Search Engines - Modified, British, and New

Three general search engines are the topic of this post: Yahoo! Local, UKWizz, and Exalead.

Yahoo! Local has a different presentation screen from the standard Yahoo! There are two entry box fields. In one you place the subject you are looking for and in the second you list the geographical location where you want to find it. For example: Type the word "pizza" in the first box and "Chicago IL 60605" in the second. Yahoo! Local will display a listing of pizza shops within an "X" mile radius. It takes a little getting used to but works fine after you get the hang of it.

UKWizz is a search engine that performs the majority of its searches on British sites. It does perform searches outside the British realm but the focus is heavily on British sites.

Exalead is so new it still has "Beta" as part of its home page. It incorporates a lot of the features we are seeing in the newer search engines. You have your choice of looking at the citation list in all text, text plus a thumbnail of the first page, or slightly larger thumbnails of the home page with no text. It also suggests related search areas in a sidebar at the left side of the screen. It's worth a try.