ACM Queue: Why Writing Your Own Search Engine is Hard Save
Anna Patterson explains the problems of search engine design in practical terms in this lengthy article.
http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?n...   

Amfibi Save
General search engine with an uncluttered interface in a choice of Catalan, English, French, and Spanish. Also has a web directory using the Open Directory.
http://www.amfibi.com/   

Ask Save
Offers search for web sites, images, news, blogs, video, maps and directions, local search and shopping.
http://www.ask.com/   

Commercial Alert Files Complaint Against Search Engines for Deceptive Ads Save
A complaint filed with the United States Federal Trade Commission by Ralph Nader's Commercial Alert service, which charges the major search engines of inserting advertisements in search engine results without clear disclosure that the ads are ads.
http://www.commercialalert.org/index....   

Creative Commons Search Save
Powered by Nutch, it searches content which can be re-used (for somes uses) without having to pay or ask permission.
http://search.creativecommons.org/   

Entireweb Save
The English-language version of a Swedish search engine with a clean interface and large database.
http://www.entireweb.com/   

FactBites.com Save
A cross between a search engine and an encyclopedia. The results return complete, informative sentences about the search topic. Related topics are suggested.
http://www.factbites.com   

Gigablast Save
A search engine with a clean interface, advanced search options including sorting by date, and a real time url submission feature. Includes PDF documents in its index.
http://www.gigablast.com/   

Lexxe Save
Processes natural language queries and delivers results in clusters by topic. Queries can be keywords, phrases or short questions.
http://www.lexxe.com/   

Live Search Save
Offers general web search and various verticals, including images, news, classifieds, maps and local. By Microsoft.
http://www.live.com/   

Mojeek Save
Search engine with a simple interface and no advertising. Offers the ability to create a customized topical or personal search index.
http://www.mojeek.com/   

Mozdex Save
Uses open source search technologies and an index seeded from the Open Directory.
http://www.mozdex.com/   

NPR : The Search Engine Wars Save
In a five-part series, NPR's Rick Karr takes a look at the business of search engines.
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/f...   

Objects Search Save
An uncluttered interface offers options to search the web, news and blogs, includes cached pages and 'anchors', which are titles and descriptions from the Open Directory.
http://www.objectssearch.com/   

Scrub The Web Save
Search engine with sponsored links at the top of results. Also offering a meta tag builder and analyzer.
http://www.scrubtheweb.com/   

Search 2.0 Save
Blog dedicated to coverage of the next generation of search engines and new technologies from the original players with tips, tricks, and tutorials on how to search more effectively.
http://www.roboburp.com/search-blog/   

Search Engines and Editorial Integrity Save
Article from the USC Online Journalism Review examines the issue of major search engines adopting deceptive, misleading advertising practices at the expense of editorial integrity and their users.
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/technology/101...   

SearchHippo Save
Indexes sites listed in the major internet directories. Offers free web services, including a search toolbar, and code for webmasters to provide search boxes on their sites.
http://www.searchhippo.com/   

Searchles, Inc Save
Offers social search features (allowing others' opinions to influence your results) and allows users to tag, group and save links.
http://www.searchles.com/   

The Evolution of Web Searching Save
David Green's paper from Online Information Review explores the development of search engine technologies.
http://www.davidgreen.me.uk/oirapr00....   

ThreeMice Save
Natural-language answer engine, which queries the internet in real time, and will serve up full text from selected sites.
http://www.threemice.com/   

Topix: Search Engines Save
News about search engines, collected from various sources on the web.
http://www.topix.com/rss/business/sea...   

Ulysseek Save
A straightforward search engine with a simple interface.
http://www.ulysseek.com/   

Wikipedia: Search Engine Save
Article in the online collaborative encyclopedia, describing the history and mechanisms of Web search engines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_e...   

Wotbox Save
Search engine with country specific searching. Options to display country flags, and include preview and translation features. Sponsored links appear in panels separate from the main results.
http://www.wotbox.com/   

Topix: Search Engines
News about search engines, collected from various sources on the web.

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