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Websights Tips Archive
Guide to
Search Engines
  Looking for a particular search engine aside from Google? With the ever-growing World Wide Web, it is difficult to keep up with all the new up and coming web search engines. Depending on who you are and what you are looking for, the choices can vary.

For searchers, well-known, commercially-backed search engines generally mean more dependable results. These search engines are more likely to be well-maintained and upgraded when necessary, to keep pace with the growing web.

For webmasters, the major search engines are the most important places to be listed, because they can potentially generate so much traffic.

The listings of major search engines of the web compiled below cover all types of search tools for a general audience whether you are a webmaster or just searching.

  Search Tools
www.yahoo.com
www.webcrawler.com
www.hotbot.com
www.aol.com/search
www.jumbo.com
www.whowhere.com
www.excite.com
www.lycos.com
www.looksmart.com

Technology Sites
www.slashdot.com
www.webopedia.com
www.slipstick.com

www.findspot.com
www.reference.com
www.metasearch.com
www.infoseek.com
www.switchboard.com
www.dogpile.com
www.dejanews.com
www.pathfinder.com
www.metacrawler.com