Now how are we going to find that information?
 ... SEARCH ENGINES ... ... Recommend this page to a friend.
NOTE THIS FIRST PARAGRAPH I've returned to this page only because I've moved the site from a freebie webspace provider to one costing a few dollars, a very nominal fee. And I'll admit at this time that I think the page is superfluous. I (only my opinion now considering my own activity on the internet) I find Google enough for all my googling. Must be some reason "google" became an accepted verb in the English language. So call me a "googler". So the rest of this page is optional for you.
Reportedly, more than a billion pages are on the internet, and another million added each day. To sift through them, you can choose from about 8,000 search engines, directories, and meta-search sites on the internet. Then add to those the utility programs and online answer services ... so I offer a few suggestions below to make your searching easier. And if you find any links not working, why not let me know ... I thank you ... my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sisters and brothers thank you, my aunts and uncles thank you, my nieces and nephews thank you, and who knows, the world thanks you. There was a much shorter version of that line in that great movie Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney.
A general suggestion (tip?) for you. When searching on the net, keep in mind that even the information superhighway has ruts (we call them potholes here in NYC). And most of us fall into them once in a while.
Wiggle the wheels and climb out of that rut ... Don't use the same search engine or directory every time you go online. It's OK to have a favorite, sure, but if you make all of your searches from just one site, you're missing out. No single site is good at everything ... This one will be better for detail, that one for overviews, another for music clips, etc. So give more search strategies a try, and you'll probably discover that three or four become your regulars.
Search Engines ... these are links to the engines on other pages ... they're on this page.
Yahoo Directory ... not even sure how this got on my page but there it is.
Navigator ... this'll take you to places beyond imagination ... says who? ... says me.
Statistics has shown that half of the people in the world are below average.
And 3/4ths of them make up, er 75% of the population? ... I think.
You know, there are a billion people in China. It's not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a BILLION people. That means even if you're a one-in-a-million type of guy, there are still a thousand guys exactly like you.
SEARCH ENGINES
The following search engines are as effective as the ones above except that I felt some comment was necessary. Again, some of these search engines will be of particular interest to certain people depending upon their personal preferences. What's a little frightening is the ... Reverse Lookup ... search engine; listen to this:
37.com ... beautiful page, interesting categories, more than 37 engines ... I recommend
555-1212 - will look up an area code or an entire phone number including some international.
Absolutely Arts ... includes the visual and performing arts, architecture, and literature.
Achoo ... primarily for health care with URL, site name, description, and keyword options.
Adam ... for art history, including: fine arts, design, architecture, applied arts, and media.
American Memory Collections ... entries are alphabetized by keywords or by title.
American School Directory ... name the school, give the state ... and there's the website.
Answers ... and if you get too many results, you can switch to "Powersearch."
Any Who ... even has an option that lets you attempt to trace even a partial phone number.
AOL.COM ... fairly good, the first ten links are those that most closely match your request.
Art Resources ... visual and performing arts: dance, opera, theater, literature, and more.
AT&T Directory - find a person, business, phone number, toll-free number, or a website.
BarPoint.com ... is a "product-specific search engine" for some of the 350 different affiliated stores.
Bess ... a little "internet retriver" trained to bring back information that will interest kids.
Bibliofind ... searches through the used and rare books of booksellers in many countries.
Big Book Yellow Pages ... enter category or name ... and state (city optional).
Biography ... great
lives; enter a name to discover who they were, what they did, and why.
BotSpot ... finely tuned and able to adapt to your needs and learn from previous retrievals.
Blast ... Britannica's editors rate and review the Web's best sites for you.
Catalog Site ... there's a specialty catalog for anything you want ... this is how you find it.
Classifieds 2000 ... whatever can be bought for money ... including roomates and dates.
Clearinghouse ... about civil rights cases in selected case categories across the United States.
Comfind Information ... use business or company name ... or just plain browse.
Country Code ... ever wonder in what country that web site you found was?
CyberSleuths ... a K-12 homework helper with many references and a search engine.
Discreet Research ... helps you dig through public records; sorry, there's a charge for this one.
Dmoz - allows you to limit your subject to a choice of categories ... very effective.
Developer.com ... applets, scripts, white papers and more, all categorized by technology.
Direct Search ... like opening up a chest and discovering that it's packed full of delights.
Ditto.com - devoted to helping you retrieve thumbnail and enlargeable images from the net.
E-Blast ... editors of Britannica chose this as the leading search engine ... I'm not sure why.
E-Tour - select your interests and hobbies, and etour brings them to you each time you visit.
European Directories ... search by country, or use any text or the categories listed.
Exact One ... sort of a search engine and sort of a "bot." You can use it to find services.
Excite ... tailored for teachers, kids, teens, parents, librarians, and community.
Exempt Organizations ... find out if an organizations is tax-exempt and to what extent.
Fast FTP ... an FTP search engine ... when needing files, this page can come in very handy.
Fast SearchP ... a search engine with the ultimate goal of searching the entire web.
Federal Web Locator ... one stop shopping point for federal government info on the WWW.
FetchOmatic ... a geographic engine where you can hunt through its list by name or category.
Finance ... it's free, all you do is register and make full use of the potential in this site.
Finding Data ... here's where you'll learn the right places to look ... cast your line and pull.
FindSame ... features patent law, intellectual property law, and trademark law.
Fish Search ... a tool that helps you find information on all aspects of fish and fishing.
Flag Services ... vexilogists rejoice ... all the information you might want to know about flags.
FTP Find ... files of a particular type (sound movies, pics), or for a particular system.
FTP Search ... find software (EXE, ZIP), music (MP3, MIDI) and pictures (JPG, GIF).
Gardening - has a summary of what gardeners should be working on in different climates.
Google ... excellent engine which is in fact named after "googol," or 10 to the 100th power.
GoTo.com ... type what you're looking for and click "Find It" ... that's what it says.
Help.com ... personalized solutions to your problems and share your insight with others.
Highway 61 ... interesting engine ... you have some extra control over the way it functions.
Homepage ... full name, and e-mail address might get you his or her personal homepage.
Hoover's Online ... this is a Company/Corporate/Business information search engine.
HyperSeek ... it says: meticulously maintained by some of the best working in cyberspace.
InfoSpace ... global directory of telephone, e-mail, and fax numbers and addresses.
IDG ... product
information, up-to-the-minute news, and features on technology areas.
International ... select a country, then select the desired service, then click on Search.
Internet Address Finder ... search for user by name ... wildcards ("*") are allowed.
Internet Tools ... phone numbers, addresses, stock quotes, package tracking, and more.
Kids Only ... provides a safe, age-appropriate environment appealing to both kids & parents.
Local Eyes ... if you need a pizza in Seattle, why be looking in New Jersey ... search locally.
Lycos Research ... power search ... encylopedia ... dictionary ... and world news.
Mamma.com ... bills itself as the "mother of all search engines" ... it's really a meta-search.
Media Links ... searches for newspapers, magazines, radio shows, TV shows, and city guides.
Missing Kids - nothing facetious - I include it as a search engine - a serious matter.
Movie Database - everything you want to know about your favorite movies. It is excellent.
MSN - microsoft's contribution to searching ... includes access to you hotmail account.
Netcenter ... Netscape's contribution to search engines, and it's a good one.
Net Find ... a search engine that links only to sites that are safe for kids ... that's right.
NetPartners ... if your work requires keeping tabs on websites of international companies.
NewHoo ... presently part of the "open directory project" (yahoo?), allows for interacting.
NewsLink ... search articles, text, newspapers, magazines, or content ... in any location.
Open Directory ... its 1.5 million site descriptions are surprisingly accurate and up to date.
PC Beacon ... here you can look up a business or list your own for others to find.
PC Webopaedia ... online encyclopedia and search engine dedicated to computer technology.
Peel ... if you are in the 18-30 age group, or wish you were, you might take a look at this site.
People Search ... name, city, state, and country ... you get phone#, house and e-mail addy.
Pilot Search ... provides access to the vast quantity of information about literature.
Political Information ...over 4,000 carefully chosen political and policy websites.
Powerize ... a general search ... or search by company name, product name, or ticker symbol.
Profusion ... here we have 9 search engines working for us at the same time.
Pong PC World ... here's the place to learn what all those geeky, techo computer terms mean.
Raging Search ...
refreshing to find an engine with nothing more than a logo and an input box.
RefDesk ... regular search engine, plus weather search, plus stock quotes, plus great links.
ResearchIndex ... you'll
be reminded of Boolean basics before the form is presented. |
In the following, enter a phone # and you get the address, map, and if you want, directions to get there. In many cases, if address is known, leaving out the street number will give you the names and addresses of all the residents on that block. Used to be illegal, and I still think it's dangerous. Sorry, it only works for listed numbers. Now you can do it with Google.
Reverse Lookup 1 - internet oracle ... reverse lookup.
Reverse Lookup 2 - Go 555 ... reverse lookup.
Reverse Lookup 3 - info space reverse lookup.
Reverse Lookup 4 - freeality internet search ... reverse lookup.
Reverse Lookup 5 - FindLaw ... reverse lookup.
Reverse Lookup 6 - AnyWho (accepts partial numbers)... reverse lookup.
Reverse Lookup 7 - Netscape ... reverse lookup.
Reverse Lookup in Canada - can't forget the gang up north.
Review Finder ... reviews on market products ... better yet, don't buy it and save the $$$.
Right Stuff ... not exactly a search engine, but this is where ivy leaguers meet ivy leaguers.
SavvySearch ... site is designed to query multiple internet search engines simultaneously.
Search ... excellent engine for children with easy-to-read summaries of the sites it picks.
Search Engine ... that's all it's called; it's good ... you can use key words, matches, and case.
Search Engine Watch ... no longer have to get a kazillion returns
from your search engines.
Search the List of Lists ... special interest group e-mail lists (also known as listservs).
Search Tools - quick access to ten search engines, directories, and meta-search services.
Shareware - sharing is fun - good source for graphic viewer add-ins and other applications.
Showdown - teaches you searching strategies, and has mountains of search data and
stats.
Sports Search - baseball and basketball; you type a question and search gives the answer.
Switchboard ... locate sites related to a topic; or type in a keyword; or click on a topic.
Stroud's Applications ... plenty of programs ... excellent viewers ... note the cross linking.
Sun and Moon Data ... finds the sunrise and sunset for any location on earth ... for any date.
Switchboard ... another excellent way to find people or businesses from the internet.
Telephone Directories ... yellow & white pages, businesses, email adds, and fax listings.
The List ... find an ISP that offers speed and services that satisfy your needs and budget.
The Straight Dope ... combination search engine and linkage to very interesting topics.
The Ultimate ... white and yellow pages, trip planner, and email directory all wrapped in one.
Time Zone Converter ... put this technology on your wrist, and you'd be a real hit at parties.
Trivia ... use search box or you can browse for facts through subject categories.
UCSTRI ... rhymes with Spruce Tree... an effective method for finding technical reports.
UNCAT ... UNCATaloged titles that help you locate information not usually cataloged.
US Surnames ... shows you the distribution of any of 50,000 surnames by state.
Webgator ... a directory of public records info that investigators might use to locate people.
WebBrain.com ... helps you organize and share information they way you naturally think.
Webliography ... collection of annotated listings to guide you to the resources you need.
WebRing ... this is a way of connecting web sites of similar interests ... ring? get it?.
What People Search For ... a glimpse at some of the searches the great public is making.
What-U-Seek ... best viewed in 800 x 600 resolution or greater ... it has many colors.
WWW Virtual Library ... Web subject catalog of links (recommended).
WhoIs.net ... who's who among the currently registered com, net, and org domain names.
Yahooligans ... this is Yahoo for the young ones ... the index is perfect for school age.
Yep.comprovides search results based on quality and how often the sites are updated.
Yureka ... first engine to say "Yureka, I found it" ... but shouldn't they spell it Eureka?
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YAHOO DIRECTORY Well, I did promise a ... Hotmail ... link so you have it now.
We have the expression, "Surfing the Net" ... someday I expect to see that as the title of a song. Here's just a passing thought: To do a quick internet search, type Search and the word or phrase in the URL location bar. While this search is not as powerful or exhaustive as one of the big-name search engines, you may find it helpful searching simple keywords.
Here's another cute trick; you can quickly find out what's going on in your town by typing the word zip followed by your zip code in the URL location bar (no spaces). I'm not sure it works for all zips, but you might give it a try. I did it with my zip code and found out that I'm at ... latitude: +40.584455 and longitude: -073.948402 ... Now I know where I stand.
You all know that the computer is one of the great inventions of our time.
There are still as many mistakes being made ... but now we can blame it on the computer.
There's this man who meets his wife at the commuter train for the ride home ... He looked haggard and she asks, "Did you have a rough day, dear?" ... "You bet I did," he answers ... "The computer was down, and we had to think all day long."
I suppose we can now return to the ... Menu ... unless you have something better to do. And you are right for saying, "Who does this guy think he is?" Or back to the ... Navigator ... heart of this site. ~~~ Just kidding ~~~ |