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Directory
or Search Engine? Whenever
I've done a search on the Internet I've always said I
was using a "Search Engine". But did you know
that there are "Search Engines" and then there are
"Subject Directories"? There is a difference
and knowing this difference can help you get the information
you seek much quicker. Below you will find
characteristics of each and links to a few of the top rated
"Directories" and "Search Engines". Search
Engines
- built
by computer programs
- pages
are ranked by mathematical formula
- pages
found by matching words in any Web site
- generally
retrieve a lot of information
- Not
evaluated
Google www.google.com
AllTheWeb
www.alltheweb.com
Alta
Vista www.altavista.com
(also has a directory search)
Subject Directories
- put
together by humans
- organized
into subject categories
- do
not contain full-text of the web pages they link to
- offer
fewer results
- often
evaluated and commented on
About.com
www.about.com
Yahoo dir.yahoo.com |
