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Search Engines



A search engine is a web site connected to a database that catalogs other Web sites. It will search the actual text of other web sites. A computer search program, or spider, follows links on web pages to regularly and automatically rebuild this database.



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  • Marketing
  • Open Source
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  • See also:
  • Computers: Internet: Web Design and Development: Hosted Components and Services: Site Search
  • Computers: Software: Internet: Servers: Search



  • Sites in this category

  • Amfibi - General search engine which includes its own index of websites.

  • ChaCha - This search engine is a fusion of computer technology and human intelligence. Live human guides are available to provide additional assistance in finding relevant results.

  • Cluuz - Web search engine featuring semantic cluster graphs, image extraction, and tag clouds.

  • Cuil - Search engine with results shown with images and a drill-down menu. General feature, webmaster and investor information.

  • Efficient, Automatic Web Resource Harvesting - Research paper which offers a solution for increased indexing efficiency.

  • Entireweb - The English-language version of a Swedish search engine with a clean interface and large database.

  • FactBites.com - A cross between a search engine and an encyclopedia. The results return complete, informative sentences about the search topic. Related topics are suggested.

  • Hakia - Ontological semantic and natural language processing (NLP) based search engine.

  • Kalooga - A search engine for finding images on the web, specializes in finding gallery pages.

  • Lexxe - Processes natural language queries and delivers results in clusters by topic. Queries can be keywords, phrases or short questions.

  • Mahalo - Human compiled and edited search engine.

  • Middlespot - Provides a unique search interface for saving, annotating, and sharing search results.

  • Mojeek - Search engine with a simple interface and no advertising. Offers the ability to create a customized topical or personal search index.

  • Mozdex - Uses open source search technologies and an index seeded from the Open Directory.

  • Scrub The Web - Search engine with sponsored links at the top of results. Also offering a meta tag builder and analyzer.

  • Search 2.0 - Weblog dedicated to coverage of the next generation of search engines and new technologies from the original players with tips, tricks, and tutorials on how to search more effectively.

  • SearchHippo - Indexes sites listed in the major internet directories. Offers free web services, including a search toolbar, and code for webmasters to provide search boxes on their sites.

  • Searchles, Inc - Offers social search features (allowing others'' opinions to influence your results) and allows users to tag, group and save links.

  • Searchme - Visual search engine featuring social bookmarking and organizational tools.

  • SpiderLine.net - General search engine that includes screenshots of search results.

  • Topix: Search Engines - News about search engines, collected from various sources on the web.

  • Ulysseek - A straightforward search engine with a simple interface.

  • Wotbox - Search engine with country specific searching. Options to display country flags, and include preview and translation features. Sponsored links appear in panels separate from the main results.






  • This category was updated on May 07, 2010

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