Search is not only meant for Google but also many Search Engines. Each differ from its results based on various principles.
List of Web Search Engines
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| A9 Amazon books, Live results |
Abcsearchengine Index based, fairly
small |
| About Lots of articles on lots of things |
Accoona Excellent for news, good for focussed
searching |
| Acronymfinder Find acronyms |
| Aftervote Social search engine |
Ajaxwhois Great for site statistics
searches |
Alexa Good for background information on a
site |
| Alltheweb Part of the Yahoo family |
Altavista Oldie, but still a goodie,
suprising enough |
| Answers Good for factual information |
AOL Search Google in a different
guise |
Archive, Internet Good for older versions of
a site |
Ask One
of the big four |
Azoos Painfully bright yellow index
engine |
| Beaucoup Index based, not impressed |
Better Who Is Information about a
website owner etc |
| Blinkx Multimedia search engine |
Brainboost Part of the Answers
family |
| Buzzle Index based, not impressed |
| ChaCha Search with a human guide |
| Clusty Good all rounder |
Collarity Personalised search engine. Very
good. |
Complete Planet Excellent for
hidden/invisible web |
Country Search Engines 4,000
country search engines |
Digital-librarian Collection of
links from a librarian |
DMOZ
(Open Directory Project) Good index/directory |
| Dogpile Multisearch GYMA |
| Draze Compare GYM on one screen |
Ebingbong Social search, lets users rate
results. |
Eurekster Good for building your own
engine |
ExaleadSuperb functionality, good advanced
options |
ExciteDoes anyone still use that any
more? |
| Factbites Factual information |
FaganFinder Superb collection of
engines |
| Fazzle |
| Feedster |
| Findsounds Audio/sound search engine |
Freesearch UK based engine, global
scope |
| Galaxy Index based |
Google Do I need to say anything about this
one? |
Google Blogsearch Best blog search
engine going |
| Google Directory Same as DMOZ |
Google Groups Good for obscure
information |
Google Images Yahoo image search is
superior |
Google Local Local to the UK that
is. |
Google
News Adequate. Good for email alerts |
Google Personalised Tailor results to your
interests |
Google Scholar Good(ish) for academic
stuff |
Google Trends Who is looking for
what? |
Healia Excellent medical
search engine |
| Hotbot Blast from the past! |
IAF People
search Searches for people! US biased. |
| Icerocket Good for blog searching |
| Illumirate Index based |
InfoMine For scholarly internet resource
collections |
Infopeople People
search |
Infoservice Index based, bizarre collection of
headings |
Intute Superb directory, very
authoritative |
Irazoo Social search engine, vote for
results |
| Ixquick Excellent meta search engine |
| Jayde Business to business |
| Jux2 Excellent meta search & compare results |
Kartoo Visual search engine, good
reputation |
Kazazz Free text search engine, not
particularly exciting |
| KidsclickChildren’s search engine |
Librarians
Internet Index Superb resource |
| Linkopedia Index based, not exciting |
Live
Search One of the big 4 |
Lycos Almost lost in the midst of
time, but still trying |
Mahalo Social search engine, some like it, I
don’t |
MammaMulti meta search engine that’s been
around for years |
Mastersite Calls itself #1 though I can’t
work out why |
Metacrawler Meta search
engine |
Monstercrawler Meta search
engine |
| Mooter Visual search engine |
MsDewey Microsoft folly; annoying and
pointless |
Oaister Emphasis on hidden
web academic material |
Omnimedicalsearch Excellent medical
search engine |
Peerbot Very unusual
engine, as it searches for favicons |
| Pepesearch Does not stand out |
Pinakes Superb
collection of Virtual Libraries |
| Questfinder Selective web directory |
Quintura First rate, uses clouds of terms.
Recommended |
| RedZee Visual search. Awful. Used to be excellent |
Re-quest Index/Directory web search
engine |
Scandoo accurately indicates a level of
trustworthiness |
Scirus Scientific search of web and
selected journals |
Scrubtheweb Nothing to
recommend it |
| Search-beat Uses Google’s database |
Searchbug Search for people and companies
in the US |
| Search.com Metasearch engine |
Searchhippo Metasearch engine,
unimpressed |
| Searchy Personalised search |
| Searchmash Google test bed |
Search Medica Excellent
medical search engine |
| Searchthe.net Meta search engine |
| Searchtheweb Index/Directory |
| Selectsurf Selective web directory |
| Similicio.us Find similar sites |
| Silobreaker Superb news resource |
Slider Full text search engine that searches
DMOZ |
| Smartlinks Index/Directory |
SMEALSearch Academic
authoritative content |
| Sproose Social search engine |
| Sunsteam Index/Directory |
| Supercrawler Index/Directory |
Technorati Excellent weblog search
engine |
| Thenet1 Index/Directory |
| Thunderstone Index/Directory |
| Trooker Superb video search engine |
Turbo
10 Great for hidden/invisible web |
TurboScout Very good multi search
engine |
| Ujiko Visual search engine |
Web
Brain Visual search engine |
Webcrawler Meta search engine for
GYMA |
Web-search Meta search engine, one at a
time |
| Webworldindex Index/Directory |
Whatuseek Web/Index based, not worth the
trouble |
| Windseek Meta search engine |
WWW Virtual
Library Second only to Pinakes |
| Yahoo! One of the big 4 |
Yahoo
Buzz What’s going on? |
Yahoo
Directory Yahoo as it used to be |
| Yahooligans For children |
Yahoo
Local Local information |
Yahoo Mindset Emphasis research
or shopping |
YouTube Video engine. Use Trooker
instead |
Zapmeta Allows for various methods of
re-ranking |
| Zensearch Uses the Google database |
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- Commonly used search engine terms defined by NetLingo :
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- AltaVista Inconsistencies
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Search Engines
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 Ancestry.com
- "And, Or, and Parenthesis: The Basics of Boolean Logic for the
Genealogist" from the Ancestry Daily News 19 Jan 1999
This article contains an overview of ands and ors and how to use them to structure search engine queries.
- Beginning Genealogy - Googling Your Ancestors
- Classroom Connect - Connected Teacher - Search Tips
- A Comparison of Four Search Engines for On-Line Genealogy Research
- Desperately Seeking Susan OR Suzie NOT Sushi
From the NY Times web site. Requires registration which is free.
- Genealogy Searching on the Internet
- Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet
- A Helpful Guide To Search Engines
- How to Choose the Search Tools or Databases You Need for Web Searching. Recommended search engines.
From the UC Berkeley Teaching Library Internet Tutorial.
- How to Search the World Wide Web: A Tutorial for Beginners and Non-Experts
- Internet Genealogy Surfing Techniques
- Materials towards a preliminary selective bibliography/webliography of search engines
- Meta-Search Engines: When and When Not to Use Them
From the UC Berkeley Teaching Library Internet Tutorial.
- On the Net, Search Engine Inconsistencies
- ResearchBuzz News
News and information about search engines, databases, and other online information.
- Search Engine Comparison Charts
- SearchEngines.com - Search Engine Rankings and Web Site Promotion Tips
- Search Engine Watch
- Search Engine Showdown
- Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools & Techniques (Version 4.0 - Fall 1999)
- The Spider’s Apprentice: A Helpful Guide to Web Search Engines
Tips on using search engines like AltaVista, Infoseek, Excite, Webcrawler, Lycos, HotBot and Yahoo.
- Web Search Engines
- Windweaver’s Search Guide - Using the Best Directories and Search Engines
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Search engines that search multiple indexes at one time.
- AccuFind
- Coveo Desktop Search
- Dogpile
Uses more than 13 web search engines, 6 Usenet sources and two FTP archives, then compiles the results for you.
- Exploratorius.com
- FinderSeeker: The Search Engine for Search Engines
- HotWords
- iTools - Search Tools
Search tool finds *anything* on the net!
- Mamma: Mother of All Search Engines
- MetaCrawler
- metaEUREKA
- MetaGopher
- Metahoo!
A
search option allows users to select an information source (web,
directory, news, jobs, auctions, MP3, pictures, weather), making search
results even more relevant and user-specific.
- Metasearch Engine One2seek Fast Intelligent Relevant
- Multimeta: The Meta Search Engine
Simultaneous search in several international and German search engines.
- NetGet Canada Web Directory
Canadian meta search engine that searches up to 12 engines at once.
- One2seek Metasearch
- ProFusion
- Query Server
- Search.com
- Search Engine Guide - The Guide to Search Engines, Portals, and Directories
- Search Them All
All
your favorite search engines in one place plus yellow pages, white
pages, city search, radio search, job search, humor search, lyric
search and much more.
- SpaceSonar
- Surfwax
- Supercrawler.com
- webtaxi.com
- Zworks Meta Search
Also referred to as: directories or channels. At these sites you can
browse the links arranged in topical hierarchies, as opposed to putting
a keyword into a search box.
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