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Best tools
topic index, news, free e-mail, chat
Perhaps the best all-around search tool -- fast and easy to use. Yahoo's massive strength is its main weakness: many links are obsolete or inefficient. For effective searches, work directly from Yahoo's options page.
Perhaps the best all-around search tool -- fast and easy to use. Yahoo's massive strength is its main weakness: many links are obsolete or inefficient. For effective searches, work directly from Yahoo's options page.
full-text search, translations
For effective searches, work directly from the advanced search page. Translations is a neat feature.
For effective searches, work directly from the advanced search page. Translations is a neat feature.
full-text and concept search, news, free e-mail
For effective searches, work directly from Excite's advanced search page.
For effective searches, work directly from Excite's advanced search page.
full-text search, topic index, news
For most searches, results are grouped by site with only one result showing. Infoseek offers a variety of very useful search options, including searching its topic index.
For most searches, results are grouped by site with only one result showing. Infoseek offers a variety of very useful search options, including searching its topic index.
full-text search
Penn State's search engine covers designated servers, which are indexed by the search program. Penn State Directory, searches for people, e-mail addresses and personal Web pages. Partial telephone list offers some common numbers.
Penn State's search engine covers designated servers, which are indexed by the search program. Penn State Directory, searches for people, e-mail addresses and personal Web pages. Partial telephone list offers some common numbers.
full-text search
Covers of most of the contents on Collegian's Web server, including back issues starting in 1990 (and we are slowly working our way backward). Hints and tips for customized searches are included on this page.
Covers of most of the contents on Collegian's Web server, including back issues starting in 1990 (and we are slowly working our way backward). Hints and tips for customized searches are included on this page.
Numbers and addresses
free listing, e-mail, home page
Provides 106 million residential and 11 million business listings -- telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, street addresses, Web site addresses.
Provides 106 million residential and 11 million business listings -- telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, street addresses, Web site addresses.
A simple site (formerly PeopleFinder) offering telephone number search and reverse search, which allows you to enter a number and search for its owner. The reverse feature is why the site is included in our collection.
Offers many options, which is why this site was chosen for this collection.
This is one useful page from WhoWhere covering local, state and federal officials. WhoWhere Inc. is a Lycos company.
Two useful pages:
ZIP Code Lookup and
Official Abbreviations.
Don't believe everything you read on the Web. Some sites are not who they appear to be. WhoIs can tell you who owns a domain name such as psu.edu.
Toll-free telephone numbers
Internet 800 Directory
free listing
The site says it has hundreds of thousands of toll-free numbers, including 888 numbers, regardless of long-distance carrier. Includes reverse search.
The site says it has hundreds of thousands of toll-free numbers, including 888 numbers, regardless of long-distance carrier. Includes reverse search.
Lists more than 150,000 businesses and organizations with AT&T numbers. Includes reverse search.
Other tools
full-text search, topic index, news, chat, free e-mail, free home page. Lycos, originally a venture of Carnegie Mellon University, is one of the oldest search engines on the Web. Lycos offers a search option for sounds and images.
full-text search, topic index. Lycos now owns HotBot.
provides news, reviews, comparisons and tips about search engines. This is a good resource for Webmasters and surfers alike.
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