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Google. Yahoo. Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands. By clicking "Accept all" you agree that Yahoo and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies and process your personal data, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Your personal data that may be used Information about your device and Internet connection, including your IP address Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps Precise location You can select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Bing. DuckDuckGo. Draze Comparison Search. Soovle - Let the web help. SimilarSiteSearch.com - The Best Place To Find Similar Websites. Web : Redz.com. Home. Which search engine when? Which search engine when? Sometimes you’re not always going to be sure as to which search engine is best for the job. In this section I’ve tried to put together a collection of search engines which do specific things - find images, social media search and so on.

Hopefully you’ll find one or two engines that do the job for you! Major types of search engine Keyword Search engines You know what you're looking for, and can describe it with some key words or phrases. Google is always a good bet, since it has the largest index Yahoo Search is the second most popular keyword search engine Bing may provide results if the other two don't work DuckDuckGo is generally seen as the major competitor outside the big 3 Exalead is a good choice and makes a change from the big 3 Index or Directory based search engines These search engines arrange data in hierachies from broad to narrow.

The Open Directory Project provides access to 16 main categories Multi or Meta search engines Goofram for Google and Wolfram Alpha.