Putting the ‘search’ in research

1. Putting the ‘search’ in research Finding Harry Potter

2. Three Chosen • www.Google.com • www.Bing.com • www.Dogpile.com

3. Five queries • Harry Potter Deathly Hallows eBook buy borrow,Harry Potter Deathly Hallows audio book buy borrow,Harry Potter Deathly Hallows movie synopsis,Harry Potter Deathly Hallows movie theater,Harry Potter Deathly Hallows publisher.

4. Query one • Harry Potter Deathly Hallows eBook buy borrow • Google • Best Link – Link 9 • Bing • Best Link – Link 3 • Dogpile • Best Link – Link 14

5. Query two • Harry Potter Deathly Hallows audio book buy borrow, • Google • Best Link – Link 2-5 • Bing • Best Link – Link 2, 3, 4, 7 • Dogpile • Best Link – Link 2, 3, 5, 6

6. Query three • Harry Potter Deathly Hallows movie synopsis • Google • Best Link – Link 1 • Bing • Best Link – Link 2, 3 • Dogpile • Best Link – Link 10, 11

7. Query four • Harry Potter Deathly Hallows movie theater • Google • Best Link – Link 4* • Bing • Best Link – Link 4 • Dogpile • Best Link – Link 6

8. Query five • Harry Potter Deathly Hallows publisher • Google • Best Link – Link 4 • Bing • Best Link – Link 5 • Dogpile • Best Link – Link 8

9. Comparison • Overall, Google generally provided the best result soonest. • Bing did win out on the first query. • Technically Bing and Google tied on query four, however, Google listed showtimes on the search page as opposed to Bing, which required further navigation.

10. Conclusion • #1 • Google • #2 • Bing • #3 • Dogpile