[Registering] [Internal Workings] [Links to Search Engines]

There are many search engines that can be found around the Internet. However they are not all created equal, nor do they all work the same. The information here is designed to explain some of the mystery. As other Internet resources are located, duplication of information will be eliminated here and links made to the other sources.

Registering with Search Engines

• 10 Ways to Increase Search Engine Traffic - explains the mysteries of HTML META tags.
  

Internal Workings of Search Engines

• Search Engine Watch - guide to how search engines index sites & tips on improving rankings.
  
• Internet Search Tool Details - what is searched, how the index is build, and search tips
  
• Understanding WWW Search Tools - syntax and search tips
  

Search engines & Directories with unique capabilities:

• Dogpile - Searches multiple search engines at the same time/
  
• @Once! Search Central - Links to numerous search engines
   
• Infospace - phone numbers, email addresses, etc.
  
• Alta Vista - searches Web or Usenet; advanced search allows start and/or end date;
  Uses the META description tag.
  
  Link option: "+link:your-site" to find all links to your page
      example:  link:http://www.domain.com
  -url:your-site  At one time this was needed to eliminate your site from the list.  However, the "link" alone now seems to surpress your site from the search results.
  
  Host option: host:domain.xxx
  syntax: AND + OR NOT - () NEAR Caps
  
  Live Topics - AltaVista search with a flowchart-based search method
  
• Deja News - search the Usenet newsgroups
  
• Excite - allows concept searches and Query-By-Example.
  
• Infoseek - search the web, email addresses and Usenet newsgroups and FAQs
  Infoseek Ultra - search URLs, images, titles
  
• Lycos a2z - library type catalog by subject
  
• WebCrawler -
  syntax: AND OR NOT ADJ NEAR/n
  
• Disinformation - topic based search

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Last modified: April 18, 2005