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EMPOWER - Module 6 - Searching the Internet

Types of Search Engines

The below list includes the most common types of search engines.

General...

Searches one broad database index

Bing
(Microsoft) Includes search, chat, Microsoft Office, and AI image creation on one platform.
DuckDuckGo
Search engine and privacy-app owned and operated by a U.S.-based internet privacy company
Google
Very popular platform including search engine, maps, translator, AI text, and many other products
Qwant
Search engine owned and operated by a European-based internet privacy company

Metasearch...

Searches multiple search engine database indexes at once

Dogpile
Searches Google and Yahoo! with a single search
Info.com
Searches Google, Yahoo!, Ask, Bing, Yandex, and Open Directory

Academic...

Searches a database index of academic resources

BASE
(Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) Searches an index of verified academic repositories
Google Scholar
Largest free academic search engine
CORE
(Open University and Jisc.) Searches 250 million+ open-source, full-text academic research papers

Specialized...

Searches a database index of specific file-types

FindSounds
Searches for sound effects, music samples, and other short audio files
Openverse
Searches a database index of only open-source images, audio, and video
TinEye
Reverse image search engine allowing URL, upload, and image paste search options

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