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Search Engines

Search engines combine a searchable index to web pages.
At best only about 25% of the 2500 million pages on the web have been indexed by search engines

Include names in speech marks eg "Joseph Bloggs"
Use Boolean operators AND, to exclude and OR, to include Lewes AND Sussex, Lewes OR Sussex
+ is the same as AND
- can exclude eg +Sussex -Lewes

Google Alta Vista
Has a directory structure.  Genealogy is under Society.

Yahoo!
Also a directory structure

Thumbshots gives a graphic comparism of search engines
Teoma Good for Genealogy?
Part of 'Ask Jeeves'.

 

Top Search Engines and Directories
Genealogy and Family History Internet Portals and Browsers

BUBL
Information service - no pictures!
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