Some Special Search Engines and Searching Symbols

Special Search Engines:
When you need an answer to a specific problem the general search engines are not so good - usually. Below are listed three new search engines, these are "answer search engines". You enter your question instead of two or three search words and in most situations you will get some kind of an answer. Sometimes almost right, but surprisingly often just the answer you are looking for.

Omgili, indexes web-based discussion forums. You can specify and look for your query if it appears in the title, in the topic or in the reply anywhere on a discussion page.

SnappyFingers, indexes millions of Frequently Asked Question pages (FAQs). The search results are presented as a list of answers and below each answer is a link to the source.

QueryCAT, is similar to Snappy Fingers and works with same source data. The difference lies in that Query Cat specialises in health issues and medical conditions.


Visual Search Engines:
Eye Plorer ( β June 2009 ), this returns facts ( source Wikipedia ), not web pages.

N Explore, three different ways of viewing search results.

Search Me, presents pictures of web pages that answer your search.

Ujiko, somewhat similar to "Eye Plorer".

View Zi [ Meta ], seemingly countless ways to view your search results.


Advice on How to Submit your Website:

When you decide to use the search engine's free listing submission, print-out the submission form first. Then you go back to your "cabin" and study the form carefully. Take your time and fill out your print-out form first. Then you go back on the Net and fill in the actual on-line submission form. Usually you cannot later change the data you have submitted.

Before you submit your entry, check your website isn't already in that search engine databank. There are two ways you can do it:
• A. You type in 2 - 3 keywords from your main page and search. If your webpage doesn't come up, it could still be there but with a very low ranking. Alternate "B" is more reliable.
• B. You type in the URL of your main page and search (= www.example.com/xxx.html). Do not use your index page URL. Only when your page doesn't come up in this search, then you should go ahead and submit.



Some Symbols Used in searching patterns:
* Indicates search engine that accepts free listings, look for "add URL", "add link", or "submit" page.
"en" Indicates English language version of a regional search engine.
"xx" Other languages as indicated (i.e.: "es" = Spanish).
"β" Final testing version.
<-- Indicates data comes from a different source.
"Meta" is a search engine that collects data from other search engines.