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As 2009 draws to a close, it's time to take a look back at the first decade of the 00's and see what we, the Web community at large, searched for online. The results here are pulled from a handpicked variety of search engines and search lists, and represent the most searched for topics over the longest period of time.
Entertainment-related searches are prominent in this list, followed closel…
Twitter, one of the most popular sites on the Web, doesn't make it too easy to search within the site for what you're looking for. However, you can accomplish this task easily with Twitter-specific search engines. Here are the top five best Twitter search engines that you can use to find people, popular content, lin…
If you've used a search engine to scour Rapidshare or other file-hosting sites, share it with the rest of the About Web Search community.
Rapidshare, one of the largest file hosting sites on the Web, does not offer a public search option to see what other people are uploading. However, you can get around that with Rapidshare search engines. Here are my picks for the top ten Rapidshare search engines; they're all easy to use, offer advanced file hosting sear…
There are a LOT of search engines online (at least [link url=http://websearch.about.com/library/tableofcontents/blsearchenginetableofcontents.htm]100[/link]), but there are a few that consistently rise to the top of the heap for two simple reasons: they're easy to use and they bring back great results. Here are the [b]most popular search engines[/b] on the Web in 2009.
New search engines make their debut on the Web almost every day, and it can be a bit tricky to keep up with all of them. That's what this page is for! Keep coming back to see the latest search engine information collated here in one convenient place.
Bing, Microsoft's search engine, is rapidly gaining fans with its ease of use and accurate search results. Make your Bing searches better with these simple Bing search shortcuts and advanced keywords.
Baidu is the largest Chinese language search engine in China today. Learn more about Baidu, its origins, its founder, what features Baidu offers, and basic Baidu search options.
Want to see what other people are searching for - in real time? Learn how to be a Search Spy, and "eavesdrop" on Web searches.
If you're looking for a new search engine, it's a bit overwhelming when you see all the options available to you. A search engine list can make this chore less of a nuisance.
Twitter, a popular micro-blogging platform that boasts millions of users, is a great way to find content that other people are talking about on the Web. Here are seven search tools you can use for a more accurate and extensive Twitter search.
Take a screenshot walk-through of Bing, Microsoft's revamp of Live Search.
All-purpose search engines, visual search engines, people search engines...you'll find all these and more in this list of search engines, a comprehensive guide to the best search engines on the Web.
There are tons of search engines on the Web, however, I've sorted through them to show you the top ten search engines that deliver consistently reliable search results.
Pick the best search engines for your searching needs with Search Engines 101, a great way to explore more of your search topic, try a new search engine, and search more of the Web.
Find out what the social part of the Web has to say about any subject with Social Mention, a search engine that focuses on blogs, bookmarks, comments, and other social Web errata.
If you're looking for a specific topic with a relatively narrow focus, question and answer search engines might just be what you're looking for. These search engines aggregate the vast resources of the Web into strictly defined categories; in other words, they make it extremely easy to find something.
Human-powered search engines, better known as Web directories, are popular simply because of the higher quality of links submitted and the caliber of the sites hand-picked to be included in the index. Here are some of the most popular human-powered search engines on the Web.
AOL has released their results for the top searches of 2008, with literally millions of searches compiled into one handy compilation of data.
At the end of every year, Ask.com compiles a giant report of all the top searches sorted by category. This list is aggregated result of millions of Ask.com searches - and it's an interesting way to look back on the year and see what events, topics, and people we were interested in the year 2008.
If you're looking for more search engine customization, then building your own search engine is something you'll want to look into. Here are six different services that offer you the ability to personalize your own seaarch engine, customized to your unique preferences.
There are literally hundreds of really great niche search engines on the Internet that focus on specific topics: images, jobs, blogs, etc. Here are my picks for the top ten alternative search engines out there on the Web.
Here's my impression of Quintura, a tag cloud search engine.
The AOL search records debacle released over 500K private search records on the Web in the name of research. These records were almost instantly taken down again, but not before many mirror sites got a hold of them. Now, what are the lessons we've learned from the AOL search records fiasco? Here are a few I've come up with.
Most Internet search engines have their own unique logos. Here are all the search engine logos covered in the About Web Search 100 Search Engines in 100 Days mega-feature.
This table of contents contains all the Internet search engines profiled in the 100 Search Engines in 100 Days feature.
Oodle is a search engine dedicated solely to scouring the Web for classified ads - auto classifieds, pet classifieds, loofah classifieds (it could happen), from 76 different metro areas and 197 colleges at the time of this writing. It's easy to use, and results are relevant and plentiful.
Droogle is a drink recipe search engine - yes, that's right; all Droogle focuses on are alcoholic drink recipes, mixed drink recipes, holiday drinks, and a ton more fun drink recipe stuff. It's a great way to look up drink recipes quickly and easily.
Find crime statistics, crime scene investigation information, police information and more with these Crime and Law Enforcement Search Engines.
BoardTracker is a search engine dedicated to only sifting through forums and online message boards. It's a highly targeted search engine and brought back relatively good results.
There are a lot more than these five medical search engines out there; however, I've found these ones to be some of the most useful medical search engines that I've come across. Use these medical search engines to find answers to your medical questions, get more information about various health topics, or just to learn about something new.
Take a survey of some of the most interesting niche search engines on the Web.
Whether you're looking for a rare book, a used book, an audio book, or a comic book, chances are you can find it on the Web using one of these excellent book search engines.
Codase is an extremely targeted search engine- it only searches and indexes source code. This is a developer's search engine, for sure.
Healthline.com is a medical information search engine. Healthline is solely dedicated to finding medical information online, and it offers medically filtered results developed by trained medical personnel. It's really an excellent tool for finding all kinds of medical information.
Find answers, not just search results, with BrainBoost. You can ask this unique search engine any question you want and it will retrieve answers for you (with related questions). Read my review of BrainBoost and see why it's now one of my favorite Web destinations.
Make your very own search engine and place it on your site or blog with Eurekster's Swicki, a "new kind of search engine that allows anyone to create deep, focused searches on topics you care about." Follow my step by step screenshot tutorial as I place a Swicki search engine on a website.
Make your own search engine for your site or blog with Eurekster Swicki. You are in charge of the search results, the search terms, and how the search engine looks. Find out what a Swicki is and see if it's something you might want to place on your own website or blog.
Make your map search simple with National Geographic's Map Machine, a dedicated map search engine that searches only National Geographic's sizable database of maps: city maps, world maps, road maps, weather maps, United States maps, and much more.
Here's my profile of Gigablast, a search engine with some interesting features, good advanced search power, and an excellent user experience.
FoodieView is now one of my "must have" sites on the Web. Searchers can find all kinds of recipes on here from a multitude of different recipe sites, including Food Network, Wolfgang Puck, AllRecipes.com, Martha Stewart, and more.
Search engine and directory news, information, commentary, opinions, profiles, howto's, and analyses.
Test your knowledge of search engines and how they can help you search with this search engine quiz.
While search engines can search portions of the Web, and even have large parts of it indexed, are they really able to search the entire Web?
Search engines are tools that you can use to search on the Web. Learn the basics of how search engines work to bring you search results.
If you've ever tried to find a last minute travel deal, secure a good deal for your upcoming vacation, or create a combined air-hotel-car business package, then chances are you've used a search engine dedicated to anything travel. Phil Carpenter, VP of Corporate Marketing with travel search engine Sidestep, gives us an inside look into the travel search engine world.
