When using any Search tool on the Internet keep in mind
that each one has its' own strengths and weaknesses. ( see the Choose
the Best Search Engine for your purpose for some tips in this area).
For example, Yahoo is particularly good at finding sports and entertainment
information whereas Google or Northern Light are better at locating
educational information. Each tool has different features, which may
change over time, so make sure to check out the Help section in order
to ensure that your searches are as effective as they can be.
Keep in mind that Search Engines (e.g. Google) search a much greater
number of pages on the Web than do Subject Directories (e.g. Yahoo!). Subject
Directories collect selected
Web sites and organize them by subject. When you search these pages, you
are only searching the sites chosen by them. When you use a Search Engine
though, it has not pre-selected any sites for you, but goes and searches
across millions, if not billions of pages (e.g. Google searches over 1.3
billion pages) |
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