Some Tips and Hints

Need to find something but donĂ­t know the URL address? A search engine might be just what you need. A search engine is a Web tool that helps you find specific sites on the Internet.

All search engines work differently. Some store every word from each site in their databases. Excite and InfoSeek look for new and changed sites, and enter all the words of each site into their databases. When you type in a key word, these engines look up every site containing that word (full-text searches).

Others store site names and descriptions only, but may also include reviews or ratings. Most are connected with a directory of services which divide their sites into categories. They search for addresses containing the key word in their names or descriptions. Excite and Magellan provide reviews and ratings of the sites while Yahoo lets people submit their own descriptions.

Each one is a little different. Try them out. Pick the one you like best, or use them all. You can always return here by clicking your back button.

Yahoo

Excite

InfoSeek

Magellan

Using Search
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Some Tips and Hints

Searching for
E-mail Addresses