Searching for Third Source Information

This week I was asked to use multiple search engines and multiple keywords to find third sources to help with my final paper. I first went to trusty Google and searched the most obvious choice: "Flo's Clam Shack". I mostly came up with reviews and different websites such as Yelp and Urbanspoon, both sites which are dedicated to giving reviews of various restaurants. There aren't very many pictures and its very boring. Nothing on the sites scream Flo's, which is a very upbeat, happy place. I also found an article with a video attached on Food Network from when the show  "Best Thing I Ever Ate" came and tasted the fired clam roll and Fish and Chips. Next I moved on to the search engine Duck Duck Go and searched with the key words "Seafood Shacks". This search led me to many other seafood shacks around the country including ones in Boston, New Jersey, and even one in Louisiana. Each website was filled with pictures of customers, various foods, and contact information. I then moved on to Dogpile and searched "Local Owned Businesses Middletown, RI". the search results from that were mostly bland websites listing many local businesses in the Middletown, RI area.  It also brought me to the Middletown Webpage which has a stream of pictures of various areas in Middletown and also has links and important info for the town on it. It is brightly colored and gives an overall feel of peace and happiness with pictures of the St. George's campus and surfers on the beach. The final search engine I used was Mahalo (surfer/ beachy... perfect for a Clam shack right?). Wrong. When I typed in "Clam Shacks", it gave me Google ads to buy  a Clam Shack and Bing videos as well as pictures from Google, Bing, and Flikr.  Not a very original search engine. I also found Flo's Facebook page, which has many pictures of patrons, the owner's son, the staff, and most importantly, the food. I also found the actual website (there are many fake websites that the owner cannot get taken down with wrong menu items and prices) which has many pictures of the patrons, food, and staff as well as links to a menu, the history and awards, both locations (Middletown and Portsmouth), a photo gallery, and links and reviews. After trying all the new search engines, I think trusty old Google was the most helpful.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flos-Clam-Shack/245316810509 (Facebook)

 

http://www.flosclamshacks.com/home.html (Restaurant Website)