Meta Search: Internet Search
Engine Directory by:
Chris
Robertson
With the billions of web pages on the
Internet, how do you drill down
to find the pages that are most
relevant to your search? Although
most people use one of the "Big
Three" search engines - and
sometimes only the "Big One" -
all search engines are not
created equal. Depending on the
type of information you're
seeking, you may have more
success searching via an Internet
search engine directory or one of
the many specialized types of
search engines.
Here are a few of the types of
specialty search engines that can
help you retrieve the specific
information you're seeking,
without the static of irrelevant
pages and links:
Articles: If you're looking for
articles to reprint - often free
of charge - there are a number of
search engines that can serve
your needs. These engines can
also generate source information
from previously published
articles.
Audio: There are a number of
search engines that specialize in
searching for audio files.
Whether you're looking for MP3
files, podcasts, or other audio
formats, these search engines
allow you to specify the type of
audio file you're seeking.
Bittorrent: Bittorrent search
engines look for results within
torrents, which are groups of
people sharing the same files and
information.
Blogs: Looking for a specific
blog, or a blog on a certain
topic? Blog search engines narrow
their quests to blog entries, so
you can find the opinion you're
looking for.
Community Search: Community
search engines return results
from within the local area that
you specify.
Images: If a picture is worth a
thousand words, an image search
engine is worth hundreds of
thousands. With an image search
engine, you can cut to the chase
and retrieve images in a variety
of file formats.
Internet Search Engine Directory:
Search directories typically pull
information from more than a
dozen search engines and present
results in topic categories. By
comparing findings among search
engines, an Internet search
engine directory typically
returns higher quality and more
relevant results.
Meta Search Engines: A meta
search engine takes relevant
results from dozens of general
search engines and ranks pages by
their standing among the source
search engines.
News Search: There are a
variety of news search engines,
some of which return relevant
page listings and others of which
use interesting new technologies
to graphically represent the
importance of each news
item.
Reference Search: It's sometimes
difficult to sort out truth from
fiction on the Web, so reference
search engines are handy when you
need to cite a reputable source
for the information you're
seeking.
Shopping Comparison Search: When
you know what you want to buy,
but want to find the best price
available, you can use a shopping
comparison search site. Some
sites include merchant rankings
to help you discern the most
reputable dealers.
Technology: If you're a techie,
or are in search of
technology-related information,
tech search engines will only
look at material from sites that
are exclusively
tech-related.
Weather Search: Sometimes you
need to do more than look out the
window. Weather search engines
can pull results, maps, and
forecasts from virtually anywhere
on the globe.
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