Search Engines are the saving grace to finding information on the Internet. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) not all search engines are built alike. They are each unique in their scope, focus, and searching formats. Which are the best for you? Here are some suggestions for your next search!
Search Engine Colossus – This is a great search engine to search for search engines according to either category or country. http://www.searchenginecolossus.com
Cnn.com – This site provides the most up-to-date,
accurate information. From a source
that is known and trusted, CNN.com is a great site to get the latest story from
the headlines.
http://www.cnn.com/SEARCH/
Go.com – Go.com is a great site to get headlines from numerous
sources. Search headlines from organizations
such as ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and
Disney online. Also, it is a source for
current weather conditions and financial reports.
http://infoseek.go.com/
Yahooligans – Yahooligans is a great, kid-friendly site that caters to young people’s interests. Kids can search for jokes, news, music, science, and other topics of interest. Mom and Dad don’t need to worry about inappropriate links with this site!
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
Thinkquest Library – The Thinkquest library is made by kids, for kids. It is a great search site when students need to begin research projects, science fair projects, or to simply pursue an interest of their own!
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/
Froogle – Much like Google, but solely for shopping! Froogle.com is a site that allows a person to search for items of interest. The search provides results that contain information such as cost, details, where this item may be bought, and comparison shopping details. Unlike ebay, there is no auction!
http://froogle.google.com/
Ebay – The online auction! Shop for just about anything in this online auction. User names and passwords and identification are required, but shopping online has certainly never been the same since this site opened.
http://www.ebay.com
U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal – This overwhelming site links a person to any government site or information he may possibly want. Search documents, benefits, grants, local governments, governments around the world, and much, much more.
http://www.firstgov.gov/
THOMAS – Created by the Library of Congress, this site is a social scientist’s dream. Search legislature, historical documents, bills, the senate, and congressional records!
http://thomas.loc.gov/
World Web.com – This travel site will fill just about any need. Search by destination, means of travel, keyword, and more. Make travel arrangements, hotel reservations, and entertaining needs. Provides information on lodging, maps, photos, activities, articles and more!
http://www.worldweb.com/
Travel Directory.org – Not only does this search engine provide a wealth of information for avid travelers, but it also provides feedback and anecdotes of others.
http://www.travel-directory.org/