favorite search engines

[cyclone2]

I use www.centrapoint.com (http://www.centrapoint.com) as my search engine as it is a meta search site but Im always open to new discoveries. What do you use?

[Dominus]

www.go2net.com (http://www.go2net.com)

-Finds what you want from multiple engines.

www.google.com (http://www.google.com)

-Great engine, and NO COMMERCIALISM.

[seti]

Metacrawler (http://www.metacrawler.com/)

go2net except just the search engine.

Web Ferret (http://www.ferretsoft.com)

Great for small specific searches. Though you'll want to pick up OptOut to get rid of the "spywear".

[PCnerd]

http://www.mamma.com

The best there is http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[reddog4629]

http://www.dogpile.com

[mgordon99]

If centrapoint isn't a Yahoo! clone, I don't know what is. Amazing resemblance.

[izzzy12k]

I'm a yahooooeeerrrr!!! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

izzzy12k

[Emc2]

www.northernlight.com (http://www.northernlight.com)

absolutely THE best if you have to do research. That's how I found sysopt.com soooo long ago. Organizes your results into folders making it easier to get specific results from a broad search

[raider rick]

http://ixquick.com , or for a fast search, http://www.ussc.alltheweb.com

[Missing the point]

www.hotbot.com (http://www.hotbot.com)


Maily because they got the list 100 matches. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[happyhamster]

Following Dominus: Google!

C'mon people, how do you even find the stuff quickly without Google? http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[shadow]

take your pick here http://www.surffast.com/

[hd581]

What? no one uses AJ (http://www.aj.com)?? I know it's kind of "novice-ish" but it does a quick search on broad topics.

For stuff where I know specifically what to ask for: Altavista (http://www.altavista.com).

For uhm non-standard searches I use astalavista. Sorry, no link; I don't know if I could get away with it.

[raider rick]

Thanks for the link, Shadow- definitly a keeper!(surffast)

[NavyDood_ F/A18_Mech]

www.hotbot.com (http://www.hotbot.com) For me too.

Jim

[bell1]

Hey all
I'm using Copernic 2000 pro.

[Susan]

I've tried a few including www.google.com (http://www.google.com) , which is fair but www.hotbot.com (http://www.hotbot.com) is the only one that gives me the exact results that I want.

[XT]

Google.com

XT http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[nk4]

www.icqit.com (http://www.icqit.com)

Its not the best, but worth a try

[welsh wizard]

you can always have fun, go to dogpile and enter Search engines, you would be amased at what comes up. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif
WW

[cyclone2]

Well I have bookmarked Shadows recommendation and tryed a couple of the sites posted but I still like my Centrapoint. Used to it I guess. Great replies though!!

[medo]

Hello,
http://www.brittanica.com


Medo

http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[sys-eng]

Northern Light has been chosen by several magazines. www.37.com (http://www.37.com) is another one I use.

[shadow]

Here's another all-in-one type page: http://www.hotsheet.com/

[papalazer]

it hunts and finds much like ask jeeves link www.directhit.com (http://www.directhit.com)

[HiEnergy]

http://www.profusion.com/index.html

but it hasnt chanced for awhile...guess i need to add a few thats been suggested here to my list
thanks http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[edtrip]

I've tried a bunch, including Hotbot, Jeeves, Goto, but when I want to find something I go to Google. And 9 times out of 10 I find exactly what I want.

[BIGO]

I like Hotbot.com because of its flexibility on search options and boolean capability.

[smactek]

I agree google.com is great, but check out all the web for a search engine with some backbone.

[jak]

i am always true to mamma.com
they are like a combination of like 8 other good search engines.
of course if they dont have it i got to ask.com

[cdunham]

For a completely different way to find stuff on the Web, check out Simpli.com (http://www.simpli.com).

I'd tell you how much better a search engine it is, but as I work there, that might be construed as a conflict of interest :-}.

Improves search by figuring out what it is you are looking for and building an expanded advanced query to multiple engines.

If nothing else, it's fun to play with the intentions it comes up with for various terms!

http://www.simpli.com/images/logo_sml.gif


[This message has been edited by cdunham (edited 04-13-2000).]

[RobRich]

I mostly use: http://www.metacrawler.com

I also like: http://www.dogpile.com

For FTP, I like: http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no

[scorp]

If I don't find what I'm looking for at www.infind.com (http://www.infind.com) , I go to www.infoseek.com (http://www.infoseek.com) .
I'm going to check out some of the others listed in these replies.

[grandslammer]

Well, I hate to say this, but I'm a google kinda guy. I've seen some good things written above about hotbot, may try that soon, but I have www.google.com (http://www.google.com) as my start page when I load IE.

Have fun guys

M

[Prince]

Seeing the suggestions here I tried Google - not impressed - and Hotbot - not too bad. Already tried most of the rest.

None match Copernic.