Is a human-compiled directory of web sites. Inktomi provides LookSmart with search results when a search fails to find a match from among LookSmart's reviews.
Started out as a search engine, depending on listings that came from spidering the web. Its main listings come from the Open Directory project, and then secondary results come from the FAST Search engine
Microsoft's MSN Search service is a LookSmart-powered directory of web sites, with secondary results that come from Inktomi. RealNames and Direct Hit data is also made available.
results come primarily from the Open Directory and Netscape's own "Smart Browsing" database, which does an excellent job of listing "official" web sites. Secondary results come from Google.
It is another favorite search engine among researchers. It features a large index of the web, along with the ability to cluster documents by topic. Northern Light also has a set of "special collection" documents that are not readily accessible to search engine spiders.
Is the web's most popular search service and has a well-deserved reputation for helping people find information easily. It is the largest human-compiled guide to the web.
