Google is a fairly general search engine and it can be used for many different purposes. It is very easy to use as long as you have some knowledge on how to research subjects. It could be a little over whelming though if you are the type of person who feels that they need to read everything, because of the huge number of results that will come up no matter what you look up.
There may be other search engines that are more efficient, but Google is one that I always seem to come back to. I prefer Google over the other well known ones, such as Yahoo! and Bing. This is most likely because it is what I am used to after many years of use and it is the most popular search engine. However, it is probably not the most sophisticated. As mentioned previously in a journal, Google does a problematic thing by tailoring the search results to what it thinks that you want to see. This may keep a person from finding what they actually need to see and it will limit the results. To be fair, I have not given many other ones a try, because I am fond of and used to Google.
An aspect of it that is helpful is that users are able to go to Google Advanced Search if they are looking for very specific types of results. It allows you to narrow down results from only certain regions or even articles with different reading levels. Despite it flaws, it works well for the average person. Maybe if someone were writing a research paper, they may want to use a more sophisticated site, but overall, Google is a fairly good search engine and I will continue to use it in the future.
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