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FirstGov (http://www.firstgov.gov)
FirstGov is a search engine dedicated to help users find information on US government web pages. FirstGov features topical indexes, online transactions, links to state and local government, and other tools. FirstGov changes the way we interact with the US
Government. For example, you don't have to know the name of the government agency to get the information you want. During the 1990's, the federal government wanted to be more "customer focused," FirstGov.gov epitomizes that want.
Like many search engine companies, you may "Suggest-A-Link" for consideration and inclusion at FirstGov. However, your recommendation must meet the evaluation criteria of FirstGov linking policy. Here again, FirstGov has done an excellent job of making interacting with the US Government easy. Links abound on FirstGov, and help guide users to the wealth of information and services offered by the US Government.
If you need information related to programs, products, and services offered by the US Government, FirsGov must be your "First Click."
Galaxy (http://www.galaxy.com)
Galaxy is a subject directory search engine. Galaxy uses both, technology and human expertise to organize information. If you wish to be listed with Galaxy, your site can not contain adult content, hate messages, and your site should have content of value. What is content of value? For that you will need to take that question up with the humans at Galaxy.
Users searching with Galaxy will find the search engine utilizing a vertical structure. What this means is that the information is vertically integrated. This structure, to those used to the normal means of searching the Internet, will appear to produce fewer hits than usual. Fewer hits in this case are not a bad thing, as the millions of extraneous pages allow you the confidence of relevancy.
This approach allows for focus on depth of coverage within defined subjects as well as the exclusion of Internet sites that are offensive, incomplete or poorly maintained.
Google (http://www.google.com)
Google users can search the web, images, news groups, or the Google subject directory. Google simple homepage, gets right to the point. The amount of information available from the Google home page can be deceiving due to its simplicity. With a few simple clicks or well constructed set of search phrases or keywords, you have the web at your fingertips.
Google has a page ranking system to help users guage the relevency of their searches. For novice users of Internet Search Engines, Google offers a comprehensive help section and user group discussion area. Though this section is somewhat obscure, once found it is an invaluable resource for searching. The link to the Q&A and resources page on google is labeled (Jobs, Press, Cool Stuff... ). A somewhat mislabeled link but well worth the surfing it provides.
Google by far is one of my favorite search engines, for both its versatility, and simplicity.
Lycos (http://www.lycos.com)
Lycos is a subject directory search engine. Topics listed on the main page is arranged alphabetically, once clicked the link takes the user to a detail page with relevant links and news. Users are also provided with a search box on these pages, keeping the search pre-filtered for relevancy. For example, click on Finance and you will go to a place where you can search for stock quotes. Another example is, by clicking on Real Estate a user will get search dialogue, enabling them to find a home. Searching from the main Lycos page, Users have the opportunity to do a basic search or do an advanced search. Doing an advanced search, users are taken to a pre-sorting page where they can define their search by Content, Page Field, Language, or Link Referrals.
Though Lycos is a very navigable site with useful search and directory services, it may contain more news and commercial content than some may want to tolerate when all they really want is information.
Multimeta (http://multimeta.com)
MultiMeta is a meta-search engine with those extras that make a difference. Registered users of MultiMeta short on time, can request a search and log off. When you have more time available, you log back on to the internet and your search results will be waiting in your e-Mail inbox. When you do the search on-line, you watch as the search-engine results come in. To give you an idea of how large or relevant the search is, each of the search engines listed has the number of bytes returned. As the list of links is built, the links have the search engine listed, so if you have a favorite, you can go to that link first.
Finally if you are a web professional, you will likely get more out of this meta-search engine than you would from the likes of www.ask.com. With MultiMeta, you get tips and techniques to help you build better meta tags.
FirstGov is a search engine dedicated to help users find information on US government web pages. FirstGov features topical indexes, online transactions, links to state and local government, and other tools. FirstGov changes the way we interact with the US
Government. For example, you don't have to know the name of the government agency to get the information you want. During the 1990's, the federal government wanted to be more "customer focused," FirstGov.gov epitomizes that want.
Like many search engine companies, you may "Suggest-A-Link" for consideration and inclusion at FirstGov. However, your recommendation must meet the evaluation criteria of FirstGov linking policy. Here again, FirstGov has done an excellent job of making interacting with the US Government easy. Links abound on FirstGov, and help guide users to the wealth of information and services offered by the US Government.
If you need information related to programs, products, and services offered by the US Government, FirsGov must be your "First Click."
Galaxy (http://www.galaxy.com)
Galaxy is a subject directory search engine. Galaxy uses both, technology and human expertise to organize information. If you wish to be listed with Galaxy, your site can not contain adult content, hate messages, and your site should have content of value. What is content of value? For that you will need to take that question up with the humans at Galaxy.
Users searching with Galaxy will find the search engine utilizing a vertical structure. What this means is that the information is vertically integrated. This structure, to those used to the normal means of searching the Internet, will appear to produce fewer hits than usual. Fewer hits in this case are not a bad thing, as the millions of extraneous pages allow you the confidence of relevancy.
This approach allows for focus on depth of coverage within defined subjects as well as the exclusion of Internet sites that are offensive, incomplete or poorly maintained.
Google (http://www.google.com)
Google users can search the web, images, news groups, or the Google subject directory. Google simple homepage, gets right to the point. The amount of information available from the Google home page can be deceiving due to its simplicity. With a few simple clicks or well constructed set of search phrases or keywords, you have the web at your fingertips.
Google has a page ranking system to help users guage the relevency of their searches. For novice users of Internet Search Engines, Google offers a comprehensive help section and user group discussion area. Though this section is somewhat obscure, once found it is an invaluable resource for searching. The link to the Q&A and resources page on google is labeled (Jobs, Press, Cool Stuff... ). A somewhat mislabeled link but well worth the surfing it provides.
Google by far is one of my favorite search engines, for both its versatility, and simplicity.
Lycos (http://www.lycos.com)
Lycos is a subject directory search engine. Topics listed on the main page is arranged alphabetically, once clicked the link takes the user to a detail page with relevant links and news. Users are also provided with a search box on these pages, keeping the search pre-filtered for relevancy. For example, click on Finance and you will go to a place where you can search for stock quotes. Another example is, by clicking on Real Estate a user will get search dialogue, enabling them to find a home. Searching from the main Lycos page, Users have the opportunity to do a basic search or do an advanced search. Doing an advanced search, users are taken to a pre-sorting page where they can define their search by Content, Page Field, Language, or Link Referrals.
Though Lycos is a very navigable site with useful search and directory services, it may contain more news and commercial content than some may want to tolerate when all they really want is information.
Multimeta (http://multimeta.com)
MultiMeta is a meta-search engine with those extras that make a difference. Registered users of MultiMeta short on time, can request a search and log off. When you have more time available, you log back on to the internet and your search results will be waiting in your e-Mail inbox. When you do the search on-line, you watch as the search-engine results come in. To give you an idea of how large or relevant the search is, each of the search engines listed has the number of bytes returned. As the list of links is built, the links have the search engine listed, so if you have a favorite, you can go to that link first.
Finally if you are a web professional, you will likely get more out of this meta-search engine than you would from the likes of www.ask.com. With MultiMeta, you get tips and techniques to help you build better meta tags.