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SfC Home > Web Design > List of common World Wide Web search engines. Also refer to search tools, indexing, crawler, spider, webbot, robot, Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves, meta, Dogpile, Metacraler, Mamma, research, Ron Kurtus, School for Champions. Copyright © Restrictions Search Engine Sitesby Ron Kurtus (revised 12 July 2005) The most popular way of finding information on the World Wide Web is through the use of search sites. These are web sites that are dedicated to providing a data base of web sites and topics that can be found through the use of their search engines. Each search engine has its own rules on the best way to find the information for which you are looking. This list is by no means comprehensive. If you have some favorites and corrections, let me know about them. Some compile search from the major engines. These are called meta search sites. Questions you may have include:
This lesson will answer those questions. There is a mini-quiz near the end of the lesson. Major search sitesThese are the top guys--the search engines used by most people. They use web crawlers to find the sites. (They are also called web robots, webbots or web spiders.) Google: www.google.com - Rated as the top search engine Yahoo: www.yahoo.com - Oldest search site Ask Jeeves: www.ask.com - Tries to answer questions MSN Search: www.search.msn.com - Part of the MSN portal Meta search sitesThese sites search the other search engines and compile a summary. Typically it is a compilation of the major engines. Dogpile: www.dogpile.com Metacrawler: www.metacrawler.com Mamma: www.mamma.com Vivisimo: www.vivisimo.com SurfWax: www.surfwax.com IXQuick: www.ixquick.com Search.com www.search.com Webcrawler: www.webcrawler.com Secondary search sitesAmong the minor search engines, several had one time been major players. A few are up-and-comers. WiseNut: www.wisenut.com LookSmart: www.looksmart.com Netscape: search.netscape.com Alta Vista: www.altavista.com Lycos: www.lycos.com Go.com: www.go.com SummaryUse these search sites to find your information. If you have other suggested sites, let me know about them. Use all the resources you can ResourcesThe following resources provide information on this subject: WebsitesSearch Engine Watch - Site for search engine marketing and optimization Books
Top-rated books on Website Design MiscellaneousMini-quiz to check your understanding1. How do most search engines find sites to list? 2. Why would you use a meta search site? 3. Is there much reason to use a minor search engine? If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Web Design. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again. What do you think?Do you have any questions, comments, or opinions on this subject? If so, send an email with your feedback. We will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Share linkFeel free to establish a link from your website to pages in this site. Or use our form to send this link to yourself or a friend. Students and researchersThe Web address of this page is Please include it as a reference in your report, document, or thesis. Where can you go from here?
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