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Daypop, a Current Events Search Engine

DayPop, a useful search tool that helped track down current events, is no longer in service.

Submitting Your Site To A Web Directory: What They're Really Looking For

One of the best ways to increase your website's visibility in the search engines is to develop high quality back links, especially to Web directories.

Online Advertising 101: How to Promote Your Website

You've got a website, now you need to get someone to look at it. Here's a quick rundown of the online advertising methods available to you, no matter what level you might be at.

Translation Sites: The Best Online

What does that say? Find out with About.com's picks for free translation sites, helpful for anything from French to Klingon.

101 Free Christmas Movies, Specials, and Videos on the Web

Celebrate this special time of year with the classic TV specials, movies, and animated programs that we've come to know and love. Here are over one hundred Christmas movies and videos you can watch for free on the Web.

A Quick Look At CISPA: The Computer Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Many people are hearing a lot about CISPA in the news. Learn more about this proposed bill and how it can affect the average Web searcher.

Five Blog Search Engines

Blog search engines can help you find online journals for whatever topic you'd like to explore.

ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo is a free people search engine that scours the Web for information about people, and nothing else. Learn more about this innovative search engine and how you can use it find people on the Web.

Dogpile

Dogpile has been around for a while, and is still a good search engine to use for general queries.

8 Ways to Submit Your Site to Yahoo

Want to submit your site to Yahoo? About.com lays out the options they offer, and makes it easy to choose what option is best for your unique site's needs.

Yahooligans

Yahooligans is a fun kid web site that offers music, movies, games, and homework help. Learn more about Yahooligans at About.com.

Image Search Engines: A Collection of the Best on the Web

Image search engines, directories, and collections will help you to find whatever kind of visual content you're looking for on the Web; whether it's a piece of clipart, a photograph, a work of art, or almost anything else you might be searching for.

What is a Web Directory?

What is a subject, or Web directory? Learn how web directories and search engines are different, and how these unique collections can make your searches more meaningful.

Free Music Download Sites

There's plenty of free music downloads online; if you're willing to go off the beaten path, that is. Find free music downloads with my list of free music sites.

Reverse Search Engineering: How to Find What You Want By Searching Backwards

Going backwards to find what you want on the Web might be confusing at first, but once you see how much information you can glean by doing a reverse search, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.

Answers.com: Find Information, Fast

Answers.com is a great search tool that will help you find the answers you're looking for fast, with maximum credibility.

Anonymous Web Browsing 101

Learn about anonymous Web browsing, what it is, why you might be interested in it, how much information is easily learned about you via your Web surfing habits, anonymous proxies and services, and more.

The Best Sites for Free MySpace Layouts

If you're looking for free MySpace layouts,you've come to the right place. I've put together a list of my favorite free MySpace layouts here, and there's something for everyone.

Find Travel Deals with Travelocity

Travelocity is a travel search engine with lots of interesting features, such as travel news, flight status guides, and gay and lesbian travel packages. Travelocity offers the standard online travel search experience, meaning that you can comparison shop for various travel deals and discounts.