Last updated 4-2001
BPL Search Engine Analysis (A paragraph each on many popular search engines.)
BPL Searching Resource Collection
Netskills Searching Resource Page
Search Engine Analysis (A paragraph each on many popular search engines.)
MetaCrawler (Multi-engine search, also good business information source.)
Google (Advanced. Includes "restriction to site" and "pages with links to" searches.)
HotBot (Many search restrictions possible.)
Alta Vista Advanced Search (Uses NEAR, etc.)
Australia
FTP search v4.0 (Faster and better organized than Archie. Now run by Lycos rather than U. of Trondheim)
GovBot - US Government Search Engine
Thomas - US Government Search Engine (Service of Library of Congress)
RootsWeb Search Engine for public documents such as death records
LiveLink PinStripe (Business Info. Search)
AskMeHelpDesk.com ("Great answers from Real People" - free.)
HumanSearch (Human help for your search. - Free - Allow 48 hrs. for email response.)
Delphion Patent Search (Formerly IBM Patent Search Engine)
(Alternate)
Matilda Search Engine (Australia)
Estonia - Wide Web Search (Estonia = Eesti Vabariik)
INFO-MAC HyperArchive Root (To search for Macintosh shareware)
Infoseek Ultraseek (Can use strings other searchers ignore.)
Aliweb (WWW Server Search. U.K.)
Infohiway (Will give site map for a URL.)
Northern Light Search (Has its own additional archives.)
Excite
(Advanced)
Lycos (Advanced)
All-In-One
Eureka!
Find-It!
Galaxy
Netscape Net Search
The BigHub.com
Yahoo!
Snap! (Uses Inktomi, meaning cleaver and cunning, like HotBot)
Inference Find (Yahoo and MetaCrawler multi-engine search.)
Thunderstone
Archie Search (FTP or Web search from Bunyip Inc.)
Snoopie file search
Search Engines
W3 Search Engines
Searching the Whole WWW
The Searcher
Linkowisko (A list from Poland)
Cyber-Heaven's "Spyder Web" Search Engine Resource (Long, long list of search engines.)
SEARCH ENGINES ON THE NET (73 listed)
List of WWW Archie Services
The Ultimates - White Pages
(All you are likely to need. Search by name, by phone number, and get maps.
For search by address follow the link to "The Ultimates Plus")
Mesa, your MetaEmail SearchAgent
Infospace - The Ulitmate Directory
(Provides Infospace Maps and Directions & much more.
More options and more up to date than the competition as far as I can tell. 8/98.)
555-1212 Residential and
555-1212 main page
(Picks best search(es) for area of country you specify, then you try them.)
Lycos PeopleFind
(Provides Infospace Maps and Directions)
PC411 (Provides
Mapquest Maps and Directions with more versatile
interface to scroll map. "Recenter and Zoom In" feature is buggy 7-31-97.)
Yahoo Map Service (Also gives driving directions. This is not Mapquest!)
US West Residential
Switchboard Find a Person
(Greeting Card & Letter garbage)
POPULUS, The Intelligent People Locator (World Wide)
Welcome to WhoWhere (Greeting Card & Letter garbage)
Four 1 1
Database America -
People
(Includes a reverse search that works more than some that I won't name)
Telephone Directories on the Web
(International - Includes many USA listings of various kinds.)
International
Directories
Entertainment industry search - updated
USPS ZIP+4 Code Lookup
AccuSource Search Index (Take a look even if you don't plan to spend anything.)
Public Records from KnowX.com
Searching for Information on the Internet (Netskills Page 1)
Navigational aids for the World Wide Web
MEGASOURCES: Surfing for Information and/or Journalism Resources
FREE Internet Encyclopedia
The Scott List
Alastair's Site List
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