Search Engines

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Search Engines!
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First, the Top Five

• Google
• Try also Gahoo!Yoogle and Soople.
• Yahoo!
• Amazon (includes A9.com)
• MSN
• Alta Vista

• An intuitive search engine
• A meta-search engine

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Some More Popular Search Engines

• Excite
• Dogpile
• AllTheWeb
• AOL
• IWon

• An intuitive search engine
• A meta-search engine

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• Netscape
• Earthlink
• Ask Jeeves (http//www.ask.com)
• MetaCrawler
• CNet ( http//www.search.com )

• An intuitive search engine
• A meta-search engine

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• Hotbot
• Mamma
• Lycos
• Go

• An intuitive search engine
• A meta-search engine

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More that are worth using

• InfoSpace
• IXquick
• Kartoo
• Lukol
• Looksmart

• A meta-search engine

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• Open Directory Project (DMOZ.com)
• Wisenut
• Scirus
• Profusion
• Icerocket
• Gigablast

• An intuitive search engine
• A meta-search engine

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Specialty Search Engines

• Besides the search engines already listed, there
  are thousands of others.
• Most do not search the entire World Wide Web, and
  are called specialty search engines.
• Some only get results from one website, or from
  websites devoted to one subject.
• Others look for research papers, MP3s, or
  pictures.
• Still others search databases or newsgroups.

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Some tips for creative search engine use

• Use more than one search engine. Google is
  great, but it cant find everything!
• Use advanced search options.
• Consider using a specialty search engine.
• Try entering obscure words, so you wont get back
  so many results.

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