Search engines other than Google

JDtech · 07-02-2010, 04:30 PM

Do you ever go beyond Google? If so, which search engines do you find useful?

I recently stumbled upon PDFgeni, for instance, a search engine with a twist: it catalogues only PDF files. Since most user manuals are published as PDFs, it's a great resource for locating hard-to-find tech manuals or any other document that might be stored somewhere on the Internet as a PDF file.

Jon Foster · 07-02-2010, 05:06 PM

Interesting find. I'll have to check that out. In the past I've done lots of searches for pdf's with limited success.

Jon.

JDtech · 07-02-2010, 05:14 PM

Another find: Collecta.

Traditional search engines, which alregely rely on store and retrieve technology, aren't good at indexing up-to-the-minute changes on social networking sites. Collecta is.

Collecta specialises in "real time search," and it focuses on those sites where information is continually updated--specifically social networking sites, news sites, and blogs.
What's more, Collecta continually updates its search results, and you can see those results being updated in real time. It's a far cry from the constant refreshing you would need to do at most search engines.

Collecta isn't the only search engine doing real-time search. IceRocket and OneRiot have similar missions, scouring the "realtime web" and presenting you the results.

rpcrowe · 07-02-2010, 07:18 PM

I have found that in searching for genealogy related information especially, Copernic will provide information that Google won't retrieve.

However for general searching, Copernic seems to provide too many choices.

JDtech · 07-02-2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rpcrowe

I have found that in searching for genealogy related information especially, Copernic will provide information that Google won't retrieve.

However for general searching, Copernic seems to provide too many choices.

I still use what they're now calling Copernic Agent. The "desktop" tool I've had to delete because it interfered with Outlook--I've forgotten how.

07-02-2010, 04:30 PM	#1
JDtech Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 308 Blog Entries: 1	Search engines other than Google Do you ever go beyond Google? If so, which search engines do you find useful? I recently stumbled upon PDFgeni, for instance, a search engine with a twist: it catalogues only PDF files. Since most user manuals are published as PDFs, it's a great resource for locating hard-to-find tech manuals or any other document that might be stored somewhere on the Internet as a PDF file. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on Tech Today Online, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.

07-02-2010, 07:18 PM	#4
rpcrowe Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 7	Copernic I have found that in searching for genealogy related information especially, Copernic will provide information that Google won't retrieve. However for general searching, Copernic seems to provide too many choices.

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07-02-2010, 05:06 PM	#2
Jon Foster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: White Lake, MI Posts: 149	Interesting find. I'll have to check that out. In the past I've done lots of searches for pdf's with limited success. Jon.

07-02-2010, 05:14 PM	#3
JDtech Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 308 Blog Entries: 1	Another find: Collecta. Traditional search engines, which alregely rely on store and retrieve technology, aren't good at indexing up-to-the-minute changes on social networking sites. Collecta is. Collecta specialises in "real time search," and it focuses on those sites where information is continually updated--specifically social networking sites, news sites, and blogs. What's more, Collecta continually updates its search results, and you can see those results being updated in real time. It's a far cry from the constant refreshing you would need to do at most search engines. Collecta isn't the only search engine doing real-time search. IceRocket and OneRiot have similar missions, scouring the "realtime web" and presenting you the results.