W5H . Search Engine Tutorial
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When do you use which engine?

  • Use HotBot for all your fast searches.
  • Use Yahoo when you have a specific subject to retrieve
  • Use a speciality search engine for specific topics.
    1. Old Books - www.bibliofind.com
    2. New Books - www.amazon.com
    3. New Music - www.cdnow.com
    4. Auctions - www.ebay.com
    5. Whois - www.networksolutions.com
    6. Software - www.tucows.com
    7. Computer Reviews - www.zdnet.com
    8. Usenet Posts - www.dejanews.com
    9. Businesses - www.hoovers.com
    10. Competitive Intel. - www.fuld.com
  • Use AltaVista for heavy searches.
  • Use Northern Lights for comprehensive searches.

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