Search Engine Name |
Features |
YAHOO
http://www.yahoo.com
YAHOOLIGANS FOR KIDS
http://www.yahooligans.com/
CATEGORY Search>br>
Options Button
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- 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
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LYCOS
http://www.lycos.com
CATEGORY Search
Search Language Help Button
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- 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$
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ALTAVISTA (Digital)
http://altavista.digital.com
SIMPLE Search
Advanced Button/p>
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- 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*
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EXCITE
http://www.excite.com
CATEGORY option
Search Tips Link
Advanced Search Link
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- Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
- + and - . . . ex. billiards +rules
- Parentheses . . . ex. fruit AND (banana OR apple)
- Boolean AND, OR, AND NOT
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MAGELLAN
http://www.mckinley.com
CATEGORY Search
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- ...+ or -
- Boolean AND or OR
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INFOSEEK
http://www.infoseek.com
CATEGORY option
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- 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 -
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METACRAWLER
http://www.metacrawler.com
METASEARCH engine: Searches through Lycos, WebCrawler, Excite, Altavista, Yahoo, Hotbot, and Galaxy.
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- Double quotes around phrases and exact matches
- + and -
- Use capitol letters for proper names
- Use hyphens
ex. "PC operating systems-windows-"Bill Gates"
- + and -
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HOTBOT (Wired Magazine)
http://www.hotbot.com
METASEARCH engine
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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
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WEBCRAWLER(America Online)
http://www.webcrawler.com
CATEGORY search
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- Boolean AND, OR, NOT, NEAR, ADJ
- double quotes around phrases and exact matches
- use of parentheses . . . ex. Homer NOT(Simpson OR ALaska)
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GALAXY
http://galaxy.tradewave.com
CATEGORY search
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- Boolean AND, OR, NOT
- Right truncation using an asterisk
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