Matt Yates

September 29, 2003

McDaniel College

SLM: 521 (MC)

Instructor: Charles Phillips

Best of Search Engines

Welcome to my “BEST OF” page for search engines. I have listed several categories of search engines below and the best search engine sites that I found for that category. Click on the link and go directly to each site. Happy searching!

General Search Engines

• Google It is now the largest, and includes PDF, DOC, PS, and many other file types. Relevance based on sites' linkages and authority. Cached archive of Web pages as the looked were indexed. Additional databases: Google Groups, News, Directory, etc. http://www.google.com/
• Yahoo! Extremely popular and one of the most popular web sites. One of the larger directory databases. Many services and good for popular and general information. http://www.yahoo.com/

Kid Safe Search Engines

• AJ Kids This site appeals to students with a personal butler to guide them to the information that they seek. Unique in that the search involves asking a question instead of typing in keywords. Many extras and helpful links! www.ajkids.com
• Yahooligans! A spin off for kids from the most popular search engines in the world (Yahoo!). In addition to helping students find the information they are seeking, this site includes many extras such as games, jokes, and homework help.www.yahooligans.com

Meta Search Engines

• Info.com is a powerful meta search engine that displays fast, relevant results from 14 search engines. Also provides white/yellow pages, news, images, etc. http://info.com/
• Dogpile is a multi-engine semi-parallel search interface. Searches logically through several search engines until 10 matches are found. http://www.dogpile.com/

News Search Engines

· MSN Search is one of the search engines for the MSN portal site. It uses an Inktomi database. The basic search screen only shows a few options, but by choosing the Advanced Search link, the full range of search features is displayed. http://search.msn.com/

· HotBot Has advanced searching capabilities and quick check of four major databases. Advanced search help. http://www.hotbot.com/

Travel Search Engines

· Travelocity One of the most popular travel search engines around. Airfare, hotels, and car rental are just some of the features that can be accessed from this page. www.travelocity.com

• Orbitz travel site run by the major American airlines that offers low fares and rates on airline tickets, rental cars, hotels, vacation packages, and other travel products. http://www.orbitz.com/