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GLOBAL Search Engines, Directories and
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When you're looking for
information from any global source, use one of these search engines. Even if
you're searching for UK information, most of these search engines will do the
job just as well, or better, than some of the UK-specific engines. |
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About · Hundreds of categorised expert
guides |
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AOL Search · America On Line's own
search engine |
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AltaVista · One of the largest and
most popular search engines |
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Ask Jeeves · Ask Jeeves what you want
in plain english |
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Brittanica · A quality search engine
and full encyclopaedia! |
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DogPile · sends your query to a list
of other search engines |
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Entire Web · No frills
newcomer |
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Excite! · One of the most popular
search services on the web |
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alltheweb · Search 300 million web
pages - fast |
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Go · Produced by Infoseek and Disney;
has human-compiled directory |
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MetaCrawler · Searches several other
search engines to obtain its results |
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Google · Easy to use and fast! Over a
billion URLs! Recommended.
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HotBot · Another favorite search site,
usually quick |
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InfoSpace · Search engine with
additional information sources |
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Jayde Online · Search engine and
categorised directory |
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Kanoodle · Simple Google-style search
engine |
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LookSmart · A human-compiled directory
of web sites |
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Lycos · Well known, powerful search
engine |
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Mamma · Sends search requests to major
search engines |
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MSN · Microsoft's MSN has directory
listings and a search engine |
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NBCI/Snap · A human-compiled directory
of web sites |
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Netscape Search · Netscape's own
search facility |
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PlanetSearch · Searches 12 other
search engines |
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Rex · Send Rex off to find your
info |
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Scrub the Web · Simple search engine
plus submission tips |
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Search · Powered by
InfoSeek |
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Teoma · Google-like
newcomer |
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WebCrawler · One of the first and
largest search engines |
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Yahoo · One of the best-known search
engine names. A human-compiled guide to the web |
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Generally regarded as one of the major search
engines |
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Tested, recommended, or just worth a look |
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URLs can be submitted
for inclusion in the indexes |
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URLs
can be submitted; visit the site for instructions |
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URLs can be
submitted; payment is required |
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