Search Engines

and directories
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Alta Vista ]

gets an A in my book.  My webpage was the first hit when I searched for "Alaska, living, Wow, cool."  Identifies refreshed pages.  How to add your own page

Metasearch engine requires a program downloaded on your computer.  Free basic version available.

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dmoz.org ]

The Open Directory Project relies on volunteers to produce a comprehensive directory of the web.  dmoz stands for "directory mozilla"

Bookmark this page so you can find it again after your search.
Dogpile ]

fetches the top matches from ten search engines using a multi-engine semi-parallel search interface.  Allows use of boolean and proximity operators; and if you understand that, you don't need my help!

Excite! ]

More than a metasearch engine, you can personalize this site to be your start page.

Fast Search ]

All the web, all the time, over 200 million URLS.  Fast Search is amazing!

Google ]

When I don't want more hits than I can check, I use Google.  Very often I find just what I'm looking for here, my most often used search engine.

Searches archived newsgroups with an excellent power search.  Google continues the archives of Deja.com

Highway 61 ]

This metasearch metacrawler engine was introduced to my by my son who still uses it.

HotBot ]

uses results from the Open Directory.

Infoseek redirects to Go.com

Infoseek was a part of this network.  Search is now provided by Overture.com.

Archive.org provides a unique service where you can find snapshops of web pages from the past.

Look Smart ]

Provides results for metasearch engines and pay-per-click advertising solutions.

Lycos ]

uses the Open Directory.

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Metacrawler ]

A metasearch engine with channels, a directory, and marketplace from Go2Net.  Powered by InfoSpaceinc.

Netscape ]

a directory and the sponsor of the Open Directory Project.

Overture.com ]

Previously GoTo.com additional listings on the same domain are grouped together.  Uses Inktomi

search.com ]

A metasearch engine from CNET.comHow to register your site with search engines.

Teoma ]

Subject-specific popularity ranking.  Advanced search available.  Sponsored links provided by Google and are listed separately.

Thunderstone ]

A computer categorized database of sites distilled from COM NET ORG and EDU webservers.  Provides regional search by zip code and a news search.

Turbofind  ]

Advertisers pay for higher placement on this search engine.  Search results are ranked by advertiser bid amount.

Webcrawler ]

My first search engine.  Before my sister told me about Webcrawler, I didn't know what all the fuss was about.

Winners ]

Award winning search engine list from Search Engine Watch.com.

Yahoo ]

Directory and search engine using Google results.  Adding your site to their directory involves several steps.

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