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Internet Search
Search engines are tools that allow you to find people, businesses, software, and information. Different search engines specialize in different subject areas, and each has slightly different rules for requesting information. But the general idea is that you can type in a name, or a subject, press search, and get a list of related links in return!
Infoseek is a search engine with a lot to offer. Unlike many competing engines, you can do more than search the Web with Infoseek; you can search Usenet newsgroups, look up email addresses, browse through a company directory, search Web FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), and more. Infoseek is also a major player, boasting over 25 million hits per day.
HotBot is the Web's ultimate search engine. It is the biggest -- indexing more than 54 million documents. It is the smartest -- offering a range of easy-to-use filter tools that enable you to get the most relevant search results. And it is the freshest -- crawling 10 million Web pages each day.
Digital's Alta Vista is a favorite of many. It's extremely powerful, fast, and detailed. One of its best features is the fact that it searches an entire Web site (and Usenet newsgroups) looking for what you want to find; many other search engines cannot do that, concentrating only on Web site titles. It offers simple and advanced searches, and allows the use of wildcards and Boolean searches. Simply put, Alta Vista is robust!
Yahoo is a topical directory, technically not a search engine. This means that, rather than arbitrarily searching the Web for sites, they list sites which have been submitted to them for approval from netizens. Thus, you'll typically find the referencing system reliable for finding high quality sites. As Yahoo takes the form of a hierarchical index, you'll find it fun and easy to "surf" the Net with Yahoo! Lycos is probably the oldest major search engine and has long been viewed as fast and reliable. It offers keyword and subject searching, is customizable in its searching options, and actually offers a rating system (called "Point") for Web sites.
BigBook is a San Francisco-based company offering free access to the 16 million U.S. businesses indexed in their database. Among the really unique features BigBook offers is a personalized address book, detailed maps which allow for zooming capabilities and driving directions. You not only find the business you need to locate but BigBook will pinpoint its location and then ensure you make it there via the quickest route possible!
Classifieds2000 offers extensive search capabilities in their database of automotive, computer and general merchandise (stereo/video, furnishings, sporting goods, etc.) classified ads, including prices, models and mileage.
DOWNLOAD.COM offers quick and easy access to the top free-to-download software titles available over the Internet. Visit DOWNLOAD.COM to download today's most popular titles -- including must-have utilities, the hottest games, and the latest browsers. The site also features highlights and product descriptions to help you make the right decision about what software to download
Search EarthLink (EarthLink Search, temporarily unavailable) The EarthLink Site Search looks through all of the pages stored on EarthLink's web site for instances of the word you typed. The search is limited to the EarthLink web site, and does not look at any other sites on the Internet.
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