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 General Purpose Robotic Search Engines |
| ALTA VISTA |
Full-text index of 30 million Web pages, 14,000 newsgroups |
| EXCITE |
One of the best engines and is fast |
| Deja News |
A search engine for newsgroups |
| Google |
New search engine from Stanford Univ. |
| HOTBOT |
Principal advantage - very fast. |
| Infohiway |
With "Surf-N-Search Probability Engine", which has fuzzy search capability and Sitemapper, which presents a graphical view of a site's structure with hyperlinks |
| INFOSEEK |
Uses natural language parser, also claims web's largest subject directory |
| LYCOS |
Not just a search engine - has maps, city guides, picture & audio indexes, and more |
| Northern Light |
New, fast search engine that organizes hits into folders. Contains "information from over 1,800 journals, books, magazines, databases and newswires not available on any other search engine." |
| WEBCRAWLER |
Also has a subject (categorical) list of the best sites (like Yahoo) |
| Subject-Oriented Search Engines |
| Yahoo |
Comprehensive searchable database of Internet resources organized by subject |
 About.com |
Excellent resource list, formerly, the Mining Company. "Expert guidance from real people searching for the best the Internet has to offer in games, music, travel, maps, jobs, free stuff, books, news, chat, strategy, auctions, airlines, gifts, weather, links, cds, movies, and more." |
| MSN |
Microsoft's portal to the Internet |
| Infoplease |
"Combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records" |
| Argus Clearinghouse |
"The Premier Internet Research Library" |
| CEOexpress |
A new Yahoo-wannabe |
| Snap! |
A respectable Yahoo-lookalike |
| Magellan |
Large subject-oriented internet database with reviews and ratings - well-done |
| Britannica Internet Guide |
Boasts a database of 65,000 rated and reviewed sites, searchable by keyword or browse |
| Suite101 |
A subject-oriented "top 5" database with reviews - well-done |
| NetGuide Live |
Advertises itself as "Your daily guide to the Internet" - has a search engine and "best of the web" sites list as well as articles |
| Top 5% Web Sites |
Home of Top 5% Web Reviews |
| Surf Point |
Another Yahoo wannabe. Some items are wildly miscategorized, but you might find something useful |
| whosbest? |
"Search results feature web sites rated by users worldwide"
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| Onekey |
Claims to be "The Only Smart Search Engine" - in that it is kid safe, organizes its 25,000 links into categories, like Yahoo, and supposedly has no dead links |
| Starting Point |
Searchable web databases & categorized collection of links |
| Websitez |
Search engine for WWW or FTP sites - by topic or keyword |
| Parallel Search Engines |
| Inference Find |
"Calls out in parallel all the best search engines, merges the results, removes redundancies, clusters the hits into neat understandable groupings" - thanks to Al Nagy |
| The Internet Sleuth |
Over 3,000 searchable databases |
| Metacrawler |
Very fast, efficient parallel search engine |
| Ask Jeeves |
A natural language question (e.g., "How can I find information on the Russian version of the movie War and Peace?"), front end to Alta Vista and other search engines - very useful |
| Dogpile |
A parallel engine, like Inference Find and Metacrawler, that searches the Web, Usenet newsgroups, ftp, newswires |
| www.internets.com |
Interfaces to "1000's of databases" and search engines (although not in parallel, as does Inference Find and Metacrawler) - somewhat like Internet Sleuth |
| Cyber 411.com |
"The Ultimate Parallel Search" |
| Mamma |
Yet another parallel search engine like Metacrawler |
| www.search.com |
Use multiple engines with ease |
| SavvySearch |
Query multiple search engines simultaneously |
| WebFerret |
"THE fastest way to find anything on the Web" - they are not exaggerating. This is software that queries multiple search engines for you. You must, of course, download and install it in order to use it. |
| Collections of Search Engine Links |
 Search Engine Watch |
All about search engines. Great resource! |
| Internet
Search Tools |
Large categorized collection of search tool links |
| Needle in a CyberStack |
Another large categorized collection of search tool links |
| Internet Navigation |
Another large categorized collection of search tool links |
| Webgator |
Investigative Resources on the Web |
| Phone Numbers/Addresses |
| Infospace |
Extensive directory database: Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business, City, Government |
| AT&T's AnyWho |
"Integrates traditional business and consumer white and yellow pages telephone listings with enhanced, Internet-based contact information such as E-mail Addresses and Web Site URLs. Toll Free and FAX numbers can also be listed." |
| WhoWhere?
US People Finder |
Look phone numbers by last & first name, city and/or state. |
| Yahoo's Phone Books |
Look up individual's phones numbers, email addresses, home pages |
| Bigfoot |
Look up e-mail addresses, web sites and white-page listings. |
| Four11 |
E-mail addresses (you may register yourself &
enter your own information) & phone numbers |
| BellSouth: The Real Yellow Pages ONLINE |
Phone directory for the Southeast - only a few major cities currently available |
| World Email Directory |
"More than 18,000,000 email addresses and more than 140,000,000 business and phone addresses worldwide" |
| AT&T Toll-Free Directory |
This Directory includes companies with AT&T National 800 & 888 Service |
| Big Yellow |
Find over 16 million different businesses here |
| 555-1212.com | Look up area codes/country codes, e-mail addresses,telephone numbers, even websites (searchable by area code), do reversesearches. |
| Switchboard |
Look phone numbers by last & first name, city and/or state. |
| Telephone
Directories on the Web |
Links to online telephone, fax and business directories from around the world |
| US Postal Service |
Zip codes, postal rates, much more |
| CompaniesOnline |
New search engine/database which furnishes data on 60,000+ private/publicly owned companies. |
| WhoWhere? Companies Online |
Filing data on US publicly owned companies. |
| E-mail Search Engines |
| AnyWho |
From AT&T - Internet directory of People, Business, Reverse Lookup, Toll-Free, Web Sites |
| WhoWhere? |
Internet directory of e-mail addresses, individual and company URLs, phone numbers, & street addresses |
| Four11 |
E-mail addresses (you may register yourself & enter your own information) & phone numbers |
| Accumail |
Look up e-mail addresses |
| 555-1212.com |
Look up area codes/country codes, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, even websites (searchable by area code) |
| World Email Directory |
"More than 18,000,000 email addresses and more than 140,000,000 business and phone addresses worldwide" |
| E-mail Automated Postcards |
| Blue Mountain Arts |
Musical Animated Electronic Greeting Cards |
| E-greetings |
New and most extensive email greeting card site - requires free registration |
| The Electric Postcard |
Hosted at MIT: includes paintings, photographs, etc. |
| Byte-size Greeting Cards |
Well-designed site, tasteful cards |
| Snoopy Postcards |
"Whether you forgot to wish your friend a happy birthday or you're just too shy to talk to that fantastic red-haired girl, you can say it all on a Peanuts post card." |
| Snap's Card Shop |
Many cards and links to other card sites |
| The Digital Postcard |
Available in 12 languages! |
| Kozmo's Funny WebCards |
Send cartoons with messages |
| Webcards |
Many categories |
| All Occasion Cards |
"Send free with or without music for any occasion - each card has a changeable suggested greetings" |
| Hitchhikers Electronic Greeting Card Center |
10 categories of images, multiple fonts, etc. - a bit slow |
| Build-A-Card |
Offers two levels of customization |
| Beachmarks Postcards |
"Cards and Poems for all Occasions" |
| Messagemates |
Free downloadable animated message bearers (mini-programs) for birthdays, holidays and more |
| More Than Words... Multimedia Postcards
| Downloadable software |
| Search for Software
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| Software and files search has been moved to the Internet Resources Software page |
| Search for Product Reviews and Sales |
| Product ReviewNet | "Indexes and abstracts reviews from hundreds of print magazines and online sources every day." |
| Consumer Reports | Product ratings, evaluations of new and used cars, buying tips, more |
| Internet Shopper | "How and where to buy online" |
| The Netcheck Commerce Bureau
| Sort of a "Better Business Bureau" of the Internet - check up on the background of a company that you are thinking to buying from over the Internet
| Whats4Sale | Comparison shopping site, with info on sales in major department stores, product reviews, links to stores, service providers, or manufacturers. |
| RoboShopper |
A Netscape plug-in and search service that allows you to query online stores for the best deals on a variety of products |
| onsale.com |
Bid on computer and electronic equipment |
| Homebuyer's Fair | "Our mission is to give you the information you need to keep more of your own money when you buy a home, sell a home, or relocate" |
| HomeAdvisor |
Find and compare homes for sale, compare mortgage rates, financing options, closing, inspection - loaded with info for the new or experienced home buyer - from Microsoft |
| Search for Computer Companies |
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| ZD Net's Tech
Locator |
Guide to over 1,100 computing companies |
| Micro House Manufacturer Search | Searchable database of over 5,000 hardware manufacturers |
| Search for Internet Service Providers |
| Boardwatch Directory of Internet Service Providers |
Easy to use list of Internet Service Providers, with other interesting information as well, e.g., articles on Internet Architecture and Measuring the Internet |
| The List |
List of 4,138 Internet Service Providers, rates, DNS addresses, etc. |
| Guides to using Search Engines |
| A Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines |
Did you know there's an easy way to use AltaVista to find out which Web sites link to yours? A few tips here could bring you kudos, cash, or who knows what else? |
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Web Searchuser |
Guides and reviews of the major search engines and other directories |
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Find It on the Web |
5 major articles on search engines - From the December 1, 1998 issue of PC Magazine |
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Search Shootout |
Reviews of 7 major search engines, search tips, ratings - 1/14/98 |
| Searching
the Internet |
Guides to the major search engines and other directories |
| The
Search is Over |
"The search-engine secrets of the pros" |
| Caught in the Web |
A journalist's guide to Web searches. |
| Advanced
Searching: Tricks of the Trade |
Evaluating advanced search features |
| Choose
the best engine for your purpose |
Practical little guide to picking the appropriate search engine |
| Net
Search Guide |
May 96 Internet World issue on search engines, see
Guiding Lights
and Search
Engine Showdown |
| Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools & Techniques | A hands-on workshop |
| WWW
search tools |
In-depth paper on Web search engines |
| Web Search Engines |
RealAudio presentation on 4 major types of search engines |
| Using the Web for Research |
RealAudio presentation on web research |
| Internet Resource Lists |
| Yahoo! Internet Life |
Yahoo's selection of the interesting, bizzare, and useful sites. |
| Blue NetPages | An easy-to-use "how-to" guide for your Internet adventures |
| Geek's Guide to the Internet | "In this guide we'll get you started by whetting your appetite with some Internet folklore, a beginner's guide for navigation, how to get online, what to do once you're there and how to protect your privacy and your kids. We'll also showcase some cool places to visit and take a look at how the Internet will shape the future of communications." |
| Inter-Links |
Navigator, resource locator, and tutorial from Nova |
| The Info Service |
Interesting collection of links - well designed |
| John December's Resource List |
Very comprehensive, annotated |
| ENCYBERPEDIA | Virtually every encyclopedia that's on the Web |
| Virtual Tourist |
A geographic directory of "all" the WWW servers in the world - not quite all - a bunch anyway |
| CNET Central |
Excellent computer news, reviews, tips |
| MARTINDALE'S REFERENCE DESK |
A huge reference for many subjects |
| Netsurfer |
Large list of useful sites in many area - also a FREE e-mail delivered e-zine |
| Microsoft Network Services |
Requires you download a plugin - FutureSplash - for full effect. Basically this page is a sampler from the full MSN site. |
| Internet
Learning Resources |
List of internet-based resources useful in teaching internet skills |
| The
Scout Report |
Internet resources & network tools geared toward researchers & educators |
| Life On The Internet |
PBS interactive Web site - companion to PBS series |
| The Internet Society |
If the Net has a government, this is it. |
| Network Solutions |
Over 4 million business and personal Web Addresses registered through Network Solutions' InterNIC services. |
| ICQ
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| ICQ Home Page |
Create Your Own Virtual Private Online Network for your organization on the ICQ system |
| ICQ | Know when friends or family are online and send files, email or chat in real-time |
| ICQ Servers |
To increase your chance of getting connected to ICQ network, this page provides different server addresses on the ICQ networks. |
| ICQ Whitepages |
Quick Reference of ICQ Users - users' ICQ numbers, web pager addresses, e-mail directory of ICQ users |
| Listservs, Conferences, & FAQs |
| TILE.NET/LISTS |
Listservs by subject, name, most popular, etc. |
| Listz |
Searchable directory of 71,618 listservs and other mailing lists! |
| Publicly
Accessible Mailing Lists |
Listservs indexed by name and subject |
| ElectricMinds |
Fascinating conference for the exchange of ideas (thanks to Sharon Shaw) |
| FAQs
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| FTP site
for newsgroup FAQs |
Useful FAQs and answers from the newsgroups |
| FAQ Finder |
Over 1800 links to FAQs on almost 300 subjects |
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