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Alta
Vista
Indexes a huge number of sites and can do difficult and/or sophisticated
searches. For a very fast search try Altavista
Text Only at http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/text.
Ask Jeeves
Allows users to type in questions in plain English. Searches several search
engines at once.
Galaxy
Links to internet sites through a subject catalogue.
Go.com
Search capitalised names as a specific search. Good for finding people and
bands.
Google
Google is the largest search engine on the World Wide Web, providing access
to more than 1.3 billion Internet web pages. Google offers a very
good Internet search experience through a combination of speed,
ease-of-use, and relevancy of results.
Hot Bot
Claims to index 54 + million documents. " You can count on
getting relevant returns because of its easy and powerful search features
and its effective blending of Web, popularity and directory results"
(PC Magazine Online).
Ixquick
A meta search engine - it searches Altavista, Inktomi, Looksmart, Yahoo and
Open Directory simultaneously. Ranks and prioritises sites, eliminates any
duplicates.
Kangaroo Jumpsite
Australian directory service.
Lycos
Easy to use with good explanations. Has an option for searching for
pictures and sounds.
Pro
Fusion
Search hundreds of specialized search engines and
databases and create your own search
engine searching only those databases you wish to search.
Search engines
worldwide
A collection of search engines sorted by the country as well as the region.
Search Engines Worldwide is one of the largest search engine links on the
Internet. It has a simple but effective interface, an email update service
and a web site translator
Sensis
Straightforward Australian search engine, which allows keyword and directory
searching.
VICNET:
Victoria's Network
Great starting place for information on Victoria and the world. Links and search
capability to information on business, education, government, libraries,
science, tourism, etc.
Vivisimo
A meta search engine that uses document clustering to make results more
relevant. Searches Altavista, Excite, Lycos, Looksmart, Open Directory and Yahoo.
WebCrawler
Very friendly looking site that uses natural language searching. Good for
beginners.
Webwombat
Australian search engine. Includes a comprehensive list of newspapers
available on the Web.
The WWW Virtual Library
Links to internet sites through a subject catalogue.
Yahoo!
Links to internet sites through a subject catalogue or directory -
excellent categorization and organization. "You can browse and search
with the same high-quality results" (PC Magazine On-line)
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