Subject directories along with databases help you locate relevant information not available via Google or other search engines.
Ixquix http://ixquick.com
Results from Yahoo, CNN, MSN, Open Directory and several others; removes the duplicates. Good for pictures too.
Google - Organizes sites by popularity with the most often linked to pages first.
Google search tips:
§ Use quote marks to search by phrase for example: "study skills"
§ Keywords work better than natural language
§ Word order matters so use the most important words first. You may use
30 words in a search, so be specific.
§ Advanced search allows Google to search a single specific web site
(Domain) for all the occurrences of a keyword or phrase.
§ Site Search You may limit your search to a specific type of domain by typing
site:edu for education or site:gov for government
§ Date range may be indicated by using periods between dates. 1970....2000 for example:
laptop invented 1970....2000
§ * is a wildcard in Google that can substitute for a word or words. This is handy when you can't remember all the words in a phrase or someone's middle name for example: Brooker * Washington