| Search Engine |
Search Results
Come From: |
Provides Listings
To: |
| About.com |
Primarily uses own database
Featured listings from Sprinks
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AltaVista
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Primarily uses own database
Some results from LookSmart
Some results from Open Directory
Featured listings from GoTo.com |
LookSmart |
| AOL Search |
Main results from ODP
Some results from Inktomi
Featured listings from GoTo.com |
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| Direct Hit |
Primarily uses own database
Some results from Ask Jeeves
Featured listings from GoTo.com
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About.com, HotBot, MSN,
Lycos, Ask Jeeves |
| Excite |
Primarily uses own database
Featured listings from FindWhat |
WebCrawler |
| FAST |
Primarily uses own database
Some LookSmart listings |
Lycos |
| Google |
Primarily uses own database
Uses results from Open Directory |
Yahoo |
| GoTo.com |
Primarily uses own database
Some results from Inktomi
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AltaVista, AOL, Direct Hit,
Go.com, Lycos, iWon,
Netscape, CNET, and
many many more. |
| Inktomi |
Has no engine of its own. |
Over 25 major engines.
AOL, GoTo, HotBot, LookSmart, MSN, CNET,
4anything, etc... |
| LookSmart * |
Primarily uses own database
Secondary results from Inktomi |
AltaVista, MSN,
RoadRunner, and
numerous other small
ISP portals. |
| Lycos |
Uses own database
Also uses FAST database
Influenced by Direct Hit |
Possibly FAST |
| MSN |
Results from LookSmart
Results from MSN
Results from Direct Hit
Results from Inktomi
Edits LookSmart listings |
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| Northern Light |
Uses own database |
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| Open Directory * |
Uses own database. |
AOL, Netscape, Direct Hit, Google, Lycos
and many
many more.
Database is freely
distribuited. |
| Web Crawler |
Uses Excite database
Featured results from FindWhat.com
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