Alicia Fornal
SLM 521-Search Engine Activity
March 4, 2006
The “Best
Picks” of Search Engines
Welcome
to my “Best Picks” of search engines found on the Internet. I have chosen the following
categories: general, kid safe, news, travel and shopping. Enjoy!
General
Search Engines
Need
to find out who invented the shoelace? You’ll find it on Google! This site is very easy to navigate and gives
you many different options to tailor your search to just what you need. This
site is an excellent first step, and probably your last, to finding what you
are looking for.
Got
a question? Ask Jeeves and you’ll be sure to find an answer! This site is very easy to navigate, can be
tailored to your needs, and gives you plenty of options as to where to find
what you are looking for. This site allows you to type a question and it finds
tons of websites that have to do with one or all of the words in your question.
Don’t be shy…ask away!
Kid
Safe Search Engines
Wow!
This website is loaded with information, good information, and was created by a
bunch of librarians! The site is well
organized, easily navigable and tons of fun to explore. It gives the option for
the viewer to have “librarian eyes” or “kid’s eyes” for different views of the
site. Whether you are searching by Dewey Decimal System or by topics, you’ll
have a blast learning lots of new things!
This
site is as much fun to look at, as it is to search! Colorful pages with cartoons, lists of fact
monster favorites, and categories like “cool stuff” and “word wise” to keep you
on your toes are just a few of the great things about this site. Students are exposed to current events in whatever
area they search as well as a plethora of information to look through.
News
Search Engines
You
have hit the jackpot when you visit this site! Searching for news from around
the world or right in your backyard is at your fingertips. The homepage touts
list after list of different news agencies, categorized by anything from US
newspapers to polls to education news. Well organized and full of information,
you’ll never walk away from this site not knowing what’s going on in the world.
Search
and browse over 4,500 news sources that are constantly updated to get the
latest news. This site organizes your news in categories such as top stories,
world, sci/tech, business and much more!
Very easy to navigate and you are given the option to personalize your
page to organize your daily news morsels.
Travel
Search Engines
If
you are looking to take a trip, www.sidestep.com
is the place you want to look to find the best prices of flights, hotels, you
name it! The jewel that this site holds
is the ability to compare different companies side by side.
Whether
you are traveling by land, air, or sea www.expedia.com
is an excellent site to search for great deals. The “deal & destinations”
section is great to see what the best-selling locations are and to view great
suggestions for vacations to take. Expedia also suggests themed vacations, so
whether you are looking for a romantic getaway or a family adventure it’s all
there for you.
Shopping
Search Engines
This
site offers an unbiased report on any product that you choose because it
accepts no money from companies to list their products. Their goal is to offer
you the best comparative pricing on the product that you are searching for. Whether
you are shopping by category (books, movies, video games) or by store, this site
offers easy accessibility to find the best price for what you are looking for.
If
you are looking for a cool, hip website to shop on...look no further. Mysimon.com
is a cool site that offers comparative shopping for anything from cd burners to
Oprah’s favorite things! Clear and crisp
pictures allow you to view the product you are looking for and they also offer
consumer report ratings so you can make an educated choice.