Bellevue, Washington - January 4, 2006 - Dogpile.com, one of the originators of metasearch technology, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by looking back at some other notable combinations that people have attempted over the years. Sometimes these combinations work, and sometimes they go horribly wrong. Today Dogpile.com celebrates them both.
The concept for Dogpile.com was hatched when its founders noticed that different search engines often return different results for the same term. Following this discovery, Dogpile.com's innovative metasearch technology was created and launched on January 2, 1996. The metasearch engine has been pairing multiple search results with web searchers ever since. Internet search has now become the second most popular online activity, after e-mail, yet many people misunderstand the advantages of metasearch. This has lead to the following list, compiled by the company, of a few notable hits and misses. Worst Combinations: -- Tom Cruise + Katie Holmes = TomKat Whether talking about TomKat or Bennifer, the trend of combining celebrity couples' names for ease of tabloiding is just plain out of control. -- Short On Top + Long In the Back = Mullet With no less than a hundred subsets, no list of bad combinations would be complete without the iconic mullet. -- Turkey + Duck + Chicken = Turducken This multi-bird roast combines a turkey stuffed with a duck, which itself is stuffed with a small chicken. In an age of higher health-consciousness, this triple meat combination is a pure artery clogger. -- Pickles + Chips = Pickle Sandwich This is a classic example of a food combination gone awry. Everyone has their personal favorite - think back to the school lunch, when the kid with the pickle sandwich always had trouble trading that with a lunch mate. Best Combinations: -- Spoon + Fork = Spork Since 1970 the spork has cut the need for school lunch utensils by half, affording both an economic and environmental friendly impact that can not be minimized. Best used for foods that can be eaten by either a fork or spoon, the spork is a cafeteria classic. -- Lion + Tiger = Liger A top combo hailed by an Indie film classic, or if for no other reason than the Liger's purported magical skills. -- Gas Engine + Electric Engine = Hybrid Engine For years, the internal combustion engine has become a major air polluter, but now we've learned to dramatically cut harmful emissions and price gouging at the pump with the fuel efficient hybrid engine. -- Google + Yahoo! Search + MSN Search + Ask = Dogpile.com Through this ingenious combination, Dogpile.com offers the most efficient way to find what you are looking for on the Internet. First page search results are largely different across all four top engines, which makes Dogpile.com home to some of the most relevant search results on the 'Net. Try a demo for yourself at: http://comparesearchengines.dogpile.com .
Jon Nolz, Director of Marketing for Dogpile.com explained the advantages of Dogpile.com, ''There is a common belief that all search engines are the same, but research has shown each engine has its own unique view of the Internet and top results. By using a combination of all the best search engines, Dogpile.com provides a better way to find more of the web's top results.''
For further information on Dogpile.com, please visit: www.dogpile.com .
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