Internet Search Engines
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| Search Engine Watch |
To find out more about search engines on the Internet, this is the place to go. Provides a search tip chart, a searchable database of Web search engines, reviews, and ratings.
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| About.com |
This Internet directory provides hundreds of expert topic-specific guides. Subject areas are grouped into 23 channels, each administered by a guide with formal training and life experience in his or her particular subject matter.
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| AlltheWeb.com |
For greater precision in searching, this site allows you to use Boolean operators when searching, utilizing such words as "and", "or", and "not". This site allows you to search for webpages, as well as pictures, news, videos, or MP3 or FTP files.
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| Alta Vista |
To take full advantage of this search engine, you may want to take time to learn its search commands. It has the largest collection of websites. Can also translate from multiple foreign languages into English from sites retrieved through your search, or you can translate your own text by using Babel Fish, a free translation service.
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| Ask Jeeves |
This site allows you to search for information by simply asking a question. It uses words in context to help find the information you're requesting.
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| Dogpile |
The most popular of all meta-search engines, this site is designed primarily for a general consumer audience. The site groups results by category, as well as providing standard search results.
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| Google |
Using a page rank system, this site usually provides the information you are looking for within the first page of your search results. Options include the ability to search specifically for images, news items, or Usenet group posts that are related to your topic.
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| ProFusion |
Providing a topical directory, this meta-search engine allows for a more structured search by clicking on the Advanced Search option to select the search engines you want it to use. It also allows you to customize your search by adding Customized Search Categories to your ProFusion search page and setting Alerts when new search results come available or when selected websites have been updated.
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| Teoma |
Among the unique features provided by this search engine are the Refine button and the Resources section. The Refine button provides suggestions for narrowing your search. The Resources section lists links to pages that serve as information resources for your topic.
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| ZapMeta |
Created by a team of college students, this new meta-search engine is a good choice if you like the meta-search approach to finding information on the internet. Search results are displayed according to relevance. It provides a handy way to get a different perspective on the same query by providing tabs at the top of the result pages, allowing you to sort the results by popularity, source, title, or domain.
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