Search Engines

Amfibi
General search engine with an uncluttered interface in a choice of Catalan, English, French, and Spanish. Also has a web directory using the Open Directory.
http://www.amfibi.com/

ChaCha
This search engine is a fusion of computer technology and human intelligence. Live human guides are available to provide additional assistance in finding relevant results.
http://www.chacha.com/

Cuil
Search engine with results shown with images and a drill-down menu. General feature, webmaster and investor information.
http://cuil.com/

Entireweb
The English-language version of a Swedish search engine with a clean interface and large database.
http://www.entireweb.com/

FactBites.com
A cross between a search engine and an encyclopedia. The results return complete, informative sentences about the search topic. Related topics are suggested.
http://www.factbites.com

Hakia
Ontological semantic and natural language processing (NLP) based search engine.
http://www.hakia.com/

Lexxe
Processes natural language queries and delivers results in clusters by topic. Queries can be keywords, phrases or short questions.
http://www.lexxe.com/

Live Search
Offers general web search and various verticals, including images, news, classifieds, maps and local. By Microsoft.
http://www.live.com/

Mahalo
Human compiled and edited search engine.
http://www.mahalo.com/

Mojeek
Search engine with a simple interface and no advertising. Offers the ability to create a customized topical or personal search index.
http://www.mojeek.com/

Mozdex
Uses open source search technologies and an index seeded from the Open Directory.
http://www.mozdex.com/

Ms. Dewey
Search engine with a touch of humor that plays prerecorded movie clips of a female actress to entertain you while searches are being performed.
http://www.msdewey.com/

Objects Search
An uncluttered interface offers options to search the web, news and blogs, includes cached pages and 'anchors', which are titles and descriptions from the Open Directory.
http://www.objectssearch.com/

Scrub The Web
Search engine with sponsored links at the top of results. Also offering a meta tag builder and analyzer.
http://www.scrubtheweb.com/

Search 2.0
Weblog dedicated to coverage of the next generation of search engines and new technologies from the original players with tips, tricks, and tutorials on how to search more effectively.
http://www.roboburp.com/search-blog/

SearchHippo
Indexes sites listed in the major internet directories. Offers free web services, including a search toolbar, and code for webmasters to provide search boxes on their sites.
http://www.searchhippo.com/

Searchles, Inc
Offers social search features (allowing others' opinions to influence your results) and allows users to tag, group and save links.
http://www.searchles.com/

Ulysseek
A straightforward search engine with a simple interface.
http://www.ulysseek.com/

WebGaps
User rated results, provides filters for web, news, feeds, people and includes shared web site suggestions.
http://www.webgaps.com/

Wikipedia: Search Engine
Article in the online collaborative encyclopedia, describing the history and mechanisms of Web search engines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine

Wotbox
Search engine with country specific searching. Options to display country flags, and include preview and translation features. Sponsored links appear in panels separate from the main results.
http://www.wotbox.com/

ACM Queue: Why Writing Your Own Search Engine is Hard
Anna Patterson explains the problems of search engine design in practical terms in this lengthy article. <small>(April, 2004)</small>
http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=143

NPR : The Search Engine Wars
In a five-part series, NPR's Rick Karr takes a look at the business of search engines. <small>(April, 2004)</small>
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2004/apr/google/

Search Engines and Editorial Integrity
Article from the USC Online Journalism Review examines the issue of major search engines adopting deceptive, misleading advertising practices at the expense of editorial integrity and their users. <small>(April 2, 2002)</small>
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/technology/1017778969.php

Commercial Alert Files Complaint Against Search Engines for Deceptive Ads
A complaint filed with the United States Federal Trade Commission by Ralph Nader's Commercial Alert service, which charges the major search engines of inserting advertisements in search engine results without clear disclosure that the ads are ads. <small>(July 16, 2001)</small>
http://www.commercialalert.org/index.php?category_id=1&subcategory_id=24&article_id=33

The Evolution of Web Searching
David Green's paper from Online Information Review explores the development of search engine technologies. <small>(March, 2000)</small>
http://www.davidgreen.me.uk/oirapr00.html

Topix: Search Engines
News about search engines, collected from various sources on the web. [RSS]
http://www.topix.com/rss/business/search-engines.xml