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Aggregate Search Systems
MetaCrawler
- This is not a search engine per se. MetaCrawler
queries the other search engines, organizes the results into a uniform
format, ranks them by relevance, and returns them to the user. Of
course, this means that MetaCrawler is slightly slower than other
engines, but is more likely to obtain accurate results for your
query. Of late, Metacrawler wants to become your shopping mall,
too. Metacrawler queries Lycos, Infoseek, WebCrawler, Excite, AltaVista,
and Yahoo. PS: Its is the Metacrawler engine that drives
the search system on the home page of Webwrench.
DOGPILE
- Same principal as Metacrawler, but supports more engines and has
more build in search catagories. The trade-off is that DOGPILE does
not format its output as well as Metacrawler. Ridiculous name, great
aggregate engine. Searches:
- The Web: Yahoo!,
Lycos' A2Z, Excite Guide, GoTo.com, PlanetSearch, Thunderstone,
What U Seek, Magellan, Lycos, WebCrawler, InfoSeek, Excite & AltaVista.
- Usenet: Reference,
Dejanews, AltaVista and Dejanews' old Database.
- FTP: Filez and
FTP Search. (Only the first word will be passed on to FTP Search.)
- News Wires:
Yahoo News Headlines, Excite News and Infoseek NewsWires.
Introduction
to Search Engines
- A reference librarian reviews seven major search engines in terms
of scope, interface, logic, and results. A handy chart compares
the features.
Stand Alone Search Engines
When the aggregate systems respond with too many search
hits, try using just one search engine. When using only one engine,
you can search with much more precision, using specific controls
unique to that single engine. Some of the better engines are listed
below.
HotBot
Excite
InfoSeek
Lycos
Yahoo!
Alta
Vista
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Business, Hobby, and Education
- College Net
- Search by name, location, tution, enrollment, major subjects,
sports
- College Financial Aid
- Database of 180,000+ scholarships & lists of lenders
- Expedia
- A great online travel agent, allowing reservations and purchase
of airline, hotel, and retal car services online.
- Computer
and Communication
- Provides "one stop" shopping for information about the developing
global information infrastructure.
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Computer Vision & Graphics
- A site dedicated to furthering computer visual recognition and
graphics processing.
- 101% Education
- Adirectory of Educational Web-Sites
- HomeShark
- Helps you make house buying decisions based on real data, not
the bramble of double talk the industry intentionally puts out
to keep the consumer confused.
- Kids Camps
- Links to day, overnight, specialty and family Camps
- US Postal Service
- Look up Address's & Zip's - Must know Name,Street,City,State
- Great Outdoors Recreation
- When you really need to get away from the computer.
- Zoo
links and Animal Pages
- Where to go to meet the four legged folks.
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