The ET direct search on the world wide web search engines

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direct search
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Direct search
on 13 search engines !
on 4 meta search engines !

	Altavista
	Altavista About: Altavista was one of the very first search engines on the world wide web, back in the 90'ties. Nowadays it's still a big one, but not the only one. IndexType: "PHYSICAL" INDEX i.e. they got their own database/index. additional Web Directory CatagorizingMethods: mainly META tag analyzing via searchrobots. URL registation for faster (?) indexing.Info updated 1999-12

	Altavista raging
	Altavista Raging About: Altavista Raging is the NON-GRAPHIC version of the classic Altavista search.... IndexType: "PHYSICAL" INDEX (most like the same as Altavista !)CatagorizingMethods: mainly META tag analyzing via searchrobots. URL registation for faster (?) indexing.Info updated 1999-12

	Ask Jeeves
	Ask Jeeves About: Ask Jeeves - Ask him your question in plain English.... IndexType: METASEARCH i.e. search multiple engines at once. additional Web Directory MetasearchPossibleSources: Web Resources: WebCrawler, About.com, Infoseek, AltaVista, Excite (is this valid nowadays ?)Info updated 2002-09

	C4
	C4 Search About: C4 merges search results from various engines. IndexType: METASEARCH i.e. search multiple engines at once. MetasearchPossibleSources: THE WEB: AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Google, InfoSeek, Lycos, Magellan, Snap.com, WebCrawler, Yahoo! - NEWS: ABC News, CNN, MSNBC - FINANCIAL NEWS: CNNfn, CBS MarketWatch, The Street. Info updated 2001-04

	Dejanews
	DejaNews (Google Groups) About: Google groups (former Dejanews) contains a lot of Q and A on all kind of subjects and offers comprehensive usenet (usergroup) search. IndexType: "PHYSICAL" INDEX i.e. they got their own database/index. CatagorizingMethods: Q and A related to specific subjects (groups).Info updated 2002-09

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	EuroSeek
	EuroSeek About: European multilingual search engine. IndexType: Powered by Google. additional Web Directory CatagorizingMethods: None.Info updated 2002-09

	Excite
	Excite About: Exite merges search results from various engines. IndexType: METASEARCH i.e. search multiple engines at once. MetasearchPossibleSources: Google, Looksmart, Inktomi, Ask Jeeves, About, Overture, Finfwhat, FAST.Info updated 2002-09

	Fast
	Fast About: AlltheWeb is is the public search engine and technology showcase for Fast Search & Transfer, ASA (FAST). - WEB, News, FTP, Image, MP3 search. IndexType: "PHYSICAL" INDEX i.e. they got their own database/index. CatagorizingMethods: Unknown.Info updated 2002-09

	Google
	Google About: PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. IndexType: "PHYSICAL" INDEX i.e. they got their own database/index. CatagorizingMethods: High ranking when you got high link rate from other sites...Info updated 2002-09

	Hotbot
	HotBot About: Old classic seach engine. additional HOTBOT DIRECTORY. IndexType: Powered by Inktomi CatagorizingMethods: None.Info updated 2002-09

	Infoseek
	Infoseek About: Infoseek was one of the first classic engines. Then it became Go network. Currently part of Walt Disney Internet Group's (WDIG) information site. IndexType: Search Results Provided by Overture CatagorizingMethods: Unknown.Info updated 2002-09

	Jubii
	Jubii About: Danish engine with Danish pages. IndexType: "PHYSICAL" INDEX i.e. they got their own database/index. CatagorizingMethods: URL Registration.Info updated 2002-09

	Lycos
	Lycos About: Once it was a engine, nowadays more a portal... IndexType: Portions powered by FAST/Alltheweb CatagorizingMethods: Unknown.Info updated 2002-09

	Metacrawler
	MetaCrawler About: Metacrawler merges search results from various engines. IndexType: METASEARCH i.e. search multiple engines at once. MetasearchPossibleSources: Google, Looksmart, Inktomi, Ask Jeeves, About, Overture, Finfwhat, FAST.Info updated 2002-09

	Microsoft
	Microsoft search About: The mighty Microsoft own idea of whats relevant for you. IndexType: Most likely ONLY MS's own selected info. CatagorizingMethods: Unknown.Info updated 2002-09

	Northern Light
	Northern Light Search All Sources Search World Wide Web Search Special Collection About: No description avaiable. IndexType: Most likely a "PHYSICAL" INDEX i.e. they got their own database/index. CatagorizingMethods: Unknown.Info updated 2002-09

	Yahoo
	Yahoo About: A strictly categorized repository. IndexType: "PHYSICAL" INDEX i.e. they got their own database/index. CatagorizingMethods: URL registationInfo updated 2002-09

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