Search Engine and Directory Examples

The University Libraries, University of Albany (New York) have created a nifty web page http://library.albany.edu/internet/choose.html listing the search strategies supported by common search engines and directories. Other good sourcesof information on search engines and directories include http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/and http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/reviews/.

None of these sites have comparison information that is updated regularly - the information I found was one to four years old! Consequently one has to check the article index on searchenginewatch.com for specifications of new tools or scan that source for news articles.

For example, today I stumbled upon a Chinese-funded search engine http://www.accoona.com/ that started December 7, 2004.
The only independent review I found of this new tool was a Searchenginewatch article, which panned it for having a small set of results. Though when I sought data on companies (especially Chinese firms) I found its "Business" search results were unique in a free tool, providing contact information, sales volume, and the number of employees.
-DD