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Altavista
Excite
HotBot
Infoseek
Lycos		 Internet Directories
Infospace
Yahoo

Specialty
Ecola Newsstand
Domain Name Lookup

Employment Search

White/Yellow Pages
WhoWhere
Advanced People Search
Ameritech Yellow Pages
Toll Free  Directory
AnyWho 800 directory

Meta Search
Inference
Metacrawler
Dogpile
Metafind

Lottery Results

 Internet Guides
Magellan

News Groups
Google

AnyWho    Return to top
Created by the Internet Directory Group of AT&T Labs, AnyWho demonstrates some of the fastest search response times on the web and features web pages designed to provide consumers with quick, easy-to-use access to business information over dial-up Internet connections. Consumers can search by a variety of criteria including business category, name, city, and state. [Help]

Category (optional)  
Toll-Free # (optional)  
Business Name (optional)  
City (optional)  
State (optional)   abbreviations

Use the form below to conduct a category search.   [Help]

Category  

Altavista    Return to top
is a very fast keyword search engine.  Altavista provides advanced search features for narrowing your search.
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Ameritech Yellow Pages   Return to top

Type of Business    Business Name
 City, Zip, Area Code  State  

Domain Name Lookup   Return to top
This search allows you to research the availability of ANY domain name (www.yourname.com).   Key in the name below.  Do not enter www., and be sure to add the .com after the name. 

 
This extensive search may take a few moments.
Please be patient as the results are calculated.

Dogpile   Return to top
You specify where to search, and for how long, and dogpile does the rest.  This excellant meta search tool queries multiple databases based on your selections.  [Help]


Web Metasearch

Web Catalog Usenet Ftp Newscrawler BizNews
Stock Quotes Regional Web Weather Yellow Pages White Pages Maps
Click on Regional to choose a default city for the above searches

Ecola Newsstand    Return to top
Search for newspapers and magazines by title.  Ecola newsstand has been published on the World Wide Web since March, 1995. Over 6,600 newspapers and magazines are listed that meet the following criteria: maintained by a "paper-printed" publication, presenting English language content (actively-updated), and offering unrestricted access.


(enter Newspaper/Magazine Title or Partial Title only)

Excite   Return to top
returns reviews of sites along with the URL's.  [Help]

 

Google   Return to top
Excellent newsgroup search engine.

 Advanced Groups Search
 Groups Help

Search all groups  Search the Web

HotBot   Return to top
takes the headache out of searching, with an interface that allows novice users to execute complex queries with a few simple clicks. Rated Top search engine by c|net.

   

Inference    Return to top
uses the other search engines databases and returns categorized non-redundant results.
[Help]

 
Search Duration: Seconds

Infoseek    Return to top
allows keyword searching of web pages, along with "people" searching.  [Help]

 

Infospace   Return to top 
a non-searchable directory that gathers information from hundreds of content creators in areas such as yellow and white page directories, classified listings, mapping, weather forecasts, news, stock quotes, electronic commerce, etc. These content elements are tightly integrated to provide users with the highest level of functionality and value.

Internet 800 Directory   Return to top    [Help]

Enter Product, Service, Company Name, or Toll Free #  to search for:

State - Max Returns

Lottery Results    Return to top

Lycos  Return to top
provides a fast keyword search of the internet.  [Help]

   

Magellan   Return to top
an affiliate of Excite, Magellan offers web site reviews, a search engine, people find, a directory, and much more.
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Metacrawler    Return to top
uses other search engines databases to return quick query responses.  C|Net, in their review of the major search services, ranked Metacrawler No. 1, with AltaVista No. 2 and Yahoo No. 3.

   

any   all   phrase    

Metafind    Return to top
searches through six search engines, returning links and organizing the results. It retrieves 20 links from AltaVista, 50 from Excite, 25 from Infoseek, 30 from Planetsearch and 50 from Webcrawler. [Help]


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Webcrawler    Return to top
is a very fast search engine designed for broad, keyword searching.

WhoWhere   Return to top
is specifically designed to locate people and organizations on the internet.

First Name     Last Name    
E-Mail   Phone & Address                  

Yahoo   Return to top
more of a searchable directory than a search engine, Yahoo! is called the "yellow pages of the internet". This is definitely worth checking out.

 

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Help with Excite searches   Return to Excite
Search for ideas and concepts instead of just keywords (be sure to use more than one word when you search). Excite uses Intelligent Concept Extraction (ICE) to find relationships that exist between words and ideas, so the results will contain words related to the concepts for which you're searching.

Excite's search results are sorted by relevance. The results nearest the top will usually be the most closely related to your query.

If you find that one of the results better describes what you are searching for, click on the words "More Like This" next to the URL. Our search engine will then use that document as an example in a new search to find more sites similar to the result you selected.

Use specific words as opposed to general ones. For example, a search for "Lamborghini" will return more targeted results than a search for "sports cars."

Use the "+" (plus) sign for words that your results MUST contain. Or use the "-" (minus) sign in your query to tell the search engine that your results should NOT contain a certain word. When using these options, do not leave any space between the sign and the word.   Return to Excite

Help with Inference and Dogpile searches  Return to Inference

Can I do Boolean operations?
Yes, and No.

A boolean operator is an expression such as "AND", "OR", or "NOT". They are used to make more exact queries (e.g. "chili peppers AND music" versus "chili pepper music"). Because Inference Find gets its results from calling out to the best search engines on the internet, you can always enter a query with boolean operators, but what those search engines do with it is sometimes inconsistent. Some search engines do boolean operations well, others ignore them. The simple answer is that you can do boolean operations any time, and they will certainly help most of the results, but because some engines may ignore boolean operations, results cannot be assured.  Return to Inference

Help with Infoseek searches   Return to InfoSeek

A search for... Returns pages containing...
ruby slippers ruby and/or slippers, preferring pages with the phrase ruby slippers
"ruby slippers" the word ruby next to the word slippers
+ruby slippers ruby, maybe slippers
+ruby +slippers both ruby and slippers in the document, although not necessarily next to one another
+Dorothy -Hamill the name Dorothy; pages containing Hamill are ranked lower
Dorothy Gale the name Dorothy Gale (Remember to capitalize proper nouns)
Dorothy, Toto the name Dorothy and the name Toto

Keep in mind...
If you are using a plus (+) or minus (-) search operator, there is a space before the operator, but no space between the operator and the search term.
Example: +Dorothy   +Kansas

Put a plus sign (+) before the first term as well.
Example: +ruby +slippers   Return to InfoSeek

Help with Lycos searches   Return to Lycos

Looking for a Phrase (" ")
You'll often be searching for a word pattern that appears just as you've typed it. Examples are full names or phrases. You can tell Lycos to match your word pattern exactly by enclosing it in quotation marks. For example: "David Hasselhoff"

Excluding Words (-)
You wouldn't know it by browsing the Web, but they still publish magazines that have nothing to do with computers. If you wanted to find information on magazines other than those related to computers, Lycos can help you do that. Use the minus (-) command in front of any word to screen out that word.

Requiring Words (+)
The opposite of banning terms from your search results is requiring that certain words show up in the documents Lycos finds. Use the plus sign (+) before a "must-have" word that you want to include: Baywatch +Hasselhoff   Return to Lycos

Help with Magellan searches   Return to Magellan

Search for ideas and concepts instead of just keywords, using more than one word in your search. Magellan uses Intelligent Concept Extraction (ICE) to find relationships that exist between words and ideas, so the results of a search will contain words related to the concepts you're searching for.

Magellan's search results are sorted by relevance. The results nearest the top will usually be the most relevant.

Use Magellan's Find Similar link. If you find that one of the many returned results better describes what you are searching for, click on the words "Find Similar" next to the URL. Our search engine will then use that document as an example in a new search, to find more sites similar to the one you liked.

Use more descriptive, specific words as opposed to general ones. For example, a search for "Lamborghini" will return much more specific results than a search for "sports cars."

Use the "+" (plus) sign for words that your results MUST contain. Or use the "-" (minus) sign in your query to tell the search engine that your results should NOT contain a certain word. When using these options, do not leave any space between the sign and the word.   Return to Magellan

Help with Metafind searches   Return to Magellan

You can use AND, OR, NEAR, NOT, ( ), and "" in your search (no need to capitalize). AND is the default connector.
Note that Infoseek does not support ( ) or a true OR. Your results from Infoseek will be skewed accordingly.  Return to Magellan

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