Search Engines & Search Results
It's time to search AND actually find what you are looking for !
Having trouble finding what you want in your
searches? Keep in mind that the quality of your results depends a lot on the words that you use. Here are some tips
to make every search more effective:
- Make sure that you spell search words correctly. Remember
to leave a space between each word in your query.
- Use words that you would expect to find in the websites
that you're looking for.
- Use the OR (A search keyword that you can use to find results that contain either of the
search terms that you specify.) and NOT(A search keyword that you can use to find results that don't contain a search
term you specify.) keywords to combine or exclude words.
For example, if you use treeNOTevergreen
, you will get results for trees but not for evergreen trees. This
feature is currently available only in select countries and regions.
- Vary your search terms. A different word or phrase will
return different search results. Use fewer descriptive words, or try words that have a different but
similar meaning. For example, try alloy
instead of metal or steel
.
- Search for exact phrases by placing the search words
within quotation marks. For example "short evergreen
tree".
- Click a category to see only the results associated with
that category. A list of categories may appear at the top of the search results.
- Use Instant Answers (Instant Answers can recognize popular search terms to offer immediate, useful
answers to everyday questions or topics of interest. You can find answers to many types of questions
by typing your question in the search box.) keywords to
focus your search. For example, to learn the definition of a word,
type define , followed by the word you want to define. For more information,
see Instant Answers. This feature is currently available only in select countries and
regions.
Notes
- Basic searches aren't case
sensitive.
- Common words, such as a, and, and the are ignored unless you use quotation
marks around them. For example, "a"
car"and" car,
or "the" car.
- If your search includes a date, type the name of the month
instead of the calendar number.
- You don't have to type the
word AND between your search words. By default, all searches are
AND (A search keyword that you can use to find results that contain all the search
terms you specify.) searches.
- You can type up to 150 characters, including spaces, in
the search box.
Here are some Search Engines you can use :
| Google |
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| Google South Africa |
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| Ananzi |
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| Aardvark |
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| Hotbot |
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| Alltheweb |
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| Picsearch ( For images ) |
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| Ask |
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| Yahoo |
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| dmoz ( Open Directory Project ) |
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| Search |
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| Cuil ( New ! ) |
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