Search engines are powerful tools that help you find words, phrases or concepts on the internet.

Examples:

• Google

• Altavista

• Hotbot

• They can work extremely fast, depending on your connection
• They cast a wide net over the Web
• Some are forgiving about spelling errors

Why Are They Not So Good?

• The number of hits produced can be overwhelming and there's very little quality control
• They may not be clear about the order in which results are displayed or what they are searching
• Some web site authors pay the search engine companies to display their pages at the top of lists

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