo	none	none	Overture	none	none	none	AllTheWeb, Altavista, Fast	Yes	Engine

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