Some follow up questions to your comments:

1. Do you prefer a SE to a directory / portal? The last days I have used dmoz, Google and the Yahoo directory and they give relatively good results, sometimes (naturally enough?) better than the SERPs .
2. I think I know your answer, when I search for a book, I go to Amazon or a book SE like BookFinder4U - Compare book prices at 130 bookstores & Book finder for cheap books, discount books. When I make a more
3. general unrelated searh, I use Google (wild card searh) or OneLook Dictionary Search .
4. What is your impression of the quality of SERP's in 2008?
5. What is your SE work horse or preferred SE?
6. Any idea of the future of search?

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