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Search Engine Features

Search Engine Name
Features
YAHOO
http://www.yahoo.com

YAHOOLIGANS FOR KIDS
http://www.yahooligans.com/

CATEGORY Search>br> Options Button

  • Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
  • + and -
    ex. sting +police . . .python -monty
  • Boolean AND or OR
  • Right truncation using an asterisk . . . ex. polit*
  • t: will restrict to document titles only t:joe boxer
  • u: will restrict searches to document URLS only
LYCOS
http://www.lycos.com

CATEGORY Search
Search Language Help Button

  • Use a period after a keyword to have an exact match
    ex. bank.
  • Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
  • Boolean OR
  • Right truncation using an dollar sign . . . ex. polit$
ALTAVISTA (Digital)
http://altavista.digital.com

SIMPLE Search Advanced Button/p>

  • Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
  • Boolean AND, OR, NOT, NEAR . . .ex. vegetable AND NOT "brussel sprouts"
  • Parentheses to group expressions
  • Right and middle truncation using an asterisk . . . ex. polit*
EXCITE
http://www.excite.com

CATEGORY option
Search Tips Link
Advanced Search Link

  • Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
  • + and - . . . ex. billiards +rules
  • Parentheses . . . ex. fruit AND (banana OR apple)
  • Boolean AND, OR, AND NOT
MAGELLAN
http://www.mckinley.com

CATEGORY Search

  • ...+ or -
  • Boolean AND or OR
INFOSEEK
http://www.infoseek.com

CATEGORY option

  • Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
    ex. "stupid pet tricks"
  • Use capitol letters for proper names
  • Hyphen next to words that must appear next to eachother
    ex. stupid-pet-tricks
  • Use commas to separate more than one word ex. Bozo, Ronald McDonald
  • Use a pipe | to search certain results . . . dogs | Dalmatians
  • Use link: site: url: title: Returns that word contained in particular result . . . url:science
  • + and -
METACRAWLER http://www.metacrawler.com

METASEARCH engine: Searches through Lycos, WebCrawler, Excite, Altavista, Yahoo, Hotbot, and Galaxy.

  • Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
  • + and -
  • Use capitol letters for proper names
  • Use hyphens ex. "PC operating systems-windows-"Bill Gates"
  • + and -
HOTBOT (Wired Magazine)
http://www.hotbot.com

METASEARCH engine

  • Boolean logic AND, OR NOT and PIPE
  • Parentheses
    ("computer programmer" AND (graphics OR "graphic arts"))
  • Search by LOCATION: anyplace, IP address ?, geographical region
  • Search by DATE: whenever, within the last ? months, after ? or on ? date
  • Search by MEDIA TYPE: Java, audio, image, VRML, Acrobar, Extensions, Shockwave, Image type ? .gif, .txt, etc.
CNET'S SEARCH.COM
http://www.search.com

ALL-IN-ONE search engine: Choice of searching through Lycos, WebCrawler, Excite, Altavista, Yahoo, Hotbot, Galaxy, etc. 250 Search Engines.

CATEGORY option.

CNET'S FIND A SEARCH: For instance, if you're looking for information on a '77 Camaro, enter car here to get a list of the best search tools for finding information about cars.

  • Boolean AND, OR, NOT, NEAR, AND NOT
  • Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
  • Use of asterisk anyplace for wildcard
  • Use of parentheses . . . ex. ("dog food") + Dalmatian
WEBCRAWLER(America Online)
http://www.webcrawler.com

CATEGORY search

  • Boolean AND, OR, NOT, NEAR, ADJ
  • double quotes around phrases and exact matches
  • use of parentheses . . . ex. Homer NOT(Simpson OR ALaska)
GALAXY
http://galaxy.tradewave.com

CATEGORY search

  • Boolean AND, OR, NOT
  • Right truncation using an asterisk

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