General Information Search  There is almost too much information on the Internet for search results to be manageable.  Even well-constructed searches can easily return thousands more pages than any of us have time to browse.  So, improving your search skills - even just by a small amount - can help you find just what you're looking for in less time.  To see all link categories, click here.

           

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Search Engines with Muscle

There is a mountain of information on the Internet and trying to create order from all that data is one of the most vibrant industries in the technology sector of the American economy.  We have listed most of the key players in Internet search for you for your own review.  All of the search links mentioned on this page have been recommended by the consultants of CCT and our Web site visitors who graciously took the time to share.  We welcome your feedback - to suggest a search link or to report a broken link, please e-mail the Web Master.

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Description

Meta-Search1  
MyriadSearch New search engine lets you customize how four major search engines retrieve your results - great site!
MrSapo Our Webmaster's Choice Award winner for best general search - check it out!
Dogpile User friendly interface - results logically grouped
Mamma

The mother of all meta-search - need we say more?

   
General Search  
Google Top ranked search engine  (see: Google cheat sheet)
Google Search Suggest See your search results in real-time as you type
AllTheWeb Always ranked a close second behind Google - see why...
Excite Highly ranked search engine
Clusty Strange name - but nicely organized, clustered results.
Yahoo! Highly ranked for search, is also a Web portal
Grokker Visual Search Powered by Yahoo!, arranges search results graphically
Alta Vista Venerable search engine, highly ranked
Teoma Can refine search results, a few other helpful extras
   
Search By Category  
Google Directory Good for searching by categories of information
Yahoo! Directory Good for searching by categories of information

1 A 'meta-search' engine is a search engine that searches other search engines.

There Is a Difference Between Search Engines

Internet search engines compile their data by cataloging the Web using one or both of two methods: through the deployment of specialized, automated software search programs - or 'bots', as they are commonly called; by employing teams of actual human indexers that physically catalogue the Web.

The diagram below should help you better understand where search engine results come from for various search sites and how current those results are likely to be.  The diagram can also give you some idea about the role of 'paid search' on the Internet and how that may impact the results you may be shown on the first page or two of any search result.

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Finding - or searching - for information on the Internet doesn't appear to be very difficult.  However, filtering out only the most relevant information given your search objective does require some skill.  So, try a few of the links on this page and improve your search technique.

Be sure to check out the Google Cheat Sheet (HTML or PDF) for a complete list of tips, tricks and amazing functionality that you probably never even knew existed! And for a complete list of amazing Google features, be sure to take a quick glance at the Essential Google.

If you need help or want to know more about search tools that are available for your industry, we would be happy to assist - just ask.

Curious?  Watch Search Spy!

Take a peek at other people's searches - in real time.  Filtered and unfiltered versions are available.

 Tech Tip!

Search for Internet addressing and net-work information (IP, domain, etc.) at:

  DNSStuff  &  AllNetTools

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Searching for values in the Windows Registry?  Check out Sysinfo.org

 

 

 

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