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AltaVista
- searches Web sites and Usenet newsgroups with advanced Boolean and
field search options.
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| AOL.COM Search - engine that defaults to AND logic and offers a Search Options template for easy search construction; has an option to view results by popularity; offers a directory based on the Open Directory | |||||
| Ask Jeeves - submit questions in plain English and view suggested relevant sites; also offers the Open Directory ranked in order of popularity | |||||
| Deja.com - search postings to thousands of Usenet newsgroups; free registration is available for special services including discussion forums, spam-free e-mail accounts, and e-mail alerts about postings on topics (threads) of your choice | |||||
| Direct Hit - retrieves documents in order of popularity, i.e., sites that users select from search results for a similar request; also available on HotBot and MSN Search. The Ask Jeeves search engine is also available on this site. | |||||
| Excite - offers a "Precision Search" engine that organizes results by term ranking combined with link ranking; also has a directory search and searche functions for news, photos, and audio/video | |||||
| FAST Search: All the Web, All the Time - returns results quickly from an extremely large database; responsible for the Lycos MP3 engine | |||||
| FindSame - engine that matches any text from one page with the text on other pages on the Web; URLs or entire documents can also be submitted for a search | |||||
GO.com [formerly Infoseek]
- searches Web sites, Usenet newsgroups, Reuters news, and
companies with field search options; clusters results by presenting one hit
per site; offers recommended and/or reviewed Web sites for certain topics.
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Google
- ranks pages by the number of links from pages ranked high by the service,
including results from the Open Directory
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| GoTo - free market search engine that displays results based on competitive bidding | |||||
| GovBot - extensive database of U.S. Government Web pages | |||||
| HotBot - offers easy form-based Boolean, field, and media search options; includes its channel content with the results for searches on broad or popular terms; clusters results by presenting one hit per site | |||||
| iAtlas - form-based searches which can be limited by industry categories, geographic location, site popularity, media types and programming languages | |||||
| Lycos - emphasizes search results from the Open Directory and offers up Web site from the FAST Search index | |||||
| MSN Search - derives results from a variety of sources, including the LookSmart directory, Direct Hit and others; applies concept matching to search statements; and offers an advanced search option with form-based field searching similar to HotBot | |||||
| NBCi [formerly Snap] - search results are derived from a large database of Web pages compiled by the Inktomi search engine; search feature returns the most popular sites first; Power Search option offers a template for search construction; directory results are also included | |||||
Northern Light
- results are organized into concept or location folders; Special
Collection articles available for a small fee; Alerts service tracks search
topics for new documents.
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| Oingo - "meaning-based" engine that constructs meanings and relationships from your search terms to return results, from which you can choose your desired concept to refine your search; derives results from the Open Directory and AltaVista | |||||
| RealNames - search for companies, products, brands, and services on the Internet; RealNames associated with URLs are registered with the service for quick lookup of the associated Web site | |||||
| RLIN AMC database - the RLIN Archival and Manuscripts Control database | |||||
| SearchEdu.com - service that limits results to the .edu, .gov and .mil top-level domains; also offers to search well-known dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, etc. | |||||
| SimpliFind - offers multiple meanings of your search terms from which you can choose and then execute a search; offers the option to add your own meaning to search | |||||
| SmartBorg - engine that parses your query and recommends a search engine and/or directory to search; currently in beta | |||||
| Snoopa - service that offers an easy fill-out form to search for Web sites and multimedia files | |||||
| Subjex - "dialogue-based" engine that offers Web sites in response to a series of questions you can ask to progressively refine your search; currently in beta | |||||
| Thunderstone Website Index - search thousands of sites (vs. Web pages) from a continuously updated database; adds 25,000 sites per week | |||||
| TopClick: The Internet's Private Search Engine - service that pledges to abstain from cookies, banner ads, or disclosure of personal data; uses Google search technology | |||||
| Web Crawler - search two million pages from the Excite search engine index | |||||
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| Meta Search Engines | |||||
| Retrieve Collated Results (limited number with duplicates removed) | |||||
| Baldy - fast-working meta engine with a clean interface, i.e., "the baldest search engine on the Web" | |||||
| C4 - search a large number of search engines and directories and configure useful customization options available with free registration; formerly known as Cyber411 | |||||
| Chubba - search the Web, Usenet, stock quotes, a dictionary/thesaurus and encyclopedia; offers results that are collated or grouped by source engine | |||||
| Copernic - client software that searches multiple engines and directories, removes duplicates and dead links, highlights search terms in your results, and offers a variety of search and retrieval options | |||||
| Debriefing - search the major search engines with implied Boolean logic | |||||
| Fossick Meta Search - searches a dynamically changing group of engines based on speed of availability, and ranks results based on search terms, popularity and other measures; offers the option to search sites from individual countries. Offers page translation using Babelfish, the AltaVista translation service. | |||||
| GenieKnows - searches 25+ engines and directories and ranks results based on the number of sources listing a page; chooses sources to search based on consumer input; also offers searches of multimedia types | |||||
| Inference Find - retrieve results grouped by concept and/or Web site | |||||
| Ixquick Metasearch - search engines, directories, news and MP3 files; ranks results based on top ten rankings from the source sites; allows any type of search syntax and will translate and direct your search accordingly | |||||
| Mamma - retrieve results in relevancy ranked order; power search offers a user-friendly template for building a query | |||||
| MetaCrawler - retrieve results in relevancy ranked order; useful power search available with a template of search options | |||||
| METAEUREKA - barebones interface for an engine that sorts results by relevancy and offers a "Site info" link that returns information on the server, date last modified, size, and descriptive information if available | |||||
| Meteor - searches multiple engines, directories and databases; offers the option to see the size, date and availability of the document, to extract the context of your search terms within the document, and to navigate user-selected results within a frame | |||||
| The Pandia Search Central - searches multiple engines and directories and also offers searches of news, books, music, videos and other specialty databases; includes a searchable version of the Open Directory | |||||
| ProFusion - chooses the best three engines for your query based on user responses to previous search results; also offers the option to choose the fastest three engines | |||||
| SurfWax - offers options to see a quick view of sites in the search results list to determine relevancy and choose alternative search terms for a subsequent search; offers various personalization features | |||||
| Verio Metasearch - retrieves the top ten hits from each source engine and directory in combined ranked order | |||||
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| Retrieve Results From Each Site Separately (more comprehensive results) | |||||
| 1Blink - search 11 sources and view the results at the 1Blink site | |||||
| all4one - search 4 search engines and access results at each site | |||||
| Altaseek - offers options to limit results by country, choose source engines to search, and view results in various formats | |||||
| Dogpile - search 20+ search engines and retrieve results separately, offering custom search options | |||||
| MetaBug - retrieve results by relevancy, with options to sort initial results by poll results or popularity (site traffic); rare in its offer of title searching | |||||
| Webtaxi - use a helpful template to build search types and access your results separately at each site; click on "Search" button for numerous meta-search options | |||||
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| FTP Search Engines | |||||
| ArchiePlex - has its own search interface, and also offers a list of WWW Archie services on the Web | |||||
| FAST FTP search | |||||
| FtpFind - offers searches by keyword, filename, or by themes including Linux, Windows, Sound, Movies and Pictures | |||||
| Monster FTP Site List - master list of FTP sites with FTP FAQ | |||||
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Search Engine Collections [Many also include directories] | |||||
| All-In-One Search Page - compilation of search templates for an extensive range of information retrieval | |||||
| Beaucoup - compilation of 2000+ engines and directories organized by category; also offers a meta search capability | |||||
| EZ-Find at The River - search 10 search engines individually from the same site | |||||
| General Internet Search Programs - compiled by BUBL Link | |||||
| MetaIQ - multi-purpose site that serves as a meta engine, a directory of searchable databases on the Web, a news source and more | |||||
| SearchBug.com - offers searches organized by topic, and searching of single or multiple search services | |||||
| Search Engine Colossus - collection of directories and engines organized primarily by country | |||||
| Search Engine Guide - topical collection of 3000+ engines, directories and portals | |||||
| SearchIQ - categorized collection of engines and directories from the SearchIQ search engine informational site | |||||
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Specialty Search Engines
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| The BigHub.com - offers search templates for specialty engines organized by topic | |||||
| CompletePlanet - offers searchable access to thousands of databases on the "deep Web" for results that include summaries from the retrieved site | |||||
| Direct Search - large compilation of links to the search interfaces of a wide variety of research resources on the Web compiled by Gary Price of George Washington University [warning: large file] | |||||
| The InvisibleWeb - directory of over 10,000 databases, offering the option to search for the database you need, from IntelliSeek | |||||
| Lycos Directory: Searchable Databases - large collection of invisible Web databases organized by topic; almost identical to The InvisibleWeb above | |||||
| Search.Com - dozens of topic-based databases from CNet | |||||
| Search Engines and News - large collection of topical search engines and newswires maintaned by wwwINTERNETS | |||||
| Subject Directory of Search Engines - topical listing of searchable databases on the Web from the SearchIQ search engine review site | |||||
| WebData.com - collection of searchable databases on the Web organized into topics maintained by ExperTelligence, Inc. | |||||
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| Amnesi: The Internet Name Search Engine - enter part or all of a domain name and retrieve a list of possibilities; includes information on the domain name registration from the InterNIC's Whois database, links to the home page sites, and links to FTP sites associated with the domain | |||||
| Ask Reggie Standard Search and Ask Reggie International Search - search for domain names in the InterNIC's Whois database; Standard Search retrieves .com, .edu, .net, or .org and retrieves a list of domains and the entities which have registered them, while International Search checks if a domain is available> | |||||
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Checkdomain.com - search for the availability of a domain name in nearly every country of the world | |||||
| Clickey - search for words contained in a domain name, or keywords contained in a brief record, with options to limit searches to a country, state and city | |||||
| InterNIC Registration Services - search the database of registered domain names on the site of Network Solutions, the company that registers many domain names | |||||
| Namedroppers.com - allows searches for domain names with multiple keywords and the ability to limit to .com, .net, .org and .edu domains; results link to the domain's Web site when available and to the InterNIC Whois record | |||||
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| Multimedia & Images | |||||
| akoo.com - offers searches of radio, audio and video content; Advanced Search offers searches targeted by location (radio only) and topic | |||||
| AltaVista Photo Finder - searchable collection of multimedia on the Web: search by media type: images, videos or audios | |||||
| The Amazing Picture Machine - searchable collecion of a variety of image types including architecture, animals, maps, artwork, world leaders and more | |||||
| AMICO Thumbnail Catalog - Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) offers a searchable catalog of artwork from member museums | |||||
| Corbis - image collection representing millions of works from photographers, museums, cultural institutions, and public and private collections | |||||
| Ditto - search or browse for images across a number of categories; also offers the Ditto Detective service to search the Web for a requested picture | |||||
| FindSounds.com - searchable collection of sounds and sound effects on the Web, with options to hear similar sounds, and to search for sounds by mono/stereo, resolution, sample rate and file size | |||||
| The Picture Collection - commercial site offering free access to more than 22 million photos, prints and illustrations taken from popular Time-Life magazines and the historical Mansell photograph collection; registration required | |||||
| Scour.Net - searchable collection of multimedia on the Web; search by media type: images, audio, video | |||||
| SpeechBot - experimental search engine of popular U.S. radio shows, offering the option to listen to an audio clip containing your search terms | |||||
| StreamSearch - search for streaming audio and video, live events and pay per view on the Web; site offers links to media from updated news, sports and entertainment | |||||
| Yahoo! News Image Gallery - presents current news photos and a searchable directory of archived news photos | |||||
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| New Page Tracking | |||||
| The Informant - saves your search query and tracks AltaVista, Lycos, Excite and Infoseek for the top ten new pages that match your search terms at periodic intervals that you can specify; also tracks up to 5 URLs for page changes | |||||
| Karnak - searches hundreds of Web sites, stores the results online, and e-mails you the results; premium fee-based service tracks additional queries and offers customization options | |||||
| TracerLock - saves your search query and tracks AltaVista for pages matching your search terms that were indexed on or before the date three days ago, and on or after the date stored with your search term; the first ten results are sent to you in an e-mail | |||||
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