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How to Stop Searching and Start Finding

Tired of searches that yield 10,000 irrelevant links? We compare leading search engines, directories, and utilities and spot the ones best at finding the needle in the proverbial haystack.

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Search Superstars

You've got questions. Who's got answers? Start your quest at these sites--our picks as the best options in five key categories of search tools.

Search engine: Google. Sleek, simple, and fun to use, Google promises the Web's most relevant results--and delivers.

Directory: Open Directory Project. Sorry, Yahoo--this site's breadth, descriptions, and clean feel make it the top Web card catalog.

Metasearcher: MetaCrawler. Our favorite all-in-one searcher combines results from top engines such as Google with a friendly, customizable interface.

Specialty directory guide: InvisibleWeb.com. This "search engine of search engines" catalogs 10,000 special-interest search sites on everything from auto racing to zoology.

Expert site: AskMe.com. Call on this site's community of real people for information and advice with a decidedly human touch.

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