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Metasearch Engines Ixquick is an example of a metasearch engine. |
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 Reproduced with permission from Ixquick. |
Metasearch engines search the databases of several search engines at a time (e.g., Gigablast, Open Directory). Most eliminate duplicate listings. Usually, you have little control over search options. |
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Best
for an overview of your topic on the Web, seeing which search engines
will produce the best results, and for simple searches.
Downside, they aren't thorough. Most metasearch engines omit
Google, which is a highly-rated search engine. Also, as a
result of the dot com bust some years ago, many search engines are
really owned by few companies. And often, while the old name
still exists, it really is searching its owner's search engine.
Some metasearch engines really search the same search tool a few
times. Finally, some search engines (such as Yahoo!'s search
engine) contain paid listings and pass them off as regular listings,
often listed first. |
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