• Google.
  • Bing – Acquired Powerset.
  • Yahoo – Acquired AltaVista, Inktomi, AlltheWeb.
  • Blekko – A newcomer that allows one to “slash” search results, creating a “better” web.
  • DuckDuckGo.
  • Yebol.
  • YaCy – A distributed, free, open source, peer-to-peer search engine.
  • Faroo – A distributed, peer-to-peer search engine, it is not open source.
  • Ask – Formerly known as Ask Jeeves!, it distinguished itself initially by having humans assist in providing the best search results.
  • SearchHippo.
  • Zakta – A social search engine with a lot of promise, but it appears to be stalling out as focus is placed on SearchTeam.
  • ScrubTheWeb.
  • Gigablast.
  • Entireweb.
  • ixquick.
  • Exalead Search.
  • Wolfram Alpha.
  • SearchTeam – Social search engine by the team that developed Zakta. I prefer Zakta.
  • ExactSeek – Created by the old-timer, Jayde Online Network.
  • Hakia – Uses natural language processes.
  • Amfibi.

Metasearch

  • Dogpile – One of the senior citizens of the internet community, searches Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
  • WebCrawler – Covers Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
  • Mamma – Another of the web’s senior citizens.

 

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