Internet Search

AllTheWeb

AllTheWeb (also known as FAST Search) has one of the largest indexes of the web and offers large multimedia and mobile/wireless web indexes, available from its site. AllTheWeb's strengths include, it's big, fast, and search-focused; no stop words; database frequently refreshed; and customization.

AltaVista

Offering compact or detailed searches through what the company claims is the most comprehensive Web index, Alta Vista can help you find your way through billions of words filling millions of Web pages. Alta Vista's strengths include large database; powerful search features; International coverage, interfaces, and foreign language handling.

Ask Jeeves

Employs multiple technologies which first searches a base of questions and answers compiled by human editors that are displayed in question format; and second uses Teoma's "sophisticated algorithms and subject-specific popularity data to generate the most relevant and authoritative results on the Web."

Dogpile

"Dogpile searches four search engines at a time. If you do not get at least 10 documents matching your query, Dogpile will automatically search the next four engines, and so, on until all are searched or 10 matches are found." Draws search results from AltaVista, Direct Hit, LookSmart, Open Directory, WiseNut and Yahoo! among others.

Google

Has a characteristic ad-free page that uses a system for ranking web pages from over 2 billion of its indexed URLs. "Google only produces results that match all of your search terms." Google's strengths include, the large number of indexed pages that include PDF, DOC, PS, and many other file types; relevance based on sites' linkages and authority; cached archive; and it can search most stop words.

Librarians' Internet Index

An Internet subject directory designed specifically for public library users. Librarians annotate and evaluate listings for their information potential.

Lycos

"Lycos.com, a leading portal, offers Internet users a fast, easy and efficient way to make sense of the Internet and manage its vast resources. It combines leading Web search and navigation resources, deep content in vertical areas, communications and personalization tools, and a complete shopping center." Its strengths include, additional access point to the Fast database; some advanced features; and extensive portal content.

Yahoo

Arguably the pioneer Internet guide, Yahoo! has been organizing Web content since what seems like the beginning of it all. Updated daily, Yahoo! allows users to browse and search subject categories. Yahoo! also has up-to-the-minute sports scores, weather, headlines, maps, yellow pages and stock quotes. Yahoo's strengths include its popularity as a best known website, one of the larger directory databases, and many services are good for popular and general information.

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