Use the MENU
below to access additional useful resources including LINKS
ON
THE
FLIPSIDE. L.O.T.F. links
primarily to NON-Mainstream Sources: Try the HEAVY
HITTERS! a selection of links
to the best Lists-of-Lists and resource portals Do a SITE SEARCH and/or get CONTACT
INFO HERE
If you were limited
to only one search tool - this should be the one. It gets top results
from the world's favorite search engines.
Still
want more? Try Lottza Search Links (Probably
more than you need - but then you never
know how much is enough until you know how much is too much.
Another very
good search tool that came on-line in July 2008 is
CUIL
(Pronounced cool) Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge
Here are three excellent
sites for INFORMATION
SEARCHING Want more sources like these? Use the
pull-down menu at the top of this page.
"Free access to millions of topics
from the world's leading publishers"
"HowStuffWorks... is the award-winning
source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how
the world actually works. Founded by NC State University Professor Marshall
Brain in 1998, (it) is now (a) resource for millions of people..."
New
York Times Newsroom Navigator is a NYT list of search tools. (A sign-in and password may be required
- Do it! - It's worth it) Go HERE
for a local copy of the list
ResearchBuzz
is designed to cover the world of Internet research. This site provides
almost daily updates on search engines, new data managing software, browser
technology, large compendiums of information and Web directories.
Try Open Search with Search the web and/or Amazon About
A9
*** Wikipedia note on List of Google
products: "The list includes all major desktop, mobile and
online products released or acquired by Google Inc.. They are either a
gold release, in beta development, or part of the Google Labs initiative.
This list also includes previous products, that have either been merged,
discarded or renamed. Features of products, such as Web Search features,
are not listed."
Reporter's
Desktop Outstanding collection by Duff Wilson of
The Seattle Times. He keeps the links up-to-date too. The
Guide includes short critique of each search tool.
Posting date: 11 July 2008
Links to these two lists below were found on Marylane Block's "Neat
New Stuff I Found This Week"
[Also see Heavy Hitters for more like this]
They
were copied from the COLLEGE
AT HOME website. My
copying disclaimer Note: Some of the
links in the list are duplicates of links already in The Engine Room
but they are still useful consolidated listings.
LOTTZA
SEARCH LINKS Most
of which you probably never knew of... Sid Note:
Links are infrequently "tested" therefore some may be dead. Some of the sites
are just flat out CRAP. You know you
have nothing better to do at the moment so check 'em out
and cherry-pick the keepers. *** A pretty
good search tool
Try this new
brand new search engine. [Cuil is an old Irish word for
knowledge.]
Launched in July 2008... Here
is what they say: "Cuil (pronounced COOL) is a search engine
that combines the largest Web index with content-based relevance methods,
organized results, and complete user privacy. ... we’ve also developed
useful features to help you search. They’re simple to use and help you
explore the variety and complexity of the Web. ... Cuil’s employees
have extensive experience in search, having worked at Google, IBM, eBay,
AltaVista, Stanford University, the Internet Archive and other technology
companies and research centers." More
About
CUIL
