On this page you will find a list of the most talked about search
engines and directories. Also included in this list are the
more popular Pay Per Click (PPC) search engines. This group
should be noted for driving the majority of all Internet search
related traffic. Keep in mind... all search engines and directories
are not created equal.
| 7Search |
One of the first Pay-Per-Ranking™
search engines on the Internet and currently the second
most trafficked bid for placement search engine on the
Web. |
| About.com
Sprinks |
Sprinks, a division of Primedia (NYSE:
PRM), is an easy to use Pay For Performance advertising
vehicle that was launched in April 2000. |
| Ah-ha |
ah-ha applies unique advertising programs
to join websites to potential customers. Founded in
1999 as a filtered search engine, ah-ha now offers an
array of products and services to advertisers and webmasters. |
| AllTheWeb
[Fast]/Lycos |
FAST search technology is currently
deployed by a wide range of global customers and partners
including AT&T, BroadVision, CareerBuilder, Chordiant,
Freeserve, IBM, InfoSpace, Reed Elsevier (Scirus.com),
Reuters, T-Online, Tiscali, and Terra Lycos.
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| AltaVista |
AltaVista, which means "a view
from above", was inspired by the creation of big
ideas and a fascination with keeping track of information.
During the spring of 1995, scientists at Digital Equipment
Corporation's Research lab in Palo Alto, CA, devised
a way to store every word of every page on the entire
Internet in a fast, searchable index. This lead to the
development of the first searchable, full-text database
on the World Wide Web. |
| AOL
Search |
AOL, the world's leading interactive
service, is revolutionizing the lives of more than 35
million members around the globe. |
| AskJeeves
[TEOMA] |
Ask Jeeves (Ask.com) is the flagship
site for Ask Jeeves Web Properties. Well known for its
helpful Internet butler Jeeves, the search engine provides
a guided experience that helps people find the best
answers on the Web. Teoma means "expert" in
Gaelic. Ask Jeeves, Inc. acquired Teoma in September
2001. |
| DMOZ
[Open Directory] |
The Open Directory Project is the largest,
most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web.
It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community
of volunteer editors. |
| Epilot |
eLiberation is a software technology
company that specializes in online pay-per-click search
engine advertising and exchange-based search distribution.
eLiberation’s principal business product is our
ePilot search engine and Search Distribution Network.
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| E-Spotting |
Europe's No. 1 pay-per-click advertising
network. Espotting is a European focused pay-per-click
search engine designed to bring together Internet's
3 core markets: Advertisers, Consumers Affiliates. |
| FindWhat |
FindWhat.com was conceived as a new
search engine offering better solutions both to web
"surfers" trying to quickly access specific
information, and to advertisers seeking to be found
among the increasing clutter of results on other search
engines. FindWhat.com uses a proprietary Pay For Placement™
technology. |
| Gigablast |
A new up and coming search engine to
keep an eye on. Debuting in beta form July 21, 2002
and in pre-beta in March 2002, this new search engine
has some very nice features. |
| Google
(The New 800lb Gorilla) |
Google, developer of the world's largest
search engine, offers the fastest, easiest way to find
information on the web. By accessing its index of more
than 3 billion web pages, Google delivers relevant results
to users all over the world, typically in less than
half a second. Today, Google responds to more than 150
million search queries per day. http://www.google.com |
| HotBot |
Owned by Terra Lycos. In October 2000,
Terra Networks, S.A., a global Internet company and
the leading provider of Internet access and interactive
content and services to the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking
world and Lycos, Inc., the Internet's leading multi-brand
network combined to form Terra Lycos, a global Internet
powerhouse. |
| Inktomi |
Inktomi is a leading global provider
of information-retrieval solutions, including enterprise
search and categorization software, and Web search services.
Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base includes
such leading companies as BEA Systems, Documentum, Hewlett-Packard,
IBM, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! |
| iWon |
iWon is a multi-purpose service which
allows you to use or access a wealth of products and
services, including e-mail, search services, chat rooms
and bulletin boards, shopping services, news, financial
information and broad range of other content. Powered
by Google. |
| Kanoodle |
Kanoodle.com is an Internet advertising
site. Kanoodle.com's proprietary "bid-for-location"
search engine provides a far more efficient and cost-effective
means of finding products and information on the Web
than traditional search engines. |
| LookSmart |
LookSmart helps businesses of all sizes
harness the power of search marketing to generate cost-effective
sales leads. LookSmart search listings enable businesses
to reach 77 percent* or nearly four out of five U.S.
Internet users, through top portals and ISPs including
Microsoft's MSN, About.com, AltaVista, Netscape Netcenter,
CNN.com, Road Runner, Cox Interactive Media, InfoSpace
(Excite, Dogpile, MetaCrawler, WebCrawler), CNET’s
Search.com and search services such as Inktomi. |
| MSN
Search |
Owned by Microsoft. MSN® delivers
Web services to consumers and digital marketing solutions
to businesses worldwide. MSN reaches an audience of
300 million Internet enthusiasts each month in 34 markets
and 18 languages. |
| Netscape |
Netscape pioneered the development of
world-class Web browsers and offers a full range of
convenient web applications. Netscape.com is one of
the most visited sites on the Internet with more than
52 million registered users. A subsidiary of AOL Inc.
and part of the AOL Web Properties group. |
| Overture |
Overture, formerly known as GoTo.com,
was founded in September 1997 by Bill Gross' Idealab.
Overture is the world's leading provider of Pay-For-Performance™
search on the Internet. It created the market for Pay-For-Performance
search by redefining how businesses market online. |
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Search123 was among the first pay-per-click
search engines. In October 2000, Search123 launched
a pay-per-click search engine in which online advertisers
bid for priority placement on our search result pages.
Through revenue-sharing relationships with quality Traffic
Partners, including Juno and NetZero, Search123 drives
over 100 million monthly searches on behalf of more
than 5,000 advertising clients. |
| Search
Engine Colossus |
Search Engine Colossus offers you links to search engines
and directories from 195 countries and 44 territories
around the world! Conduct extensive web searches! Make
your own website submissions! Locate your new favourite
search engine! Search the web using your choice of language! |
| Xuppa |
Xuppa, an internet marketing and technology
company, provides clients with cost-effective customer
acquisition/retention, revenue generation and brand
building solutions. Known for pay per click placement
services. |
| Yahoo |
The original 800lb Gorilla of search
engines and directories. Yahoo! was founded in 1994
by Stanford Ph.D. students, David Filo and Jerry Yang,
it began as their hobby and has evolved into a global
brand that has changed the way people communicate with
each other, find and access information, and make purchases.
Today, Yahoo! Inc. is the Internet's leading global
consumer and business services company, offering a comprehensive
network of essential services for Web users around the
globe as well as businesses of all sizes. As the first
online navigational guide to the Web, Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com)
is the leader in traffic, advertising, household and
business user reach. Yahoo! is also the most recognized
and valuable Internet brand globally, reaching over
237 million unique users in 25 countries and 13 languages.
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| Zeal |
Zeal is a community-driven directory
that allows enthusiasts from around the world to contribute
sites, manage categories, and collaborate with a team
of professional Editors to build a superior directory.
Zeal is a part of LookSmart, the global leader in Web
directories. As such, additions to Zeal can be seen
on LookSmart, Microsoft's MSN, Excite@Home, AltaVista,
media companies such as Time Warner, and more than 370
Internet service providers. Zeal-LookSmart content reaches
77% of US Internet users through the expansive LookSmart
network |
