Re: UKNM: research for a feature... :)

[Siobhan McVeigh]

hi jo what about metasearch engines? i like copernic

http://www.copernic.com

:) s


Jo Chipchase wrote:


> At risk of incurring the wrath of certain folk... heh heh heh...

>

> ...I'm writing a feature about search engines for 'Internet' .  It will

> focus on which search engines are best for finding particular types of

> information and try to identify the most *effective* search engines.

>

> Amongst other resources, I'll be looking at: Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, Dogpile,

> Google, Northern Lights, Alta Vista, Lycos ...and a whole host of UK-based

> engines.

>

> I'm after your comments on:

> * the way in which search engines work.

> * recommendations for search engines that are effective for finding

> particular types of content.

> * valid criticism of certain search engines.

> * anecdotes about finding something unusual or elusive using a particular

> search engine.

> * problems with submitting sites to major search engines that could

> adversely influence the breadth of content they index.

>

> Cheers m'dears.

>

> Jo.

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