Dogpile Frequently Asked Questions


Questions

•	How can I stop my previous search Keywords from appearing in my searchbox?
•	Can you create a link to my site? / Can we exchange links please?
•	How can I turn off my recent searches?
•	How do I get my site listed?
•	Why is my Dogpile toolbar showing all my previous searches?
•	What is Metasearch?
•	What are the different sections on the Search results page?
•	What is Advanced Search?
•	What is the Preferences section?
•	How do I search within results or refine my search?
•	How do I filter out Adult Content from my searches?
•	How can I improve my search accuracy when looking for images, audio, video or news results?
•	How does the additional content area work?
•	What if I see an offensive term in the Filtered results of SearchSpy™?
•	What does the Recent Searches feature do?
•	Can anyone else access my Recent Searches information?
•	Can I change the number of keywords stored in my Recent Searches area?
•	Can I turn off the Recent Searches feature?

Answers

Q: How can I stop my previous search Keywords from appearing in my searchbox? A: Your problem may be caused by the auto complete function in Internet Explorer settings. If you open up an internet page, then click on Tools > Internet Options > Content (tab) > Auto Complete > then untick forms and save your settings. Top of page
Q: Can you create a link to my site? / Can we exchange links please? A: Unfortunately, we cannot help with link requests. We search the leading search engines and return the best results. This means that all the links on our results pages have come from our search partners and have not been created by Dogpile. We do not operate a reciprocal links policy. Top of page
Q: How can I turn off my recent searches? A: Please go to the Preferences page on Dogpile and click Recent Searches Off, and save your settings. This will remove the list of recent searches from your results pages. Top of page
Q: How do I get my site listed? A: Dogpile is a metasearch engine which means we compile our results from many search engines. We are unable to add listings to the results from our search partners. We recommend that you contact our search partners to get a search listing. Top of page
Q: Why is my Dogpile toolbar showing all my previous searches? A: If you are using the Dogpile Toolbar, please click on the Dogpile.co.uk logo in the toolbar and select Toolbar Settings. There is a button you should click to Turn Off Search History. Top of page
Q: What is Metasearch? A: The short answer is that metasearch searches more engines, allowing better coverage of the Web, and therefore providing better overall results to the user. Or read the more detailed answer to "What is Metasearch?" Top of page
Q: What are the different sections on the Search results page? A: Here is a look at the various pieces of a Dogpile results page, where they are located and a brief description of what each component does:

	A. Web Search Box - The area where you enter your search term. Enter your keyword(s) and hit the "Go Fetch" button to retrieve your results. The drop down box gives you the option of searching UK sites only, or the whole web. B. Go Fetch Button - The button you press to search for results. C. Category Links - Links to help you focus your search to specific categories like Images, Audio, Video and News. D. Business Finder - Allows you to do a search for businesses using the Business Directory. E. Preferences - Links to a page where you can set a variety of customised search preferences. F. Advanced Search - Links to the Advanced Search options page where you can set specific filters for a one-time search. G. Spelling Correction - Offers suggested spellings for words that may be misspelled and automatically corrects commonly misspelled keywords. H. Search Filter Setting - Shows the current setting for the Search Filter which filters potentially explicit listings from the results. The filter blocks potentially explicit content for multimedia searches in Moderate setting and for all searches when in Heavy setting. I. Comparison View - Displays results from the individual search engine(s) of your choice and highlights unique results to that engine. J. View By Source/ View By Relevancy - Displays results sorted by search engine or by relevance to the search topic. K. Statistics Bar - Shows how many results were returned for your search term. L. About Results - Find out about Dogpile's policies regarding sponsored and non-sponsored search results. M. Are You Looking For? - Offers suggested spellings for words that may be misspelled and other search keywords that seem to be related to your original search term. N. Recent Searches - Keeps track of your 15 most recent searches.
Top of page Q: What is Advanced Search? A: The Advanced Search page allows you to set advanced filters and other settings for one specific search. These settings are reset after each search. Top of page Q: What is the Preferences section? A: The Preferences section allows you to customize Dogpile to search based on your preferences. These settings remain in place until you change them. Top of page Q: How do I search within results or refine my search? A: Dogpile gives you the opportunity to search within results for greater accuracy. When you enter a search, Dogpile automatically categorizes results into categories based on words and phrases contained in the results. For example, if you searched the term "insurance", Dogpile would sort the results into various insurance categories, like Home, Auto, Fire, Health, etc. By clicking on any of the category links, you would then view the results for that specific category. Top of page Q: How do I filter out Adult Content from my searches? A: Adult content can be filtered from your search results, by changing your preference settings. To do so, go to the Preferences page, select Filter On from the drop-down menu in the Adult Filter section and click Save Settings. Once you have set the filter to On, it will remain on until you change your settings. Results for filtered searches are only provided by partners who provide filtered results. Top of page Q: How can I improve my search accuracy when looking for images, audio, video or news results? A: You can search for these specific categories of results by clicking on the corresponding radio buttons at the top of the search page. Also note that you can refine your search within each category by using the Advanced Search option. For an image search, for example, you can filter for specific image color, size or format. Audio and video searches can be filtered by playtime or file format. And news searches can be filtered by news category, location, date or source. Top of page Q: How does the additional content area work? A: This area will be displayed every time additional content is found that is related to your original search term. For example: Let's say you searched on the term Madonna. The results page would show links to related News, Audio, Video and Image content matched to your original Madonna search. Clicking any of these links would take you to that specific content, for instance clicking on Audio would take you to the results page for Madonna audio files. Top of page Q: What if I see an offensive term in the Filtered results of SearchSpy™? A: You can report offensive words by sending in this form. Top of page Q: What does the Recent Searches feature do? A: The Recent Searches area allows you to view your previous search terms and then click to retrieve past results quickly without having to re-enter in your search terms into the search box. Just click any link in your Recent Searches area to see the results for your last ten searches. Top of page Q: Can anyone else access my Recent Searches information? A: No, not from another computer. The information for these searches is stored for a limited period of time while you have your browser open. Once you close your browser, your recent searches list will be cleared. Please note that no personal information is saved or shared at any time. Read the complete InfoSpace privacy policy. Top of page Q: Can I change the number of keywords stored in my Recent Searches area? A: No, the number of keywords is consistently set at 15 at this time. Top of page Q: Can I turn off the Recent Searches feature? A: Yes. Go to your Preferences page and de-select Display on checkbox in the Recent Searches area. Top of page