Smart searching

Latest post 03-04-2008 7:28 AM by mirrorshades. 1 replies.

Smart searching

03-03-2008 9:36 PM

If you're like most people, you probably just use the Google search engine to search the Web. But there are hundreds of search engines out there, some of which are particularly good at certain kinds of searches. TechSoup blog has some good tips for finding the information you're looking for.

What strategies have you used to search for information on the Web? Share your Web search tips here!

RE: Smart searching

03-04-2008 7:28 AM

I have been using Ask.com for over a year now. It tends to give good results, and auto-links to relevant images and Wikipedia pages if it finds them.

If I'm searching for something obscure, Google is still the winner. But Ask does what I need it to 99% of the time... I'm happy with it.