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Search engines for children are listed on the Homework page.
TEN RECOMMENDED SEARCH ENGINES AND DIRECTORIES
Google (UK)
Most popular first stop for searching the web. Options to search for images, news, books, journal articles (Google Scholar), answers, videos and advanced searches. Features include translator, dictionary, calculator and directory as well as Google Earth, email (Gmail), and Blogger. See About Google for more information on any of these.
Yahoo! (UK)
Search the web or specialist searches for images, video, audio, news, answers. The old, human-compiled, Yahoo! Directory Yahoo Directory still exists and is useful for browsing to find general information from categorised websites.
Live Search
Successor to MSN Search this is the new Microsoft web search engine.
Ask (UK)
Formerly 'Ask Jeeves', now a search engine.
DogPile
Four search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask) piled into one.
ExaLead
Newer search engine which includes thumbnail view of site alongside search result.
Gigablast
Another newer web search with advanced search and directory.
DMoz - Open Directory
Large, new directory compiled by volunteer editors.
Mirago
The UK search engine that allows searching by region.
UK Plus - Bournemouth
Search engine that allows searching by town.
FOR MORE...
Search Engine Colossus
An international directory of search engines organised geographically.
Search Engine Guide
Directory of subject-specific search engines, portals and directories.
Search Engine Watch
Everything to do with search engines as well as lists of them.
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