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SEARCH BY TOPIC |
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Academic references |
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Business, investment, jobs |
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Computers, Internet |
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Education: teacher, student resources |
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Entertainment, transportation, travel |
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Government, law, official documents, statistics |
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Health, fitness,
nutrition, weight, safety |
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Interests: hobbies, lifestyles, social issues |
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Language tools |
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Locating people, organizations, places |
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Shopping: other |
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SEARCH OTHER THAN BY TOPIC |
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Country, language, audience, Internet application |
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File format |
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Search tool abilities |
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| Information Source |
Description |
Web Address |
| Copernic |
Book Reviews: 
Search Tool Guide:
Shopping: other |
| Games:
information on all types of games (titles, reviews, tips, etc.) on
specialized sites |
| Movies:
information related to movies (movie titles, actors, directors,
reviews, etc.) on specialized sites |
| Movies Reviews: reviews, critiques,
and opinions |
| Music:
information related to music (titles, authors, performers, reviews,
etc.) on specialized sites |
| Music
Lyrics: lyrics of songs |
| Music Reviews: reviews, critiques,
and opinions |
| Sports
News: news related to sports (statistics, players, teams, etc.) in
sports magazines, broadcasts, and specialized sites |
| Sports News - France: statistics,
players, teams, etc., in sports magazines, broadcasts, and
specialized sites in France |
| Television:
programs, TV personnalities, shows, etc. |
| Profusion |
Audio and
Video; Book Reviews; Broadcasts; Celebrities; Entertainment News;
Food and Beverage; Games; Humor; MP3; Movie Reviews; Music Reviews;
Television; Audio and Video; Auto Racing; Baseball; Basketball;
Football; Golf; Hockey; Pro Wrestling; Soccer; Sports Directories;
Sports News; Tennis |
Link no longer active, but you can still consider the listed search tools. |
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Individual
directories & other search tools
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SearchEngine
Watch.com |
Article: "Gracenote: A Ubiquitous Music Database" |
searchenginewatch.com
/searchday/article.php
/3584551 |
| All Game Guide |
Provides many kinds of information about games,
movies, and music. |
www.allgame.com |
| All Movie Guide |
www.allmovie.com |
| All Music Guide |
www.allmusic.com |
| Big Search Engine Index |
Search tool guide, "celebrities" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/
Entertainment_Search/Celebrities |
| Search tool guide, "entertainment" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Entertainment_Search |
| Search tool guide, "music" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Music_Search |
| Search tool guide, "sports" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Sports_Search |
| Search tool guide, "TV and film" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/
Entertainment_Search
/TV_and_Film |
| Google Zeitgeist |
Provides an index of the top Google searches for celebrities and
people in the news |
www.google.com/press
/zeitgeist.html |
| Internet Movies Database |
Provides information about movies on the Internet |
www.imdb.com |
| GraceNote |
Offers a huge online database of audio information |
www.gracenote.com/prof/music |
| Last.fm |
Offers a community approach to music search |
www.last.fm |
| Live Music Archive |
Provides the music of live concerts in a downloadable format |
www.archive.org/audio |
| Lycos 50 |
Provides an index of the top recent searches or news for celebrities and
people in the news |
50.lycos.com |
| Open Source Audio |
Provides an historical archive of audio recordings |
www.archive.org/
audio/collection.php?
collection=opensource
_audio |
| Pandora |
Offers an online database of audio information |
www.pandora.com |
| PS3center.net |
"Playstation 3 News, Reviews, Games, Forums and much more!" |
www.ps3center.net |
| UnCoverTheNet |
Searches for music lyrics |
www.uncoverthenet.com
/lyrics/search.htm |
| Yahoo Buzz Index |
Provides an index of the top Yahoo searches for celebrities and
people in the news |
buzz.yahoo.com |
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Also see
Search Tool Guide: File Format: Multi-media files. |
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Meta and all-in-one
search tools
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Description |
Web Address |
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Buy Movies - Video VHS, VCDs, VLDs, and DVDs on shopping sites |
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Buy Movies - Canada: Video VHS, VCDs, VLDs, and DVDs on shopping
sites in Canada |
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Buy Movies - France: Video VHS, VCDs, VLDs, and DVDs on shopping
sites in France |
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Buy Movies - Germany: Video VHS, VCDs, VLDs, and DVDs on shopping
sites in Germany |
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Buy Movies - United Kingdom: video VHS, VCDs, VLDs, and DVDs on
shopping sites in UK |
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Buy Music: music CDs on shopping sites |
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Buy Music - Canada: music CDs on shopping sites in Canada |
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Buy Music - France: music CDs on shopping sites in France |
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Buy Music - Germany: music CDs on shopping sites in Germany |
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Buy Music - United Kingdom: music CDs on shopping sites in UK |
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Individual
directories & other search tools
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| CinemaNow |
Provides downloadable videos |
www.cinemanow.com |
| iTunes |
Provides downloadable and streaming music video and TV shows |
www.itunes.com |
| Google Video |
Searches "videos, TV shows, movies, and more" |
video.google.com |
| JustAnnounced |
Allows "DIRECTV
customers to transfer programming content from their DIRECTV Plus
DVR to a wide variety of portable media players" |
phx.corporate-ir.net/
phoenix.zhtml?c=127160&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=799955&
highlight= |
| MovieLink |
Provides downloadable videos to people in certain regions |
www.movielink.com |
| Starz Ticket |
Offers a rotating
library of movies for downloading |
starz.real.com/partners
/starz/starz.html |
| TIVO |
Allows TV content
recorded on your TiVo to be transferred to your iPod or Playstation
Portable |
www.tivo.com |
| Vongo |
For people accessing the site from the U.S.,
offers unlimited access
to movies, many just out of theaters |
www.vongo.com |
| Yahoo Music Engine |
Offers streaming music and downloadable music files |
music.yahoo.com |
Travel and transportation
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Meta
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Description |
Web Address |
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Travel:
destinations, means of transport, airfares, lodging, etc., on
specialized sites |
| Profusion |
Airfares; Maps; Travel
Guides; Traveler Health and Safety; Transportation |
Link no longer active, but you can still consider the listed search tools. |
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Individual
directories & other search tools
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SearchEngine
Watch.com |
Directory of travel search tools |
www.searchengine
watch.com/links/
article.php/2156361 |
| Real-time transportation finders |
searchengine
watch.com/search
day/article.php/3525726 |
| Big Search Engine Index |
Search tool guide, "travel" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Travel_Search |
| Expedia |
Purchase airline tickets or travel packages |
www.expedia.com |
| FBoweb |
Track airline flights |
www.fboweb.com/21/
track/trackcommercial
menu.asp |
| Free trip |
Road trip planner for trips in the U.S. and Canada |
www.freetrip.com |
| Google Ride Finder |
Finds taxis and shuttle locations |
labs.google.com/ridefinder |
| Hotels.com |
For hotels, suites and vacation rentals, cars |
www.hotels.com |
| NextBus |
"... uses Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking satellites to
provide vehicle arrival information and real-time maps— not just bus
schedules — to passengers and managers of public transit, shuttles,
and trains." |
www.nextbus.com |
| Pinpoint Travel |
Provides travel search intended to find the best choices for
consumers, beyond just an inventory of offers from travel providers
or agencies. |
www.pinpointravel.com
/d/pinpoint.jsp |
| Prague Hotels |
Finds discount hotels in Prague |
www.prague
discounthotels.com |
| Priceline.com |
For airfares, hotels, suites and vacation rentals, cars, vacation
packages |
www.priceline.com |
| Travel.com |
For airfares, hotels, suites and vacation rentals, cars, vacation
packages |
www.travel.com |
| Travelocity |
For airfares, hotels, suites and vacation rentals, cars, vacation
packages, rail, cruises |
www.travelocity.com |
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