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A $ Indicates that there is a fee for some or all of the services available on the site
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Site
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Best Use
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Site
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Best Use
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AltaVista
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Multilingual searches, queries entered as simple questions
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InfoSeek
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Filtering Adult Content
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AnyWho
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Finding current telephone numbers
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KnowX $
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Searching public records of businesses and individuals
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Ask Jeeves
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Natural language queries
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Lexis-Nexis $
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Searching professional databases and articles not open to the Web
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Britannica Online $
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Scholarly or authoritative research
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Lycos
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Finding graphics, music files, and other specialized content
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BugNet $
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Tracking down software bugs
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Microsoft Network
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Searching with multiple search engines
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Microsoft KnowledgeBase
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Troubleshooting Microsoft products
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MySimon
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Detailed comparison shopping
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CompareNet
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Comparison shopping and preshopping research
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The Motley Fool
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Financial information and stock tips
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DialogWeb $
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Accessing professional publications and business databases
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NetCenter
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Accessing multiple search engines
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Dogpile
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Online metasearching of the Web, Usenet and news sources
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NetLibrary
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Finding and downloading e-books
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Dow Jones Interactive $
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Accessing databases of proprietary information not on the Web
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Northern Light $
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Combined searches of Web sites and pay-per-view articles
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Electric Library $
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Research across a wide range of publications
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No Wonder>
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Technical support for various software
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Encarta
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Basic encyclopedia research
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OneLook
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Dictionary definitions and links to journal abstracts
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Excite
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Broad searches of the Web
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SupportHelp
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Finding tech support sites and phone numbers for high-tech companies
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Google
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Getting up-to-date results quickly
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Switchboard
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Finding phone numbers, email addresses, and neighborhood attractions
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GoTo.com
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Searching for commercial sites
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TotalNews
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Locating print and TV news sites
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Hoover's Online $
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Researching companies
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WebMarket
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Combing through online product catalogs
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HotBot
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Advanced, time-sensitive searches
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Yahoo!
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Narrowing search results categories before you begin searching
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