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Searching the Web


Finding Sites on the Web:

Google
Google ranks its results by examining the number of other pages that link to its results, on the assumption that the more useful and relevant sites have a greater number of pages linked to them.

Yahoo! - Main Page or Yahoo! Search or Yahoo! Directory
One of the Internet's best-known and most popular portals includes a search engine and a directory.

Ask.com
Establishes relevancy ranking by subject-specific popularity

Live Search
Microsoft Web search engine

MetaCrawler and Dogpile
These engines search several search engines simultaneously and quickly.

Ditto
Searches for visuals and pictures.


Searching Other Internet Resources:

Google Groups
Searches archived Usenet news group postings.

Internet Archive - Wayback Machine
Browse through 85 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. Has separate archives for moving images, texts, audio, and software.

Re-Quest.Net
Links to many useful reference sources. One of the Internet's oldest surviving directories.

Technorati
Searches blogs,videos, photos, and more


Finding People and Companies:

AnyWho Online Directory
AT&T directory of telephone numbers, including white pages, yellow pages, and toll-free listings.

Yahoo! People Search
Search for U.S. phone and address, email address or telephone numbers (and reverse telephone numbers) for individuals.

IAF.net
Yellow and white pages, as well as email searches and reverse phone number searches

Switchboard: Your Digital Directory
Yellow and white pages, as well as email directories and online maps.

Lycos People Search
Search for people and businesses.

Gethuman.com
A list of companies with instructions how to get to a human using their customer service numbers.


Helpful Information and Guides to Search Engines:

Search Engine Showdown
All search engines have strengths and weaknesses; this guide helps you choose the best tool for your needs.

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Updated February 26, 2008

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