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Search the Web

In this Search page, you have access to some of the most popular search services. The search services are available to everyone and they are a good source of Internet resources. Some sites charge for the information they provide but most provide their vast databases of Internet resources for free. You can find information on almost everything on the web. And as the popularity of Internet increases this service is bound to be one of the most important services the Internet has to offer. You can search for people, businesses or just get maps and directions.

Different search engines provide different methods of searching, but generally you select a search service and the search area for that service appears. Type a keyword to define your search and send your request. The results of the search will be displayed in a browser window.

If your search was not successful use the back button and check for spelling error or try a new set of keywords that you think will help you search. You can also switch between different search engines to gather a more complete result.

Generally, avoid common phrases as your keyword since this will result a very large number of resources, which makes it difficult to pin point and find what you are really looking for.

Use + and – signs to specify words that could/should not appear in your search. Also use double quotes around the keywords your looking for.

Search Engines

http://www.yahoo.com
http://www.altavista.com
http://www.infoseek.com
http://www.lycos.com
http://www.excite.com
http://www.webcrawler.com
http://www.metacrawler.com
http://www.hotbot.com
http://www.dejanews.com
http://www.filez.com
http://www.ftpsearch.com
http://infomine.ucr.edu
http://galaxy.einet.net/
http://www.allonesearch.com/
http://www.virtualtourist.com

Finding People on the 'Net

http://www.anywho.com
http://www.infospace.com
http://www.whowhere.com
http://www.four11.com
http://www.switchboard.com
http://people.yahoo.com
http://yp.gte.net
http://www.zip2.com
http://www.worldpages.com
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/finding-addresses/faq.html

Places

http://www.lycos.com/roadmap.html
International maps
City Guide
http://www.mapquest.com
http://tiger.census.gov/
http://www.topozone.com/
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer/
http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html
http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map
Zip codes