Unit 2: Assignment 1

Search String: Chocolate Origin

INDIVIDUAL SEARCH ENGINES

Search Engine: google.com

  • Chocolate Origin™
    chocolate-origin.com/
    Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes.
  • History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
    Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, …. Food history · History of yerba mate · List of English words of Nahuatl origin …‎Mesoamerican history – ‎History in Europe – ‎Modern trade – ‎See also
  • A Brief History of Chocolate | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/
    1 Mar 2008 – Etymologists trace the origin of the word “chocolate” to the Aztec word “xocoatl,” which referred to a bitter drink brewed from cacao beans.
  • Chocolate Origin – Cafe, Food & Grocery | Facebook
    https://www.facebook.com/chocolateorigin
    Chocolate Origin. 11893 likes · 239 talking about this. Awesome chocolate station. Order our cakes online at chocolate-origin.com.
  • History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
    http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
    It is reputed to have originated in the Amazon or Orinoco basin. Here’s a timeline of from the origin of chocolate as we can track it, until today, as we know it.

Search Engine: Bing.com

  • History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
    The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other …Mesoamerican history · History in Europe · Modern trade
  • Chocolate Origin™
    chocolate-origin.com
    Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping
  • History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
    thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
    A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews …
  • The History of Chocolate
    https://www.cadbury.co.uk/the-story
    Cadbury was founded almost 200 years ago. Delve into the fascinating history and you’ll find a wealth of interesting facts on subjects including advertising, Cadbury
  • The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade Chocolates …
    aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolate
    Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin

Search Engine: Yahoo.com

  • History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free…
    wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolateCached
    The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre …
  • Chocolate Origin™
    chocolate-origin.com Cached
    Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping
  • The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade …
    aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolateCached
    Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin …
  • History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of …
    http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp Cached
    A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews …
  • Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? -…
    facts-about-chocolate.com › … › Chocolate University
    Chocolate history starts out in Latin America, where cacao trees grow wild. The first people to use chocolate were probably the Olmec of what is today southeast Mexico.

META SEARCH ENGINES

Search Engine: dogpile.com (google + yahoo +more)

  • History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
    The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre …
  • Chocolate Origin™
    chocolate-origin.com
    Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping
  • The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade Chocolates by …
    aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolate
    Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin
  • History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
    http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
    A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews …
  • Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? – Facts About …
    facts-about-chocolate.com/chocolate-history
    Chocolate history starts out in Latin America, where cacao trees grow wild. The first people to use chocolate were probably the Olmec of what is today southeast Mexico.

Search Engine: webcrawler.com (google + yahoo)

  • History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
    The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre …
  • History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
    http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
    A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews …
  • Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? – Facts About …
    facts-about-chocolate.com/chocolate-history
    Ever wondered who invented chocolate? Was it the Mayans? The Europeans? Milton Hershey? Learn all about chocolate history here.
  • A Brief History of Chocolate | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/
    A Brief History of Chocolate Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat and watch a video
  • Chocolate Origin™
    chocolate-origin.com
    Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping

Search Engine: metacrawler.com (google + yahoo)

  • History of chocolate – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
    The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre …
  • Chocolate Origin™
    chocolate-origin.com
    Chocolate Origin™ specialises in handmade chocolate cakes. … Handmade Cakes. A perfect marriage of rich luscious chocolate ganache entrapping
  • The History of Chocolate – Luxury Handmade Chocolates by …
    aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history-chocolate
    Our top picks from the range of products we create by hand in Derbyshire. Chosen for the true chocolate connoisseur. From luxurious chocolate gifts to single origin
  • History of Chocolate Timeline – Origin of Chocolate
    http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp
    A history of chocolate timeline—read the true history of chocolate. THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, is an online gourmet food magazine with 1000+ product reviews …
  • Chocolate History: Who Invented Chocolate? – Facts About …
    facts-about-chocolate.com/chocolate-history
    Ever wondered who invented chocolate? Was it the Mayans? The Europeans? Milton Hershey? Learn all about chocolate history here.

Each search engine had more similarities than differences. Within the top 5 results atleast 3 items were the same for each search engine regardless of being an individual engine or a meta-search engine. However there were clearly more advertisements around the Yahoo! results page compared to all the others, which goes to show the approach taken in indexing results. Google clearly indexes the results based on the users’ response, most hits(user clicks). Yahoo! really relies on advertisements to focus their results, which is only really helpful when searching for things to buy; but is not ideal when researching and finding information. In my case, you can see that Yahoo! had more store/ecommerce results and google had more informational results.

 

The meta-search engines all looked at the same individual search engines, so the results were almost exactly the same for each. In my findings, the first result in each meta-search came up were exactly the same, with Wikipedia. Furthermore 4:5 items were the same across each meta-search engine, proving that they are all looking at the same individual engines.

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