Search
Search Searching the web is half the fun, so you need the right tools to do the job. Following are enough search tools to keep a surfer busy for a while.

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This is by no means the last word on searching, but it will get you started (or totally confused.)
I have decided to limit this site to what you see here for now.
Click on the site you want to visit.
About Searches
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Search multiple engines
Ask Jeeves Ask Jeeves - Just ask and see where it leads you. Chubba Chubba - Submits to 5 search engines.
Datavor Datavor - Search Datavor, then submit your search to others. Dogpile Dogpile Don't let the name fool you, there's a pile of info here.
Highway 61 Highway 61 - Submits to 9 search engines. HotBot HotBot - You can submit to 4 search engines.
Ixquick Ixquick - places many cookies in your computer. Kartoo Kartoo - A strange place where results are arranged in a sort of a graphical relationship.
Mama Mama - Submits to 6 unimpressive search engines. MetaCrawler MetaCrawler - Submits to 10 search engines.
Metor Metor - Watch the menu on the left. Submits to 7 search engines. ProFusion ProFusion - Submits to 9 search engines.
Search.Com Search.Com - from CNET Networks, Inc. Vivisimo Vivísimo - Submits to 8 search engines.
WebCrawler WebCrawler - You may not specify which search engines and directories to use.
Individual search engines, each offers something a little different
About.com About.com - What You Need to Know About™ AltaVista AltaVista - a leading global provider of search services and technology. FastSearch FastSearch - Welcome to Fast Search & Transfer.
GigaBlast GigaBlast - Search the web from a different angle. Google Google -
I am convinced that Google gets you there faster.
My favorite.
Inktomi The public can't search Inktomi Corporation, I have this listed for reference because many other sites use Inktomi.
LookSmart LookSmart - Lists sites that have paid to be listed. Lycos Lycos - Shows paid listings first, then entries from the OpenDirectoryProject. NetscapeSearch NetscapeSearch - Searches the OpenDirectoryProject, then Google.
OpenDirectoryProject The OpenDirectoryProject - WiseNut WiseNut The WiseNut search engine claims to goes faster, farther and further. Yahoo! Yahoo!
Variations on the originals
AOL NetFind AllTheWeb - Powered by Fast. HotBot Go.Com - Was Infoseek, then bought by Dysney/ABC, now powered by Overture.
HotBot HotBot - Powered by Inktomi. LookSmart - exploring World MSN Search - from LookSmart, and Powered by Inktomi.
Overture Overture - Was GoTo, shows paid sites then Powered by Inktomi. Snap HOME Snap HOME - Powered by Inktomi.
WebCrawler WebCrawler - Powered by Excite.

Last updated 2003 October 19.

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