There is so much information on the Internet, it's important to know where you can go to best sift through it all.

General

These three search engines will give you the best results for general searching.  In addition to the image search explained below, the main pages of these three search engine sites also include links to exclusively search videos, news, shopping prices, maps, entertainment and more. 

Google

Bing

Yahoo

Search tips:

Phrase search (“  ”)
To search for words in order, place quotes around them. This is helpful when looking for specific names, verses, song lyrics, etc. 

Examples:
[ “can’t buy me love” ]
[ “john edward anderson” ]

Excluding words (-)
To exclude certain words from a search, simply enter your search terms, followed by a minus sign and then the word you don’t want. Do not put a space after the minus sign.

Examples:
[eclipse -book -movie] to get information on eclipses, but not information on a very popular book and movie.
[jaguar -car -football] to get information on the animal, but not on the car manufacturer or the Jacksonville Jaguars

Image Search

Google

Bing

Yahoo

Just wanting to search images?  Head straight to the image search on these three search engines and explore.

Calculations, Data & Interesting Facts

Wolfram Alpha

Wolfram Alpha is a fun new tool for searching data and statistics and making calculations. To give it a try, head to the site, search your first name, and see what happens.

Blogs

Globe of Blogs

These days, there are blogs on everything. Want to search what’s out there? With the Globe of Blogs you can search by topic, author, or location.

One More Place to Try

There’s so much information on the internet! How do I search the best of the best?

Internet Public Library

IPL2 is an index to the best internet resources created by librarians and organized by subject.