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DON'T FORGET
Lots of information found on the Net is either out-dated,
misleading or down right false. Always validate
information before using it and the best tool to
use is Yaoogloo! |
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SEARCHING ALL OF THE WORLD
WIDE WEB |
Search engines fall into two categories, indexed
based and directory based.
Directory based engines... Yahoo! is probably the best
known, classify each website into logically defined categories,
great for finding companies or organisations. The Open
Directory Project (DMOZ) is a huge directory that is edited
by an army of human volunteers.
Indexed based engines use software programs called spiders
and robots that scour the internet, analyzing millions
of web pages and indexing their content. Google is the
big boy of these engines and indexing is ideal for finding
specific information on a particular topic. You may have
to trawl through lots of irrelevant results but its amazing
how often you can turn up a great resource for something
else.
Some search engines have developed their own search technology,
supplying varying results and presenting them in varying
formats. Some results are deliberately uncluttered whilst
others are clearly driven by commercial arrangements.
Google delivers what most users want, that's why it's
so popular but it's not the best choice for every search.
If you never try the others you'll never know what you're
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THE WEB SEARCH SECTION DROP-DOWN LIST AT A GLANCE
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TOP 5
1. Google
2. Yahoo!
3. MSN Search
4. Ask Jeeves
5. AllTheWeb |
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POPULAR
Alta Vista
Lycos
IceRocket
DMOZ, Open Directory
AOL NetFind
WiseNut
Search.com |
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META SEARCH
Mamma
WebFetch (DogPile)
iQuick |
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GROUP SEARCH
Clusty
Google Groups |
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SPECIALISTS
C|Net
DownLoad.com
TechWeb |
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REFERENCE
Wikipedia
HowStuffWorks
Computer Dictionary
Medical Dictionary
Britannica |
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