Web+Search+Tools

=**Web Search Tools**=

__**ACTIVITY**__: Choose one search engine, one metasearch engine, one subject directory, and one invisible web directory from the lists above. Try a search with the same word in each web search tool, record the top five results for each, and then count the number of paid listings for each search. Then answer the following questions:


 * 1) Compare and contrast the results from the various web search tools. Can you make any generalizations?
 * 2) Did some web search tools seem to have more paid listings than others? If so, which ones?
 * 3) Which web search tools might you be more likely to use and why?
 * 4) How might using more than one web search tool when researching information help you to find better information?
 * 5) What conclusions can you draw about researching information on the web so far?

__Search Engines__

 * Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Search Engines
 * About.com's All-Purpose Search Engines
 * University of Berkeley's Search Engines

__Metasearch Engines__

 * Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Metasearch Engines
 * About.com's Best Metasearch Engines
 * University of Berkeley's Meta-Search Engines

__Subject Directories__

 * About.com's Human Powered Search Engines
 * University of Berkeley's Subject Directories

__Invisible Web__

 * What is the Invisible Web? (About.com)
 * University of Berkeley's Invisible Web: What it is, why it exists, how to find it...

Invisible Web Directories
 * Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Invisible Web
 * About.com's How to Mine the Deep Web