An Analysis of Search Tools and Techniques
You can also try the D & D Enterprises
Internet Reference Resources Page
and the
Internet On-Line Search Tools Page
Internet Search Tools Comparisons
Ok, the question of the hour: Which search tool is best for
you?
There are over 200 search engines on the Internet today. It has
been said that the only thing growing faster than the Internet itself is the number of
search tools cropping up to help you find what you want! So, which do you pick?
Sorry, there is no "best" search engine. One of
the biggest sports on the Internet today is rating search tools, and, depending on who you
ask, you will get different answers on which tool is the best tool.
Here is the shortcut answer -- the best search tool for you
depends on the type and quantity of data you are looking
for.
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There is a great recently published book called:
The Extreme Searcher's Guide to Web Search Engines
I highly recommend it!
Available from Amazon Books®
(click on the book cover)
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The Myths of
Internet Research
Evaluating
On-Line Information
Citing
Internet Resources
Ziff Davis publishes a number of technical and not-so-technical
journals and some of their search engine ratings prove my point:
Ziff-Davis PC Magazine On-Line
(WINNER: Hotbot)
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/websearch/suit.htm
Other Search Engines Comparisons
Search Engine Sizes
Search Engine Reviews
All of this and more from a wonderful site by Calafia Consulting
which includes links to a Webmaster's Guide, Search Engine Facts, Search Engine Status
Reports and a variety of Search Engine Resources and Tutorials.
Don' t miss the Search
Engine Watch site!
Also make sure you check out the D & D Enterprises / Internet
San Diego Internet Research and Internet References and Resources Pages!
MICA Search Engine Analysis
Melee's Indexing Coverage
Analysis (MICA) examines the relative page coverage for a select group of search
engines. (Technical)
Related Sites
About
Search Engines and Directories
Have Search Sites Lost Their Way?
From Jessie Berst at Ziff-Davis Net: "...today's search
sites are at risk. Basic searching has become a commodity. All of the sites are thrashing
around, looking for a way to win. Let me start by telling you three strategies these
companies are trying to use to get to the next stage. Then I'll tell you what's really
going to happen instead.
Visit the site -- Have Search Sites Lost Their
Way?
PC Magazine: Crawling the Web
A guide to robots, spiders, and other shadowy denizens of the Web.
Find out about the automated programs that index Web sites for search
engine databases.
Search Engine Tutorial
Site for Web Designers
D & D Enterprises Research Pages
Search
Research
Description of UCSD Internet Research
Course
Reference
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