PPT Slide
“AltaVista got itself lost in the search-engine shuffles during the last year or so and is in the midst of a takeover by online venture firm CMGI Inc. Along the way, it's fallen to 10th place in search-engine popularity. But I've always found it to be excellent for serious research, and this simple example shows why: It returns a ton of information on "CMP Media," including links to CMP's home page, all its subsidiaries and divisions, press releases, and so on. In fact, the plethora of detailed information is one reason John Q. Public might avoid AltaVista, but for serious searching, it's a real plus. I find myself trying other search engines, but always coming back to AltaVista.”