BREAKDOWN OF SEARCH ENGINE SCORES-
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  MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE SCORES
RANK TOP SITES* YAHOO MSN LYCOS
1 travelscape.com 0 0 0
2 travelnow.com 0 0 0
3 basshotels.com 10 5 5
4 hoteldiscounts.com 10 0 0
5 hilton.com 10 5 10
6 marriott.com 10 10 5
7 hotelguide.net 0 0 0
8 sheraton.com 0 5 10
9 worldres.com 0 0 0
extra credit: priceline.com 0 0 0
POINT TOTALS:
  40 25 30

  MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE SCORES
RANK TOP SITES* NETSCAPE EXCITE ALTAVISTA IWON
1 travelscape.com 0 0 0 0
2 travelnow.com 0 0 0 0
3 basshotels.com 10 0 10 10
4 hoteldiscounts.com 0 0 0 10
5 hilton.com 0 10 5 10
6 marriott.com 0 0 5 10
7 hotelguide.net 10 0 0 0
8 sheraton.com 0 0 5 0
9 worldres.com 0 0 0 0
extra credit: priceline.com 0 0 0 0
POINT TOTALS:
  20 10 25 40

  MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE SCORES
RANK TOP SITES* SNAP DIRECTHIT GOOGLE ASKJEEVES
1 travelscape.com 0 0 0 0
2 travelnow.com 0 0 0 0
3 basshotels.com 5 0 10 0
4 hoteldiscounts.com 0 0 0 0
5 hilton.com 0 5 10 0
6 marriott.com 5 0 10 0
7 hotelguide.net 0 0 0 0
8 sheraton.com 10 0 0 0
9 worldres.com 0 0 0 0
extra credit: priceline.com 0 0 0 0
POINT TOTALS:
  20 5 30 0
Scoring criteria:
Compared against the 9 top websites* above at left, points were awarded as follows:
Website appears in search engine's top 10 results = 10 POINTS
Website appears in search engine's next 10 results = 5 POINTS
Website is not listed, but a link is offered = 5 POINTS
Websites listed beyond the first 20 were not counted.

Notes:
1. *Standard is taken from PCData. PCData ranking is based objectively on monthly unique visitors.
2. Searches conducted on 4/6/00 with search string "hotels."
3. Search engines received equal credit under "basshotels.com" if they listed the major Bass Hotel properties (Inter-Continental, Holiday Inn, and Crown Plaza).
4. Search engines received equal credit if they listed the major Starwood hotel properties(Sheraton, Westin, and Four Points).
5. Search engines received equal credit if they listed any in the Marriott, Ramada, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residence Inn or Ritz-Carlton group of affiliated hotels.
6. Askjeeves.com tends to give 10 listings only.
7. Priceline.com, which books hotels, was listed for "extra credit" but was found on none of the engines.
HOW THEY RATED:
 
Ranking Search Engine Points Awarded
 
1 Iwon 40 } 2-way tie
1 Yahoo 40 }
3 Google 30 } 2-way tie
3 Lycos 30 }
5 AltaVista 25 } 2-way tie
5 MSN 25 }
7 Netscape 20 } 2-way tie
7 Snap 20 }
9 Excite 10  
10 Direct Hit 5  
11 Ask Jeeves 0  

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