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.)
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Search multiple engines

Ask Jeeves - Just ask and see where it leads you. Chubba - Submits to 5 search engines. Datavor - Search Datavor, then submit your search to others. Dogpile Don't let the name fool you, there's a pile of info here. Highway 61 - Submits to 9 search engines. HotBot - You can submit to 4 search engines. Ixquick - places many cookies in your computer. Kartoo - A strange place where results are arranged in a sort of a graphical relationship. Mama - Submits to 6 unimpressive search engines. MetaCrawler - Submits to 10 search engines. Metor - Watch the menu on the left. Submits to 7 search engines. ProFusion - Submits to 9 search engines. Search.Com - from CNET Networks, Inc. Vivísimo - Submits to 8 search engines. WebCrawler - You may not specify which search engines and directories to use.

Individual search engines, each offers something a little different

About.com - What You Need to Know About™ AltaVista - a leading global provider of search services and technology. FastSearch - Welcome to Fast Search & Transfer. GigaBlast - Search the web from a different angle. Google - I am convinced that Google gets you there faster. My favorite. The public can't search Inktomi Corporation, I have this listed for reference because many other sites use Inktomi. LookSmart - Lists sites that have paid to be listed. Lycos - Shows paid listings first, then entries from the OpenDirectoryProject. NetscapeSearch - Searches the OpenDirectoryProject, then Google. The OpenDirectoryProject - WiseNut The WiseNut search engine claims to goes faster, farther and further. Yahoo!

Variations on the originals

AllTheWeb - Powered by Fast. Go.Com - Was Infoseek, then bought by Dysney/ABC, now powered by Overture. HotBot - Powered by Inktomi. MSN Search - from LookSmart, and Powered by Inktomi. Overture - Was GoTo, shows paid sites then Powered by Inktomi. Snap HOME - Powered by Inktomi. WebCrawler - Powered by Excite.

Last updated 2003 October 19.

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