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AlltheWeb.com

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http://www.alltheweb.com/

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Altavista

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http://www.altavista.com/

One of the older search engines, includes multimedia searches, a news search, and a directory. Includes several other tools, including a translator.

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Ask.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:19pm

http://www.ask.com/

Natural language search engine. Search by asking a question (e.g. Who is Thomas Jefferson?), a word, or a phrase.

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Gigablast

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:20pm

http://www.gigablast.com/

A no frills search engine offering an alternative to the big guys. Includes cached copies of pages like Google.

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Google

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http://www.google.com

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Open Directory Project

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http://dmoz.org/

Directory, similar to Yahoo, put together by volunteer editors.

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Yahoo!

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http://www.yahoo.com

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Houston/Texas

On-line Source of Houston Information

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http://www.houston.tx.us/

Links to local sites.

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Yahoo! Houston Metro

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http://local.yahoo.com/?spid=9253132

Guide to sites in the Houston area.

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Yahoo! Texas

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http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Texas/

Portal to city and county categories.

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Kids

Ask Kids

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:29pm

http://www.askkids.com/

Use natural language (i.e. Why is the sky blue?) to search for fun and educational sites for kids.

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KidsClick! Web Search

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:30pm

http://www.kidsclick.org

A search directory for kids selected and reviewed by librarians.

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Yahoo! Kids

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:31pm

http://kids.yahoo.com/

Yahoo! for kids.

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Meta Search

Dogpile

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:26pm

http://www.dogpile.com/index.gsp

Searches multiple engines including About, Ask Jeeves, FAST, FindWhat, LookSmart, Overture.

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Ixquick Metasearch

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:27pm

http://ixquick.com/

Search across multiple engines.

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SurfWax

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:28pm

http://www.surfwax.com/

Searches the major search engines. SiteSnaps offer a summary and the key points from a site.

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Multimedia

AltaVista Image Search

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:44pm

http://www.altavista.com/image/default

One of three multimedia search options at AltaVista. MP3/Audio and video searches are also available.

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Direct Search

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:36pm

http://www.freepint.com/gary/direct.htm

A directory of search engines for the invisible web.

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Ditto.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:45pm

http://www.ditto.com/

Dedicated to image searches.

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Google Image Search

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http://www.google.com/imghp

Image search from Google!

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News

Google News

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http://news.google.com/

"Search and browse 4,000 continuously updated news sources."

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Specialty Engines

Scirus

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:42pm

http://www.scirus.com/

Science specific search engine.

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About.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:32pm

http://www.about.com/

Expert guides to hundreds of topics.

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Complete Planet

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:35pm

http://www.completeplanet.com/

Directory of specialized search engines. An advanced search option lets the user build a search across databases.

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INFOMINE

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:38pm

http://infomine.ucr.edu/

Directory and search engine of scholarly Internet resources.

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Price's List of Lists

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:40pm

http://www.specialissues.com/lol/

A directory of "top" lists, e.g. Top 50 Companies.

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Search Systems

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:43pm

http://www.searchsystems.net/

Public records database.

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