Internet Searching

current options and future developments

• LINKS
  • Boolean terms
    • Boolean operators chart / AUSTLII
    • Boolean searching for the web / Joe Barker

• Directories
  • FindLaw
  • Search Engines Worldwide

• Search engines
  • 3-D Model Search Engine
  • A9.com ('book' searches)
    • Why Use Us
  • Aardvark (South African)
  • Ananzi (South African)
  • Ask Jeeves (natural language)
    • Smart Search
  • Blinkx ("ideas not keywords")
  • BrainBoost (natural language)
  • Eurekster (personalised)
  • Gigablast (includes cached pages)
  • GlobalSpec (engineering and technical)
  • Google
    • Advanced Search Operators
    • Hello
    • Blogger
    • Picasa
  • Grokker (sorts results by subject and displays them graphically)
  • HighBeam (subscription service)
  • InfoPlease (quick look-up answers)
  • Mooter (a work in progress)
  • Mozdex (an 'open search engine' ; currently inactive)
  • Musicplasma (visual search engine for music, graphic display of results)
  • The Scannery (investor-focus, South African)
  • Scirus (Scientific Research Corporation with access to databases)
  • Search engines in South Africa
  • South African websites
  • WiseNut (personalised)
  • Yahoo

• Search reports
  • www.freefind.com
  • www.wordtracker.com

• Toolbars
  • Google
  • Groowe
  • Hotbot