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AlltheWeb.com

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http://www.alltheweb.com/

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Altavista

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:19pm

http://www.altavista.com/

One of the older search engines, includes multimedia searches, a news search, and a directory. Includes several other tools, including a translator.

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Ask.com

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:19pm

http://www.ask.com/

Natural language search engine. Search by asking a question (e.g. Who is Thomas Jefferson?), a word, or a phrase.

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Gigablast

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:20pm

http://www.gigablast.com/

A no frills search engine offering an alternative to the big guys. Includes cached copies of pages like Google.

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Google

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:53pm

http://www.google.com

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Open Directory Project

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:21pm

http://dmoz.org/

Directory, similar to Yahoo, put together by volunteer editors.

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Yahoo!

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 1:52pm

http://www.yahoo.com

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