SPECIALIZED SEARCH ENGINES FOR EFFECTIVE WEB SEARCH D. Daniel M.Phil Scholar, Dept. of Library & Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Trichy-17 Abstract Specialized search engines are one more tool to include in your search engine optimization arsenal. Unlike general-purpose search engines, specialized search engines index pages for particular topics only and very often there are many pages that cannot be found in general-purpose search engines but only in specialized ones. Some of the specialized search engines are huge sites that actually host the resources they link to, or used to be search directories but have evolved to include links not only to sites that were submitted to them. There are many specialized search engines for every imaginable topic and it is always wise to be aware of the specialized search engines for your niche. This paper describing the beneficiary of specialized search engines to access specialized information in the digital environment also it indicating a list of specialized search engines. INTRODUCTION Instead of searching the entire Web, you search a smaller portion of Web space limited to a specific subject, domain and format. This should increase precision and lower recall. Specialized engines can be worthwhile tools to share with less sophisticated searchers or those who do not have the time to learn to use advanced searching options. In some cases, the content updates more frequently than general engines. Specialized engines often provide access to content not crawled by general search engines. No search engine is completely using specialized tools helps reinforce the need to use more than a single search engine. Specialized engines drill down to material not directly accessible via a general search engine, material commonly referred to as the Invisible Web. 1. PIXSY Explore the web's freshest images and videos through Pixsy's state-of-the-art search platform. Pixsy powers video and image search experiences for some of the Internet's leading brands including Travelocity, Lycos, National Lampoon, and Infospace. The "powered by Pixsy" network of websites and applications reaches millions of unique users each month. http://www.pixsy.com/ 2. BIOGRAPHY.COM Biography.com features a searchable biographical database of 25,000 famous names. Read biographies, play games, watch interviews and video clips at Biography.com. Check out our Born On This Day, Deathiversary, and Black History sections. Visit The Biography Channel for great TV shows like BIOGRAPHY, Notorious and more . http://www.biography.com/ MOBILE PHONE NUMBER The Mobile Phone Number search engine find people by reverse cell phone numbers and reverse lookup their cell phone numbers or land line telephone number to find their name and street address. Find people street address and name. Find Area Codes and Zip Codes. Find a Company name and Search Business or Occupation type. www.mobilephonenumber.com 4. FLICKRCC To use the web applications just enter words into the textbox. Click on 'find' and you'll get all photos. The picture's giving title, tags and description. It facilitating the user to share the selected photo to others. http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/ 5. KartOO KartOO is a next-generation meta search engine which displays a visual interface. It was co-founded in France by two cousins, Laurent and Nicholas Baleydier. This project was then launched in 2001. Most of their advertisement has been through word of mouth. KartOO has the quality to redefine searches with a click of the mouse. A topic list is displayed on the side as suggested words. Recently, KartOO created a new version called UJIKO (they are actually the five keys on the keyboard like the concept of QWERTY). The interface looks more like a "jukebox" with the linked sites as playlists, where you can add or delete your preference. http://www.kartoo.com/ 6. FACESAERCH Search for all the faces of all the people online with a slick interface. Find faces online, find them now. Free. Facesaerch face search engine 7. QUINTURA Quintura is a visual search engine. It extracts keywords from search results and builds a word cloud. By clicking words in the cloud, you refine your query. 7. REDZEE RedZee is the result of many years of brainstorming sessions that aimed to create a search engine that will revolutionize search. While notable for its pornography-blocking technology, some have questioned its ability to remove adult-oriented content from its results. This search engine has recently launched which is a visually based search engine. http://redzee.com/ 8. SEARCHME Searchme lets you see what you’re searching for. As you start typing, categories appear that relate to your query. Choose a category, and you’ll see pictures of web pages that answer your search. You can review these pages quickly to find just the information you’re looking for, before you click through. We’re just getting started on our first step towards creating an entirely new way to search the Web. The quality of our results will vary as we make Searchme better and better. If you have comments or suggestions we’d love to hear from you. We love feedback. We’re also looking for more great people to join our team, as well as ways to partner with companies to deliver more value to our users. And, of course, we’re always happy to chat with the press. CONCLUSION Domain-specific search, part of a larger sub-grouping known as "specialized" search, is a relatively new tier in the Internet search, industry consisting of search engines that focus on specific slices of content. The type of content in special focus may be based on topicality or information type. 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