Specialized Search Engines
These engines search only a specific piece of the Internet.
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Search Engines
- Alta VistaOne of the oldest search engines -- with an outstanding translation function -- Babelfish.
- Ask.comStarted out as Ask Jeeves -- first engine to use natural language searching.
- Bing.comNew search engine from Microsoft, replacing Live Search. Offers categories: Images, Videos, Shopping, News, Maps, and Travel. Still evolving.
- DuckDuckGoA search engine that prides itself on privacy and "breaking out of the filter bubble."
- ExaleadAllows users to personalize the interface. Thumbnail images of results.
- GigablastIdentifies itself as the "search with attitude" that is eco-friendly. Freshness dating is one of their major attributes.
- GoogleCertainly the best known, with dozens of added features like image searching, maps and shopping. Extensive advanced search capabilities allow fine-tuning for better results.
- LycosAnother large search engine with e-mail & news portal.
- SurfWaxProviding the "best use" of relevant search results.
- Yahoo!Fiercely competitive with Google -- but includes a popular e-mail functionality. Front page is designed to short-circuit many common searches with instant access.
Metasearch Engines
Why use a single search engine when you can use a Meta? All web search engines are based on algorithms --complex series of lexical orders -- when they are combined, they may actually compete/delete results from some searches. Combining results from two or more engines assures the researcher of a more complete list of informative websites.
- DogpileOffers the ability to customize the list of engines searched.
- Excite.comThe portal is unique, including mail and news features, but the search results are similar to Info.com.
- Info.comIncludes results from 14 different search engines, including Google and Ask.com
- IxQuickResults are culled from the Top Ten results in other engines. Easy access to foreign language interfaces & results.
- MammaOne of the oldest metasearch engines, includes both general and subject specialized search engines.
- Search.comFrom CNet, can be tech heavy in responses. Includes a "narrow your search" feature.
- YippyResults are clustered into clouds, making it easy to focus your search.
- ZapMetaIncludes clustered results by topic, suggestions for related searches.
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