What are the benefits of using a meta-search engine?
The extraordinary growth of the internet has made it difficult, if not impossible, for search engines to keep up with its immense size and pace. Thus far, the major search engines have only been able to index a fraction of all the data that is available on the internet. Therefore, chances are you will occasionally fail to find the desired result if you rely on only one search engine. Thus, the key to effective internet searching is not to rely on one, but rather on multiple search engines. However, it can be time consuming and tedious to individually visit and perform a search on multiple search engines. A meta-search engine solves this problem by providing a central place and interface where users can search several search engines at once. This benefits users by saving them time from having to individually learn and visit multiple search engines. Another benefit of a meta-search engine is its ability to access a cross section of results from several search engines. Rather than being t
