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Reference
Links: Internet Basics
About.com www.about.com
About.com has hundreds of topics organized by individual “Guides” who
specialize in organizing links to specific subjects ranging from cancer to
video games. The extensive directory can be browsed or searched. The search
option also retrieves relevant external sites, including those of About’s
sponsors.
Ask Jeeves www.ask.com
Ask Jeeves allows natural language searching, such as “Where can I find a
Spanish translator?” or “What is the capital of Nevada?” Suggestions for a
broader search are presented if nothing is retrieved with the user’s terms.
Just for fun, the site presents the most popular searches in several
categories, and includes a subject directory.
Google www.google.com
Currently claiming to search nearly 2.5 billion web sites, 390 million
images, 700 million archived usenet messages, and also offering a
categorical directory for browsing, Google is one of the most popular search
engines. Basic and advanced searching is offered. The “I’m feeling lucky”
search option takes the user directly to the site of the first search result
retrieved.
Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum45.90.50/
Tips on evaluating information on the Internet from the Internet Public
Library.
Net for Beginners
netforbeginners.about.com/cs/tutorials/index.htm
New user tutorials, basics of downloading, etc.
Yahoo! www.yahoo.com
Yahoo is a very popular portal for novice web surfers looking for
information on many practical and leisure topics. Categories of pre-selected
links can be browsed and the entire site or specific directories may be
searched by key words. Free email is also available.
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