BlowSearch pulls results from 20 engines, and considers itself a “Super-Meta PPC” search engine. Give it a spin. [Seen at John Battelle’s Searchblog)
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And in the No Big Surprise Department…
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Posted in Search Engines
Technology Review, in Search Beyond Google, discusses a pack of startups that are developing technologies aimed at besting Google. The article spends time discussing search tools Teoma and Mooter.
Clustered results from your favorite sites
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Posted in Search Engines
My favorite meta-search tool Vivisimo has been working on providing its “clustering engine” search functionality for other websites, and the results are great. Now you can search FindLaw and receive clustered search results. You can also run Vivisimo-like searches with eBay,PubMed, and FirstGov. Nicely done.
Take searching to the next level
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Posted in Internet Search
Chris Sherman has a review of the new book The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook, a collection of high-quality websites as well as tips and tricks for getting the most out of your Internet searching. There’s also a companion Extreme Searcher’s Web Page, with links to the sites mentioned in the book.
Two…Dos…Zwei…Deux
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Most people use two word phrases when they use a search engine, according to web analytic provider OneStat. Over 32.58% of web searches are two words, with 25.61% of searches using three word phrases.
What was that sound?
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Now you can search for sounds on the Internet, of all things. FindSounds lets you search the Internet for sound effects and musical instrument samples. So if you need to download a hiss, a splat, a giggle, or a howitzer, you’ll find them all here. Chris Sherman has a reviewhere.
Mamma Mia
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Posted in Search Engines
Mamma, the “mother of all search engines,” (it’s really a meta-search tool) unveiled new search features last week. Included in the new goodies are query term highlighting, customization of results, and something called “search math,” which allows you to include or exclude certain terms from your search.
And the Winner is…..[yawn]
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Engines
Surprise, surprise. Google took away most of the awards at the 4th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards.
Bray On Search
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Tim Bray, an early pioneer in the creation of Internet search engines, has published a series of essays called On Search, the Series. Chris Sherman reviews the essays over at SearchDay.
Check the Grid
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Tara Calishain mentioned an interesting search tool the other day — SearchGrid lets you try out different combinations of search phrases, and tells you how many results Google will bring back for that particular search. Very interesting.