Don't count on just one search engine to do the job. No one search engine or
portal has a complete index of the web, it's often necssary to use two, three or even four
search engines to get comprehensive results. Some search engines are more effective
for a particular task than others.
General Search Sites
AltaVista - Very powerful portal and directory.
Excite - Caters to almost any interest. Best
Portal.
HotBot - Nice design. Directory
MSN Search (search.msn.com) - No frills directory
Northern Light - Best serious Search.
Directory Sites
About (about.com) - 700-plus categories, A-Z index
Yahoo! (yahoo.com) - Most popular site. Organized.
Easy Search.
Metasearch Sites
Dogpile (Dogpile.com) - Not fancy, well organized
Mamma.com - Mother of all search engines... you be the
judge.
Weighted Search Sites
DirectHit (directhit.com) - Uncluttered
directory
Google (google.com) - Results based on how often people
search, etc.
Meaning Based
Ask Jeeves (askjeeves.com) - Ask a question in plain
English
RagingSearch (www.ragingsearch.com) - no clutter,
just a box
Kids' Sites
AOL Kids Only (www.aol.com/netfind/kids) -
Easy to Use...
Searchopolis (www.searchopolis.com) - Web or
encyclopedia search
Yahooligans! (www.yahooligans.com) - Easy to
use, good for little kids
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