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100+ Alternative Search Engines You Should Know by Kay Tan 100+ Alternative Search Engines You Should Know By Kay Tan. Filed in Tools Ads by Google Web Site Optimizer Tooloptimizely.com/Web_Optimizer_ToolThe Hottest Web Site Optimizer Tool on the Planet. Test it out! Google is the most powerful search engine available, but when it comes to searching for something specific, Google may churn out general results for some. For instance, a search for a song in Google may return the singer, the lyrics and even fan sites – depending on the keywords you entered. This is when niche-specific search engines comes into the picture. These search engines allows you to search for the things you’re looking for, and because they are more focused, their results tend to be more accurate. E-books & PDF files, audio & music, videos, etc. are probably the most commonly searched items everyday and with this list, you’ll be able to locate them easily from now on. Enjoy! E-Book & PDF Search Engine PDF Searcher Pdf Searcher is a pdf and ebook search engine. You can search and download every ebook or pdf for free! PDFGeni PDFGeni is a dedicated pdf search engine for PDF ebooks, sheets, forms and documents. Data-Sheet Data-Sheet is a pdf ebook datasheet manual search engine where you can search any ebook datasheet pdf files and download. PDFDatabase PDF Database is a new search engine which uses a unique algorithm to search for pdf and doc files from all over the web quickly and efficiently. PDF Search Engine PDF Search Engine is a book search engine search on sites, forums, message boards for pdf files. More • Who-sells-it.com (The catalog search engine) – Who-sells-it.com is an automated search engine for product catalogues. You can find products and product information within the catalogs and brochues. • AddAll – AddALL is a free service that searches for the best deal in books anywhere on-line. • BookFinder – A one-stop ecommerce search engine that searches over 150 million books for sale— new, used, rare, out-of-print, and textbooks. • Boocu – Access thousands of eBooks and other digital products. • Brupt – Brupt.com is based on Google Custom Search Engine, it uses Filetype parameters offered by Google to filter the information and show the pages according. • CCEbook – A free ebook search engine, find rapidshare/mihd/ebooks by search. • ComicSeeker – Search the Internet’s most popular online comic book stores and auctions. • DocJax – DocJax.com is a search engine for documents, which allow you to search documents and e-book from everywhere, preview them and even download them for free. • Docstoc – All documents on docstoc can be easily searched, previewed and downloaded for free. • Ebook-Search-Engine – Ebook-Search-Engine.com was established to make finding an free ebook on the internet alot easier by providing visitors with the best quality free ebook sites and pages on the web. • Ebookee – Free download ebooks search engine. • Flazx – This is a well organized and searchable eBook Directory.. • FeedBooks – A universal e-reading platform compatible with all mobile devices where you can download thousands of free e-books. • Gigle.ws – A PDF search engine with 1 150 000+ items indexed. • Google Books – Find the perfect book for your purposes and discover new ones that interest you. • Issuu – Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best. • LazyLibrary – LazyLibrary, where you can find books on any topic without having to worry about high page counts.. • Myplick – Myplick is a free service that lets you share, embed and discover presentations and slide shows online. • Printfu – Search engine for free ebooks. • PDFster – PDFster.net is a meta search engine for PDF documents. • PDFSe – User can search for an ebook by entering a book title,author name or topic • PDF-Search.org – A book search engine search on sites, forums, message boards for pdf, word, power point files. • Scribd – Scribd is a social publishing site, where tens of millions of people share original writings and documents. • Search-PDF-Books – PDF search engine for free PDF books. • The-Manuals – Search engine for free manual online. • TooDoc – Through this search engine, you’ll be able to search the web for PDF files, and nothing else. • Yudu – Explore the Library to find magazines, newspapers, eBooks and more. Over 1 million publications read each month.. Audio/Music Search Engine BeeMp3 BeeMP3 is a music search engine for locating an mp3-audio files over the Internet. Today they have 800 000 mp3 files in our search database and approximately 10 000 files are added daily. MP3Realm Mp3Realm is an evolving search engine focused distinctively on audio in Mp3 format. Mp3Realm allows you to search for your favorite songs and clips, and filter them out by file duration. Your searches can be based on artist, title, genre or album. Mp3Realm also index’s lyrics, so you can sing along to your favorite songs. WuZam WuZAM’s powerful engine allows users to search for free music downloads from all over the internet. Unlike P2P programs, you don’t have to wait for users to upload the file to you. Many of the free music downloads found on WuZAM are stored on high speed servers so your free mp3 downloads are quick and flawless. SKreemR SkreemR is a search engine for locating audio files on the web. SkreemR currently indexes over 6 million mp3 files from over 100,000 web sites. FindSounds FindSounds.com, a free site where you can search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples. More • AirMP3 – AirMP3 is a music search engine. It searches for free mp3 downloads on several music sites, and lists all results on a single page. • CaptainCrawl – A very massive music blog search engine. • DesMP3 – Listens the music that you want all is in DesMp3! Search in 500 million results. • Dilandau – In Dilandau.com you can listen and download all your MP3 music. • Dorble – Dorble is another application that lets you search, listen and download music you like to your computer for free. • Gig-Listing – Gig Listing is an independent web search engine for live music events. You can look for music events, bands or venues by typing a few keywords in a text box. • HuntMyMusic – HuntMyMusic is primarily a music search engine that provides a convenient way for users to find, preview, and download songs. • Liveplasma – Liveplasma is a new way to broaden your cultural horizons according to your taste in music. • MP3Raid – Mp3Raid.com is dedicated to provide its visitors the best mp3 search engine on the net. • Mix Turtle – Web-based music search tool Mix Turtle creates playlists of songs you find online. • MP3-Search Engine – A comprehensive MP3 search engine. • Muscorch – Music Score Search Engine, searching for free music score in various formats. • MusicBiatch – MusicBiatch is a music search engine designed for locating an audio files in various file sharing and uploading sites. • Musgle – To see Musgle in action just type a song title, or the artist name, or both in a search bar and hit ‘Enter’ – you will be redirected to the Google page with relevant search results • Midomi – Midomi is the ultimate music search tool because it is powered by your voice. • MP3Search.Mobi – Your free music search engine. • MP3Fountain – Download Hip-Hop mp3. Download Hip-Hop music. • MP3Series – The Ultimate Audio Search Engine • OOnly – Free MP3 search engine. • SharingMusics – Audio, mp3 and music search engine. • Songza – Songza lets you listen to any song or band. Search for it. • SeekMP3 – SeekMp3 is worth a try. SeekMp3 is an Mp3 search engine, pure and simple. Music is pulled from all over the web—blogs, music sites, personal websites, etc. • SeekASong – Mp3s and lyrics search engine. • Woonz – Woonz crawls the internet for audio tracks and then provides the information here for you to listen, download, or find out more about audio that you are interested in. Video Search Engine Blinkx blinkx is the world 抯 largest and most advanced video search engine. blinkx pioneered video search on the Internet, developing an engine based on technology. VideoSurf VideoSurf has created a better way for users to search, discover and watch online videos. VideoSurf 抯 computer vision video search engine provides more relevant results and a better experience to let users find and discover the videos they really want to watch. HelloMovies HelloMovies helps you find a movie to watch. See what’s playing on Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, and more. Narrow your choices. Watch movies. MetaTube MetaTube is an easy way to browse 100 of the most popular video sharing sites around the world. The phenomenal benefit of MetaTube: You need to enter your search term just once for all 100 sites! ClipBlast ClipBlast! technology helps Viewers search, navigate, watch and personalize their experience with the Video Web, and helps Video Content Providers, Advertisers and Marketers monetize their investments. More • Cleepr – Cleepr, the music video search engine. • ChizMax – A music video search engine. • Google Videos – Search and watch millions of videos. Includes forum and personalized recommendations. • IsInvideo – IsInVideo.com is a search engine that provides real-time results as links to videos, developed by Javier Guillen from Malaga. • myMovo – The myMovo server provides it with the addresses of the media matching your search. • Nanocrowd – Nanocrowd has magical search algorithms that interpret comments people like you have written about movies. • Pixsy – The Pixsy Index is a massive library of video and image content that can be integrated into approved premium websites and applications. • Podscope – Podscope lets you search the spoken word for audio and video that interests you. • SearchForVideo – Searchforvideo.com is a leading video search engine that indexes online video clips from over 10,000 sources.
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