Meta-Search Engines

Multiple search engines are not the place for precision searching.   Generally, only the top 10-50 hits are returned, and Boolean and phrase searching are not always carried out as they would be in the individual search engine.   Multiple search  engines are useful for finding the obscure and esoteric topics. Read the excellent article about multiple search engines by Greg Notess which explains their limitations before relying on their results. Some of the newer meta-search tools have exciting features such as clustered or mapped results.  The mapped results in Kartoo.com present a visual representation of search results.
 
 
Newer Meta Search Tools-- Clustering and mapping

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Meta-Search Engines that Tailor Your Results

Search a specific channel, i.e., encyclopedias, recipes, autos and so on.  You can also perform meta image search with some of these engines or choose which engine you want these meta-tools to search.

Other Meta Search Engines..
In case one meta-search isn't enough, this site has links to 20 meta search engines and allows you to search up to 20 meta-search engines at the same time.
Articles About Multiple Search Engines
Last updated June 2002

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