Online Marketing research:Market research Online:Software tools for web searching

1	Google toolbar	toolbar.google.com	-
Indispensable browser plug-in that speeds keyword entry, searching gives all site searches and related sites
2	Surfsaver	www.surfsaver.com	-
Can use to save pages to your computer and index them in different categories and then find them later. 6 Mb download
3	Autonomy	www.autonomy.com	-
Powerful suite of corporate tools for knowledge management
4	BrightPlanet	www.brightplanet.com	-
Tool for accessing deep web - real time searches
5	Blink	www.blink.com	-
Web based bookmark manager - great for maintaining links from at work and at home
6	Webspector	www.webspector.com	-
Free software to monitor up to 500 web pages, e.g. competitor sites press release pages
7	Cociter	www.cogitum.com	-
A tool for cutting quotes from web pages and then indexing them
8	Copernic	www.copernic.com	-
Downloadable software metasearch tool including free version
9	Alexa	www.alexa.com	-
Plug-in that highlights related sites
10	Ferretsoft	www.ferretsoft.com	-
Downloadable software metasearch tool including free version

denotes a site excellent within its category.
indicates a site of relevance to UK-based Internet marketers.