Dogpile
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| Dogpile | |
|---|---|
| Image:Dogpile logo.JPG | |
| URL | http://www.dogpile.com |
| Alexa rank | ~2500 |
| Type of site | metasearch engine |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | InfoSpace, Inc. |
| Created by | |
| Current status | active |
Dogpile is a metasearch engine that fetches results from Google, Yahoo!, Live Search, Ask.com, About.com, MIVA, LookSmart, and several other popular search engines, including those from audio and video content providers. Dogpile is a registered trademark of InfoSpace, Inc.
The Dogpile search engine earned the 2006 and 2007 J.D. Power and Associates award for best Residential Online Search Engine Service. [1]
The Dogpile homepage was remodeled on June 1 2007. However the site kept their mascot Dog "Arfie".
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[edit] Metasearch
Dogpile is a metasearch site — it searches multiple engines, filters for duplicates, and then presents the results to the user. Dogpile uses multiple popular search engines, as well as sponsored links.
[edit] Paid listings criticism
Dogpile is singled out in a number of publications for mixing a high percentage of paid listings in with the search results returned by the various search engines.[2]
A "sponsored by" note under a link notifies users that that particular search result has been paid for.
