These are Some of my Favorite Things, err… Search Tools

Posted on June 30, 2008
Filed Under Business, David Waldman, Gogimon, International, Internet, Israel, Science, high tech, search engines, shopping, technology, travel | Comments Off

Every one has different search interests or needs, some search to satisfy a business need, some to find info on various leisure activities, places to visit, places to stay. The needs for search are myriad! The big engines like Google, Yahoo or Live! do a good job, even if – more often than not – the search results include many useless URLs. Certainly you can find what you need with them. Special search tools, however, that focus on a particular interest, will get rid of the chaff and present you with more relevant links including some which are often overlooked or so far down in the big search engine pages, you’d never find them.

Are you looking for a particular video? Trying to locate an old friend from high school? You name it, there is always a search tool to help you. Use them when you have no time, use them when you are not interested in going through hundreds of irrelevant results. They work!

Here are some of my very favorites:

1. Got lost? Need a hamburger?
Cha Cha will send you text messages when you are on the fly.

2. Too many RSS feeds ? want to search in history?
Search Machine will search both RSS and history.

3. need to sound smart? Have to make an impression?
Use Google Scholar and never look like a dummy again.

4. Bored? Looking for a good movie? Lazy?
WhatToRent is your answer!

5. Need someone to talk to? Really nerdy?
Ms.Dewey will talk you through your search.

6. Music lover? Need some new friends?
Last.fm connect with music lovers.

7. Wanna shop till you drop? Hate buying shoes at shoe store?
Like.com solves a mans worst nightmare, buying shoes!

8. Have extra money? Got the urge to spend?
The Find is sure to help you unload some of that cash.

9. Need to get away? Don’t understand travel lingo?
The Travel Industry Dictionary will explain everything.

10. Want to decide ranking on the web? Hate the search engines?
try yoople.net!

David Waldman

[The post's writer is the Director of Gogimon search agent]