Online Marketing research:Market research Online:Guides to Internet searching

1	Searchengine watch reference site	www.searchenginewatch.com
Excellent for webmasters wanting to know the difference between the different search engines and how to promote your web pages
2	Free Pint	www.freepint.co.uk
Community for online researchers - mainly UK - ask questions
3	Sreetips	www.sreetips.com
Tips from US specialists
4	WebSearch About.com guide	websearch.about.com
Tips and tools for searching
5	SearchIQ	www.searchiq.com
Its main feature is a review of specialty search engines. Also has search engine reviews and tutorials
6	SearchEngineZ	www.searchenginez.com	-
Great summary of tools to improve your searching
7	SearchEngineGuide	www.searchengine.com	-
Reviews of search engines. Most useful feature is specialised search engines e.g. engineering companies.
8	Searcher	www.infotoday.com/searcher	-
Specifically for database searching professional. Archive contains access to some useful articles
9	Traffick - The Guide to portals	www.traffick.com	-
Has a useful portal comparison chart has some limited information on vertical portals and marketplaces
10	ResearchBuzz	www.researchbuzz.com	-
Newsletter of search tools and techniques
11	How Stuff Works	www.howstuffworks.com	-
Description of how many aspects of Internet work, including good description of search engines
12	Pandia Search Central	www.pandia.com	-
A good source of information on search engines/portals
13	BrightPlanet	www.brightplanet.com	-
Company sells tool for accessing the deep web, but detailed report on searching technnique syntax
14	The Virtual Chase	www.virtualchase.com	-
Mainly for legal researchers, but contains articles of general interest
15	Search engine forums	www.searchengineforums.com	-
Questions, comments and tips about all the major search engines.

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