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Engines
There are plenty of Search Engines on the
WWW which will help you locate a specific site or topic. A few are
hotlinked below but the list is certainly not extensive. For Search
Engines specifically for kids (ie filtered results) have a look at
the Country
Kidz
page
easy access to almost 5,000 Internet research tools and
resources!
http://www.askjeeves.com/
You must try this search engine! Ever get frustrated because
the search engine returns 50,000 plus responses to your
"simple" request? Ask Jeeves sorts for you. Simply
type in a question and "he" will sort through the web to
find the most probable sites to fit your request. EXCELLENT
search engine if you're a bit overwhelmed by the sheer size
of the www!
http://www.yahoo.com.au/
Yahoo's Australian web site, search
all the www or just Australia.
Its easy to use and is famous as an all-round index of
what's on the web. If you have a general idea of what you're
looking for you can elect to sort through possibilities
rated by category -Education, Sports, Business etc
The benchmark search engine and the BIGGEST!
http://altavista.com/
Incredible power and comprehensiveness make Alta Vista's
database an excellent place to start any search. Be warned
though that you may be offered 1000's and 1000's of "hits"
if your search is not defined!
http://www.infoseek.com/
Infoseek displays Web search results in order of relevance,
providing a hot-linked title, the URL, a document summary,
the file size and a relevance score.
On April 25, Kartoo SA launched a new generation
meta-search engine called Kartoo. It provides an innovative,
visual way to retrieve information from the web. The Kartoo
technology has been under development for two years and this
site is its first 'proof of concept' application.
Search Engine Colossus offers you links to search
engines and directories from 195 countries and 47
territories around the world! Conduct extensive web
searches! Make your own website submissions! Locate your new
favourite search engines! Search the web using your choice
of language! Welcome!