In most parts of the world you might "Google" for the answer, a Chinese may"Baidu" it;. But a Russian would more likely "Yandex" it ! Yandex ( Russian: Я́ндекс ) is a Russian search engine and one of the largest Russian Web portals. Yandex was launched in 1997. Its name can be explained as "Yet Another iNDEXer" ( yandex ) or "Языково́й (language) Index". The Russian word "Я" corresponds to English "I" (as the singular first-person pronoun), making "Яndex" a bilingual pun on "Index".
Few outside of Russia have heard of the Yandex search engine, but that may soon change. Yandex has 44% of the Russian market—10 points ahead of Google—and is now the No. 2 search outfit in Europe, according to researcher comScore. Yandex is expected to list its shares on Nasdaq this fall, fetching as much as $2 billion. That would be Russia's largest-ever initial public offering in tech, valuing the company at around $5 billion. Although Yandex declined to comment about the listing, analysts and investors are expecting a blockbuster. "This IPO should be very popular," especially among investors eager to tap into Russia's Internet market, says Konstantin Belov, an analyst at Uralsib, a Moscow bank.
Link: BusinessWeek
Did you try ya.ru? It's more minimalistic than google.
I AM able to think on my own and not use just one search engine because of all the other fanboys saying how great it "isn't"!!
But on the other hand if Google isn't only " No evil "...
They get a lot of attention with little marketing because of their engine, but as a counter-example, even with all of its marketing Windows MSN Live Search.NET doesn't gain a good reputation among users because it is less functional and useful.
Last edited by HalcyonX12 on 28 Jun 2008 - 21:49
experienced go for http://www.ya.ru
is this a mess too?
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