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Serendipity
has its part to play, but it only takes you so far when
you're searching for material out on the World Wide Web.
There are a number of search engines available on-line
that enable you to do keyword searches for particular sites
which have subject matter that interests you.
Different
search engines use different databases, so the results of
a search on one are often completely different to those
of another. Sites periodically change the software they're
using too, which can impact for good or ill. Many search
engines run local versions - Excite and Yahoo, for instance,
both have .co.uk sites as well as the standard .com. It's
worth checking out the tips on advanced searching that each
engine offers. There are millions of Web pages out there
and refining your search techniques pays dividends in narrowing
down the results that the engines will come up with.
Some popular
search sites:
Alltheweb
Alta Vista
AOL NetFind
Ask Jeeves
Dogpile
Google
HotBot
Lycos
MSN Web Search
Pilot-Search Literary Search
Engine
Webcrawler
Yahoo
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