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In this section:
Popular search engines
Google
Most popular search engine. You can select UK only, or the whole web.
Altavista
Search for websites, images, MP3, video.
Ask
Ask a question rather than giving a search key.
Lycos
Search engine and web directory. Default is UK and Ireland.
Yahoo
The oldest web directory.
Children
Ask for Kids
Children's search engine. You type in a question rather than a search key.
BBC Search
General search engine from the BBC, but family friendly. Also biased towards UK websites.
Yahooligans
Safe search engine and web guide for children.
Web directories
About
Network of hundreds of guide sites built by experts.
Chilli Search
They claim it's the hottest UK directory!
Excite
Web directory.
Google Directory
Directory belonging to the Google search engine.
Internet Public Library
The first public library of and for the internet community.
Kartoo
Gives diagram network of links - very pretty!
Open Directory Project
Search engine & directory. Content classified by humans rather than computer.
Refdesk
Encyclopaedia, facts pages and almanacs.
Wikipedia
Open-content encyclopedia written by its readers.
Yahoo
The oldest web directory.
Metasearches
37.com
Type search key once and get results from up to 37 search engines.
Complete Planet
Searching databases and speciality search engines.
Dogpile
Searches using leading search engines.
Findfido
Access to many search engines.
Ixquick
Searches many search engines at once.
Mamma
The mother of all search engines (it claims!)
Metacrawler
Searches main search engines all at once.
Search.com
Searches using leading search engines.
Other search engines
AllTheWeb
Search engine, news, pictures, audio, video.
Blackle
A black screen version of Google - to save electricity!
dotUKdirectory
UK search engine and directory.
Mooter
Searches in clusters.
MSN Search
Search engine from Microsoft.
Page Seeker
Search engine and web directory.
Sounds and pictures
Altavista Audio
MP3 and audio files from Altavista.
Altavista Images
Pictures from the Altavista seach engine.
Ditto
Search engine for pictures.
FindSounds
Search for sound files in different formats.
Flickr
Put your photos on the web, or look at other people's.
Google Images
Pictures from the Google search engine.
Music Downloads
Download music (legally, which means you have to pay for it!)
MusicRobot
MIDI search engine.
Specialised search
A9
Search engine from Amazon. It will find books as well as websites.
AbeBooks
Search for second-hand books covering many different shops.
Academic Info
American academic search directory, with links to academic sites digital libraries around the world.
Art Exhibitions
Search for museums around the world.
Business Directories
Look up local and national businesses.
EarthCam
Directory of webcams (camera shots which gets updated frequently).
Everything2
Quirky searchable articles.
Finding People
People finders, email, phone, and genealogy.
Google Suggest
Like the normal Google search, except it offers suggestions as you type!
h2g2
Web directory thought up by Douglas Adams. Life, the universe and everything.
Information Resources
Online information about many different subjects.
Online Texts
Complete books online which you can download. Out-of-copyright books only.
Scirus
Search for scientific information.
Stumble Upon
Free tool which helps you browse, review and share webpages while meeting new people.
Way Back Machine
Enter web address and see archived versions from the past.
Websites about search engines
Search Engine Watch
Information about search engines.
Web Address Country Codes
The country codes are the two letters at the end of a web address which tell you where the website comes from.
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