It seems as if these search engines determines what our search results look like, considering that if someone were to search for networking sites, their result would be based upon sites frequently visited such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. And in terms of Google redefining their search engines so they help us out, maybe isn’t anyways the best help. In searching for things online, Google often shows links that do not really pertain to my actual search, but will have similar words to the ones used in the search box. In reference to what Badke said about clustering search tools, it is often difficult to really find what you’re looking for if the results you get are clustered to say the least. Then in the end, you end up going to sites either off the topic you originally searched for.
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Have you compared the quality of Google results with your search history turned off, and then with it switched back on again? If you have a Google account, you can log in and manage your History preferences here: https://www.google.com/history/ ~Prof. L.