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A meta search engine act as a front end passing a query to multiple search engines.The results are automatically collated and filtered. Vivisimo Analyzes the page title,URL,short desription is generated from page content.Classifies results into folders.Clustered like listings make make navigation easy. IBoogie Categorizes similar content into groups. Ixquick One of the best on the Internet.Fast,comprehensive,finds information by relevant sources. Metor Fast and comprehensive.Easy to navigate.Has 24 topic specific metasearch channels.Good place to start topic specific searches. Ask Jeeves A beginner searcher.Uncluttered appealing search interface. Surfwax Meaning based visual.metasearch helps focus the search. Unique format from all others.Listing results listed on left side and related overview of page content listed on right. Profusion Simultaneous searches across databases.Searches across 1000 search engines.Sorts results by percentage of relevance,title,URL,and source. Metacrawler Results can be viewed by options,server time out,domain,relevance,quantity of results, site or source. Savvysearch CNET.com related.Metasearch more than 800 search engines from around the web. 37 Search Engines Search 37 Different search engines from one page. Reference Desk Best Source for Facts on the Internet Vroosh Searchs world.Fast acts like a metacrawler and webcrawler.Ask questions in 7 languages. Ithaki Powerful independant project metasearch engine:35 different categories Kartoo Flash Uk based meta search engine with map like display interface.Also contains summary Harley Hahns Master list:usenet master list of newsgroups Newzbot Searches usenet resources Paid placement Engines Overture Results appear by paid placement. Kids Search Engines Kids Click Homework help site.Developed and organized into categories by librarians.Contains over 1800 links. Yahooligans Safe surfing,games,homework help and many kid friendly activities.Aimed at the 8-14 yr old crowd. Ask Jeeves for Kids Ask Jeeves a question.Searches return related questions to pick from.Web pages are G rated and screened. Kids Konnect Safe internet gateway for kids.Created and maintained by educators. SuperKids Super Cool Super Guide.Keyword search. Haven't found what you want? Visit my other page. It contains Web portals,Subject guides,Subject Directories and Library resources. |
| What are search engines?search engines index the content of several pages located within a site. Alta Vista One of the largest search engines on the web.Features a family filter,translation,other languages,and worldwide site links. Gigablast A similar looking engine to Google with a smaller database. Google Canada A current favorite of mine.Features a easy to read text.Better results occur when words are in close proximity to one another. Google.com text search Fast google.com search displays numbered text links Teoma A new search engine,Google's closest competitor.Delivers 3 types of results.Features: folders by relevant webpages,topics,and expert links by subject. Fast Features news,pictures,MP3,FTP files.Shows related categories,summaries of content,similar searches. Advanced searches,link names,URL,and domain. Yahoo Part Directory and search engine.The best known large scale directory of the Internet.Contains regional,city metros,and searches by country. Hotbot Features related categories to topics,similar searches.Contains mini summary of page content. Webcrawler Search engine and web directory.Displays matching categories first.After that the webcrawler spider displays results without descriptions. Meaning Based Search Engines Subjex A virtual search assistant asks you what you want? This engine works through a search engine portal. Proximity Search Engines Northern Light Geosearch Find websites anywhere in the US or Canada.User can select mile radius around targeted area. Search Agent Copernic 2001 Accesses about 80 search engines.Agent queries all search engines at once.Free basic version to be downloaded,needs lots of RAM. Image Search Engines Ditto Google Image search |
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| Page Created October 20 2000 |
| Last updated November 2,2006 |
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| Why does this page exist? This page came into existence as a result of a research based college course on the web.Its purpose is to serve as a permanent record of the different ways to search for information on the Internet. |