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