Google vs. Chrome—They're Not the Same
Do you know what a search engine is?
Tech Wing Bites: What is a Search Engine?
Ever wondered how Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo find exactly what you’re looking for in seconds? That’s the magic of search engines! 🪄Just like a mechanic needs tools to fix a vehicle, search engines need algorithms to scan, sort, and rank millions of web pages—delivering the most relevant results right to you.
This Engine Can
A Search Engine is a feature in browsers, apps or websites that let you search to find matching content. The engine calculates and delivers results you want… and what your visitors want. And guess what? When fed the right SEO & it will boost visibility.
The Vehicle Insides
Power Under the Hood
Web browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer (Microsoft Edge), & DuckDuckGo uses their search engines—Google Search, Bing & DuckDuckGo—that are built for one main thing—helping you find web content based on the keywords you enter.Stability Use
Website owners submit their SEO-ready sites, but search engines don’t just wait around—they’re proactive. They scan and/or crawl new websites, using complex formulas to analyze keywords, media, site quality, and user behavior.Performance Tweaking
Search Engines have been around so long it’s has processes like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Website Optimization and is a key part of your Digital Marketing strategy.
Did Ai Google That?
You’re trying to find cheap oil change service, so you pull up your favorite browser—Apple Safari. It gives you a big open space for you to type in “Cheap Oil Change” then you hit search. Safari takes your keywords, maps them to its database (think of it like a huge spreadsheet), and attempts to match each word and phrase—filtering out the bad stuff. Then, it returns a list of places in your area that offer cheap oil changes—plus a bunch of other stuff you don’t care about—maybe a few Ads too. You scan the results, pick the best one, and boom—you’re set.
Your Engine is Ready
Search engine is one of the most useful tools we use daily to discover new content, products and services. In recently years, social media apps have incorporated this feature, and now Ai can even enter the keywords for us and analyze the results—feel faster🤔. Remember—all browsers are NOT search engines.
Top 5 Web Browsers
Google Chrome
Apple Safari
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
Top 5 Search Engines
Google
Bing
Yahoo
DuckDuckGo
Baidu
Fun Fact: Google processes over 8.5 billion searches per day—that’s 100,000 queries per second, I wonder what the others do?
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