Awhile ago I posted about Blekko as an interesting alternative to Google. Ok, cool. But wait! I found this article that lists several other alternatives to Google as well, in addition to Blekko. Even cooler. Obviously, Google is the easiest option for a quick search. It's also probably the best option for most people who aren't willing to spend time figuring out how to use these other search engines. Google is also best for people who think that Google is the Internet.
Anyway, Kevin Purdy (author) suggests several other search engines for specific search needs. He recommends DuckDuckGo for absolutely anonymous searches, as well as programming searches and for searching sites. Purdy recommends Blekko for very specific searches, or for avoiding many of the ad-filled sites that may come up through Google. Then there is Wolfram Alpha for... lots of stuff. Wolfram Alpha can retrieve computations like percentages and statistics by finding data sets and computing answers from them. Again, another one that you'll have to experiment with before it's your go-to search engine.
Look out, Google? Nah, it's still dominating the world.
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