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Searching the World Wide Web

Getting About the Web: Leading Search Tools

In general, we tend to favor for our own daily work Excite, Yahoo!, Alta Vista and Lycos(in that order). The following comments are from GreenNet, who are in the process of updating their homepage and extensive references to the Web.

Alta Vista Fast results from the web and Usenet from this Alpha based engine.
Archieplex Searches FTP sites for that essential shareware program
Dejanews Great for searches of Usenet
Excite Not only web, but Usenet and clasifed adds.
Hot Bot Precise search language.
InfoSeek A winner with precise search language and useful add on which you can pay for. Also Usenet searches.
Lycos Good for a basic web search of nearly all web sites, fast and easy to use
Magellan Nice looking interface and good explanations.>
Netscape A basic search which tends to be rather oversubscribed.
NLIGHTN A comprehensive reference to online and offline information. Searching is free and only 10 US cents to read the non-internet reports.>
Web Crawler One of the fastest search engines around.
Yahoo If you want information on a general topic, this is the place to look.
Yanoff List Useful general search

One Stop Searching

If you want to access a very comprehensive collection of search engines, try the All-in-One Search Page! This site is a compilation of various forms-based search tools found on the Internet. They have been combined here to provide a consistent interface and convenient ALL-IN-ONE search point.
And if that is not enough, try the Excite Internet Searching Directory for an even larger collection of search engines and possibilities. (Both these sites are regularly updated.)

Want More Precise Guidance in Your Search

Jump over to Paradesa's excellent search page for step by step help and examples.