KartOO is a metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. A metasearch engine uses other search engines to find information. After you enter a search term, KartOO launches the query to a set of search engines, compiles the results, and presents them in a series of interactive maps through a proprietary algorithm. Users can narrow the search by clicking on one of the plus/minus icons and categories between the results.
When all else fails …
If you cannot be bothered with search engine tricks and tools, consider Ask Jeeves, a popular site that uses natural language processing to enter a search request. Users simply phrase and enter a query as it would be phrased in conversation-for example, “What are the side effects of lithium?” Using techniques such as tokenization, stemming, parsing, and semantic analysis, Ask Jeeves attempts to determine the information you desire, and then generates results via the Teoma search engine.
If you’re really strapped for time, you could pay someone to do the searching for you.5 For example, Google Answers allows users to submit a question for between $2.50 and $200. Google’s research team will provide an answer, usually within 24 hours.
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Related Resources
Sullivan D. Articles on searchenginewatch.com:
- Search engine math. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/facts/math.html
- Power searching for anyone. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/facts/powersearch.html
- Search assistance features. http://www.searchenginewatch.com/facts/assistance.html
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