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| Alexa
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| AltaVista
Help
Quick Info - The following search characters/screens may be used: + - "" * ( ) Boolean operators (and or not). Of note: Offers you spelling help. |
| Google
Help Quick Info - The following search characters/screens may be used: + - "" . The "and" operator is automatically understood in your queries -- Google does an "and" with all search terms and it only returns pages that include all the query terms. Of note: Worth checking out. Google is very smart. It does an excellent job of finding just what you're looking for, especially if you are looking for an individual Web site, e.g., if you search for minority business development agency, the very first site will be the home page for the MBDA. |
| Lycos
Help Quick Info - The following search characters/screens may be used: + - "" More choices using the Advanced Search screen. Of note: Offers SearchGuard filtered searches for "child-friendly" filtering. |
| Teoma
Help Quick Info - Ranks a site based on the number of same-subject pages that reference it. |
Meta Search Engines |
| DogPile
Help Quick Info: Fetches from a large number of search engines, Usenet, FTP, and presents results separated by source (search engine). |
| Fast
Search Help Quick Info: Very fast and simple. Of note: The Advanced Search is simple to use and provides useful and effective limiters. |
| Ixquick
Help Quick Info: Awards each site one star for each search engine that placed it in its top ten for your search, understands the AND, OR, NOT and other modifiers. Of note: knows which search engines can handle + - "" * ( ) Boolean operators (and or not). |
| Metacrawler
Help Quick Info: Crawls several major search engines and combines the results. |
| ProFusion
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Quick Info: Very flexible. Allows you to choose which engines to search and how to search (keyword, boolean, etc.). A unique feature is the option to verify links before displaying results. |
| Surf
Wax Help Quick Info: Lists results alphabetically. Icons tell you about each hit without having to go to the site (e.g., is it the home (main) page for the site?). Of note: Create your own personal searcher. Site snaps give you a quick glance at each hit before opening. |
| Vivísimo
Help Quick Info - Translates your query into the corresponding syntax of each underlying search engine. Only queries the search engines that support your chosen syntax. The following search characters/screens may be used: + - "" More choices using the syntax screen. |
| Vroosh
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Quick Info: Conventional Keyword Search or Ask-A-Question are allowed with both Standard and Advanced searches. Include +, -, "", AND, OR, NOT between keywords to get targeted results. Of note: With Advanced Search you can search for sites written in a specific language, a specific country, MP3 music and FTP downloads. Search using Keywords in any language. You can also Ask-A-Question in 7 languages. |
Category Search Engines |
| About.
Help
The use of real people "Expert Guides" to select, organize, and annotate sites helps to ensure that listings are pertinent to the subject and that the referenced sites are still online. Of note: Expert Central. Post a question or view previous Q & A. |
| Ask
Jeeves. Help Quick Info: The Ask Jeeves user enters his or her question in plain English and is directed to one, or at most two or three, web sites that answer the question. Ask Jeeves also suggests follow-up or related questions and provides answers to those as well. In addition, Ask Jeeves searches several search engines for relevant web sites. Ask Jeeves could also be considered a meta or keyword search engine but it will typically be used for broad or clearly defined searches such as what is a solar eclipse? Of note: This is a unique and very user-friendly service. Answers (Web sites) are displayed inside the Ask Jeeves frame. Use the REMOVE FRAMES link, located above the answer site, to see/navigate the answer site. Offers you spelling help. |
| Open
Directory Help Quick Info: A growing directory which is edited by volunteers with subject interest/expertise. |
| Yahoo
Help Quick Info: The largest of the category directories, the vast majority of Yahoo's entries are user-submitted. |
| Other
category sites (linked from the Search Engines page)--Argus Clearinghouse,
Infomine, Internet Public Library, Michigan Electric Library,
WWW Virtual Library Quick Info: These collections vary from category search engines,e.g., Yahoo, in that they are typically smaller in scope but more scholarly in their content. |
Collections of Search Engines |
| Do you want to know even more about search engines? The help pages you are currently using point you to and give some basic help for some of the best and most frequently utilized search engines and provide links to many others. If you want to keep up to date on everything in the search scene--may we suggest the following two sites... |
This page updated, spelling and links checked : Monday, December 10, 2007 ALL LINKS ARE NOT ACCURATE. UPDATE IN PROGRESS.
