1.What were your Search term(s)? What Search Tools did you use?

I searched podcasting. I used Yahoo as a directory, Google and Bing as major search engines and
iBoogie. I also used Contenko.
2.How many hits did you get from each search tool?
Yahoo = 5, 290, 000
iBoogie = 100
Google = 4, 320, 000
Bing = 5, 290, 000
Contenko = 10
3.List the top five sites from each search tool.
Yahoo 1. www.podcasting-tools.com/what-is-podcasting.htm
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
3. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/podcasting.htm
4. www.podcastblaster.com
5. howtopodcasttutorial.com
Bing 1. www.podcasting-tools.com/what-is-podcasting.htm
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
3. computer.howstuffworks.com
4. www.podcastblaster.com
5. howtopodcasttutorial.com
Google 1. https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
2. computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/podcasting.htm
3. www.podbean.com/
4. www.ipodder.org/whatIsPodcasting
5. www.ipodder.org/
iBoogie 1. http://www.podcasting-tools.com/what-is-podcasting.htm
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
3. http://computer.howstuffworks...internet/basics/podcasting.htm
4. http://www.podcastblaster.com/
5. http://howtopodcasttutorial.com/
Contenko 1. www.podcasting-tools.com/what-is-podcasting.htm
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
3. http://computer.howstuffworks...internet/basics/podcasting.htm
4. http://www.podcastblaster.com/
5. http://howtopodcasttutorial.com/

4.Are they the same sites? For the most part, they are the same. Google is the only search engine that
had different results in the top 5.
5.Are they in the same order?
For the ones that are the same, they are in the same exact order.
6.What do you attribute these findings to?
These may be the most visited sites for the topic. They may pay more into the search engines to place
their sites at the top of the list.