Selected Internet Search Engines

February 3, 2003
Selected Internet Search Engines
Ag Web Search Engines

Agricultural databases - provided by wwwINTERNETS, Inc.
AgView.com
AgWeb - provided by Ceres Online

USDA
USDAReports.com - provided by ProduceIndustry.com

Meta-Search - Multi-Threaded Web Searches
search multiple engines with 1 entry Multi-threaded and meta-search tools are designed to simultaneously send your query to multiple Internet search engines and return the complete set of results. While this provides a convenient interface, you are also encouraged to visit the search engines directly, as each provides a unique and powerful service.

Multi-Threaded
Highway 61
MetaCrawler
Metor
Meta-Search
Ask Jeeves!
Dogpile

Popular Web Search Engines

AlltheWeb
AltaVista
EuroSeek
Excite
FAST
FindWhat

Google
HotBot
Go.com
Kanoodle
LookSmart

Lycos
Northern Light
Overture
Teoma
WebCrawler

Comprehensive Lists of Web Search Engines
(sites provide links to hundreds, if not thousands, of search engines) Beaucoup
Virtural Search Engines
WebPlaces
Yahoo

Business and People InfoSpace.Com find U.S. businesses and residential information
Internet Address Finder search for e-mail addresses
MapBlast provides street maps of the U.S. addresses
MapQuest provides street map of the World & travel maps for the U.S.
PeopleFinder Residential Directory Assistance from Database America Companies, Inc., also find who owns phone number
SuperPages.com phone number, address and maps of U.S. Businesses
Switchboard search U.S. phonebooks for businesses or residential white pages
Toll Free Directory provided by ATT, of businesses and organizations toll-free numbers
World Pages find a business -- find a person
Yahoo Maps of of street addresses and point to point destinations
Yahoo People Search can also find name associated with phone number

E-Mail -- Discussion Groups and Lists Google Groups search Usenet topics as a whole or by specific category
Topica search e-mail discussions and newsletters

Internet Service Providers -- Web Presence Providers TheDirectory search Internet Service Providers and Web Presence Providers
The List search Internet Service Providers

Suggestions for More Effective Web Searches Boolean Searches Description
NoodleTools a suite of interactive tools designed to aid online research.
SearchEngineWatch provides tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines.
Suggested Internet Research Strategies by Ronald Kriesel, it specializes in internet research strategies.
Web Search Cheat Sheet contains major portions of selected search engine's help pages in one document to facilitate searching.
Web Search Tool Features displays in tables some of the features and techniques for selected search engines, to show how to use them and to help decide which may be the most appropriate for your need.