Strange Results

[mtheory]

Google, MSN, and Yahoo are in the same indusry but seem to be worlds apart when it comes to search results.

I have the site hewlettpackardshopping.com with one other domain name directed to that site.

Both hewlettpackardshopping.com and computerlearninganddesign.com show up in the first twelve results at Yahoo and MSN with the search words "hewlett packard shopping" but is nowhere to be found at Google.

It seems like a lot of people seem to have a majority of trouble getting sites listed on Google and keeping them there as opposed to Yahoo and MSN.

I would find it hard to believe that Google is more discriminating because my experienc is that Google is more spammy than the other two overall.

[SEOforGoogle]

It could just be that since Google's algorithm is different from Inktomi's, it values some factors more than others.

With Google you need links pointing to your site with the keyword/phrase you want to rank on.

Another thing to consider:
For "hewlett packard shopping" you have the following results for each engine:

Yahoo - 2,560,000
MSN - 471,591
Google - 18,200,000

Just by looking at those numbers, it's clear that you're going to have to do more to get ranked well in Google.