1. The History of Search Engines Chris Kwierant Chris Kwierant Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University April, 2005 April, 2005

2. Introduction The early development of the search engine The early development of the search engine Innovation in the mid 90s Innovation in the mid 90s Today’s leaders Today’s leaders

3. The beginning 1990 - Alan Emtage and Archie 1990 - Alan Emtage and Archie 1993 – Veronica (Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archieves) and Jughead (Jonzy’s Universal Gopher Hierachy Excavation And Display) 1993 – Veronica (Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archieves) and Jughead (Jonzy’s Universal Gopher Hierachy Excavation And Display)

4. Innovation in the mid 90s Matthew Grey’s World Wide Web Wanderer Matthew Grey’s World Wide Web Wanderer The first robot on the World Wide Web ALIWEB – Archie-Like Indexing of the Web ALIWEB – Archie-Like Indexing of the Web Allows a webmaster to register the information they want listed Smaller database then sites that use robots

5. Today’s leaders 1994 – Yahoo started by David Filo and Jerry Yang 1994 – Yahoo started by David Filo and Jerry Yang Began as a searchable database but has since added search engine technology 1998 – Larry Page and Sergey Brin start the search engine Google 1998 – Larry Page and Sergey Brin start the search engine Google The site uses the relationship between websites to produce better results Google is now experimenting with personalized searches

6. Conclusion There have been many seach engine innovations developed in only fifteen years There have been many seach engine innovations developed in only fifteen years Many search engine companies have been bought out or have gone bankrupt Many search engine companies have been bought out or have gone bankrupt Users don’t care about brand loyalty but do care about speed and convenience Users don’t care about brand loyalty but do care about speed and convenience

7. Contact Information Chris Kwierant Chris Kwierant Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Web Page http://people.emich.edu/ckwieran/ Web Page http://people.emich.edu/ckwieran/http://people.emich.edu/ckwieran/ Email: ckwieran@emich.edu Email: ckwieran@emich.educkwieran@emich.edu Image Source: Image Source: Alan Emtage: Alan Emtage: http://www.mediapolis.com/mediapolis/emtage.html http://www.mediapolis.com/mediapolis/emtage.html