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With an estimated 350 million websites, the chances of you locating what you're looking for--well, does "needle in a haystack" mean anything to you? That is, unless you know where to look.
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When Looking for |
Use a |
Because |
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general information (e.g., "volunteer programs" or "printers") |
subject directory, such as www.google.com |
it sorts sites by overall subject. |
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information about a particular idea or product (e.g. a HP Deskjet 895 or Literacy) |
search engine, such as www.altavista.com or ask jeeves.com |
it searches for precise keywords in the URL, title or text. |
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a specific site when you don't know the URL (e.g. the HP Deskjet site or Volunteers Across America Site) |
metasearch engine, such as www.go2net.com or dogpile.com |
it searches many engine databases at the same time. |