The basics
About
http://about.com AlltheWeb
http://www.alltheweb.com AltaVista
http://www.altavista.com AOL Search
http://search.aol.com/ Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com Google
http://www.google.com Hotbot
http://www.hotbot.com LookSmart
http://www.looksmart.com MSN
http://www.msn.com Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org Teoma
http://www.teoma.com Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com Meta-search engines
Rather than visit multiple search engines yourself, you can save time by using a meta-search engine, which simultaneously sends your query to two or more general-purpose search engines and eliminates duplicate results. Here are some popular meta-search engines:
DogPile
http://www.dogpile.com Mamma
http://www.mamma.com MetaCrawler
http://www.metacrawler.com Search.com
http://www.search.com AvatarSearch Finds occult information about witchcraft, vampires, pagan rituals, astrology, tarot cards, and other topics that often panic right-wing conservatives (
http://www.avatarsearch.com ).
Black Web Portal Finds websites of particular interest to blacks (
http://www.blackwebportal.com ).
Crime Spider Searches for websites providing information about various crime and law enforcement sites and organized by topics such as serial murder, urban legends, and cybercrime (
http://www.crimespider.com ).
Disinformation Conspiracy theory-laden search engine that helps you uncover websites offering the "real truth" behind the pyramids of Mars, the sightings of black helicopters over America, film footage of Bigfoot, and the government secrets hidden in Area 51 (
http://www.disinfo.com ).
Education World Finds websites that can help students, teachers, and parents learn more about education (
http://www.education-world.com ).
Federal Web Locator Lists many of the websites from various government agencies and organizations (except for the really cool ones like the CIA and FBI). Maybe you can use it to find out where all your hard-earned tax dollars are going (
http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl ).
GovSearch Collection of government search engines for finding information about the U.S. government: IRS documents, Customs Service, NTIS, U.S. law code, legislative information, OSHA regulations, and information from many other agencies and departments (
http://www.nwbuildnet.com/nwbn/govbot.html ).
CopSeek Directory and Police Search Engine Helps you find websites related to law enforcement so you can find a policeman when you need one (
http://www.copseek.com ).
NerdWorld Search engine dedicated to computer and technology fanatics (
http://www.nerdworld.com ).
Que Pasa! A bilingual search engine geared towards Hispanics and Latinos, available in both English and Spanish (
http://www.quepasa.com ).
Satanist Net Search engine geared to helping you find satanic information on the Internet (
http://www.satanist.net ).
Women.com and WWWomen Two search engines geared toward helping women find information and resources on the Internet (
http://www.women.com and
http://www.wwwomen.com ).
Kid-safe search engines
If you leave your children unsupervised, it's likely that they'll eventually find bomb-making instructions and pornography on the Internet. While keeping children isolated from such information may be impossible, you can at least limit their searching to kid-safe search engines. Unlike general-purpose search engines, kid-safe search engines won't accidentally display links to pornographic or bomb-making websites. Try one of the following:
Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com CleanSearch
http://www.cleansearch.com Go.com
http://www.go.com Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com Multimedia search engines
Most search engines help you find text, but what if you want to find a song, a picture, or a video clip? Rather than waste your time using a general purpose search engine to find an MP3 file of your favorite band, try using a special multimedia search engine instead. These multimedia search engines specialize in searching only for specific audio, graphic, or video files.
Here are some of the more popular multimedia search engines:
Ditto
http://www.ditto.com (see Figure 1-1)
FAST Multimedia Search
http://multimedia.alltheweb.com SpeechBot.net
http://speechbot.research.compaq.com MIDI Explorer
http://www.musicrobot.com Regional search engines
Search engines often include websites from all over the world. If you'd rather limit your search to a specific region or country, try using one of the regional search engines listed in Table 1-1 instead.
Table 1-1: International Search Engines COUNTRY
WEBSITE
URL
ASIA
General
GlobePage
http://www.globepage.com China
SINA Online
http://english.sina.com Hong Kong
Timway.com
http://www.hksrch.com/welcome.html India
123India
http://www.123india.com IndiasWeb
http://www.indiasweb.com Japan
Search Desk
http://www.searchdesk.com Philippines
G-Spot
http://www.gsilink.com/gspot Singapore
Catcha.com
http://www.catcha.com.sg South Korea
Yahoo! Korea-Seek
http://kr.yahoo.com AFRICA
General
Woyaa!
http://www.woyaa.com/ South Africa
Ananzi
http://www.ananzi.co.za Max
http://www.max.co.za EUROPE
General
Search Europe
http://www.searcheurope.com France
Francit�
http://www.francite.com Lokace
http://www.lokace.com Iceland
Iceland on the Web
http://www.vefur.is/iceland Italy
Italia Mia
http://www.italiamia.com Malta
Search Malta
http://www.searchmalta.com Netherlands
Search NL
http://www.search.nl Russia
Russian Internet Search Engines
http://www.slavophilia.net/russia/search.htm Switzerland
Swiss Search
http://www.search.ch U.K.
Everyday UK
http://www.everydayuk.co.uk Lifestyle.co.uk
http://www.lifestyle.co.uk UK Plus
http://www.ukplus.co.uk MIDDLE EAST
General
Ajeeb
http://english.ajeeb.com Egypt
Egypt Search
http://www.egyptsearch.com Iran
Iran Index
http://www.iranindex.com Israel
HaReshima
http://www.hareshima.com Syria
Syria Gate
http://www.syriagate.com NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Canada.com
http://www.canada.com Mexico
Radar
http://www.radar.com.mx SOUTH AMERICA
Bolivia
Bolivia Web
http://www.boliviaweb.com Brazil
Cad�
http://www.cade.com.br Chile
Chilnet
http://www.chilnet.cl/index.htm South Pacific
South Pacific Search
http://www.emaxia.com Australia
WebWombat
http://www.webwombat.com.au WebSearch AU
http://www.websearch.com.au and last of all
AllSearchEngines
http://www.allsearchengines.com Search Engine Watch
http://www.searchenginewatch.com