Google :)

[DangerDave]

True Alex... but I still challenge you to find better results on any other search engine when looking for a specific subject.

I believe "surfers" made Google the most popular SE for it's quality results.. and this is still what drives them. Picking up Blogs etc.. again (IMO) has made it more popular with surfers and may well strengthen it further.

Re:- SE spam... Can you tell me an SE that wasn't spammed-up five minutes after launch?? Altavista? HotBot? Yahoo even deliberatly "posts" the spammers as long as they pay the extortion amount.

I am NOT finding what I am looking for when I use google, which never use to happen.

I am surprised by this.... but of course can understand that that day would come.

I think you are correct that when/if Yahoo drops Google.. they will lose some market share.. but I dont think it will be a mortal wound..

Of course this is all speculation.. either way the outcomes will be interesting and mean more work for us all..

DD