Search Engines

General Search Engines

• Ask.com

  A Q&A style search engine.

• Bing

  Bing (formerly Live Search, and MSN Search) will suggest related searches

• Google

  Wide coverage and exceptionally well-constructed. This makes a great starting point for your search

• HotBot

  A database of Web sites with many custom search techniques

• Metacrawler

  A site that sends queries to major searchers

• Webcrawler

  A keyword searchable index of the Web

• Yahoo

  A hierarchical subject guide to the Web

Specialized Search Engines

• Gimpsy

  Unusual search engine for people who want to "do something." Think of it as an online "how-to" index

• Google Advanced Image Search

  A great source for finding pictures on the Internet

• Google Groups

  Search engine for Usenet discussion

• Google Product Search

  A Google search engine designed to locate things for sale online

• Political Information

  A search engine just for politics and politicians

• SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes

  From soup to nuts, with this search engine you can find an online recipe for almost anything edible