Selecting Search Engines

Selecting Search Engines

Experts suggest that you should have at least two search engines you are familiar with for your Internet searching. Select a topic you are knowledgeable about and perform a search using the search engines listed below. Be sure to look at many aspects of the search engine.

• Do you have access to:
• Images
  o Video
  o Maps
  o News
  o Other services
• Can you personalize the search page?
• Does the page seem cluttered to you?
• Can you see the history of search your searches?
• Are possible search terms suggested?
• Do you like and understand the Advanced Search options?
  Selecting Search Engines
  
  
  http://www.ask.com/
  
  
  http://www.altavista.com/
  
  
  http://www.bing.com/
  
  
  http://clusty.com/
  
  
  http://www.dogpile.com/
  
  
  http://www.excite.com/
  
  
  www.ixquick.com/
  
  
  http://www.google.com/
  
  
  http://www.hotbot.com/
  
  http://www.lycos.com/
  
  
  http://www.metacrawler.com/
  
  
  http://surfwax.com/
  
  
  http://www.webcrawler.com/
  
  
  http://www.yahoo.com/