Search Horizonatlly - and Deep Search Engines by Joyce Kasman Valenza
Search and Reference Sites per American Numismatic Association
Reference Desk Fast Info retrieval and Portal
The above information was summarized from an October 18th, 1999 article in Network World, p. 57 by Danny Sullivan, an industry expert on search engines. He can be reached at http://calafia.com.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer (October, 1999) from Reid Goldsborough (reid_goldsborough@phillynews.com)
Allexperts.com | lets you select a human volunteer to send your query to! Volunteer is chosen after drilling down to the category and then by you based on profile of the voluneer. 1500 volunteers provide answers free of charge. Some also available for fee for "more comprehensive" service. Answer may take a day or two. |
XpertSite.com | also employs volunteer experts. |
ExpertCentral.com | also employs volunteer experts. |
YourCompass.com | strives for total automation. When you revisit the site, it will alert you to sites it thinks you are interested in, before you ask! |
TitanSearch.com | promises that other sites that advertise with it will recieve prominent placement in search results!? |
SurfMonkey.com | child-safe surfing site that filters out porn and other no-no's. Requires download of browser add-on software. |
Ah-Ha.com | another child-safe search site. |
HotBot | designated as best all-around search site by PC Magazine. |
Northern Light | distinguished for its accurate Web search results (free) and its full-text database of articles from newspapers and magazines ($1 to $4 per article). New feature: it will alert you via email when it finds information you have requested. |
ProFusion | a "metasearch" site that feeds your search request to several other search engines and combines their results. |
Search Engine Watch | about search engines. |
Search IQ | about search engines. |
Deja.com | portal to Usenet discussion groups. Use Deja Tracker service - emails you whenever there's a new message in your favorite discussion group, or on a particular subject (you). |
WorldPages.com | each name found comes with a map and directions to the named's address. |
Self-Esteem Test | must answer every question... |
Spyonit.com | a free service that emails or instant messages you whenever your name - or anything else you specify - pops up on a Web page or news site. Good for monitoring on-line auctions! |
MusicByRequest's Search Engines Page | |
Open Text |
Planet Search | |
webcrawler | |
Search Engine Colossus | International Directory of Search Engines |
All-in-One Search Page | Dogpile | EZ-Find at the River | Internet Sleuth |
Search.com | WorldSearcher | SiFMuG (Single Form Multiple Gateways) |
Huskysearch | Highway 61 | Mamma of all search engines | Metacrawler A Washington U project licensed to InfoSpace in 1997 | InfoSpace | ProFusion |
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