SavvySearch

Provider: Daniel Dreilinger
Browsable index: No
Search capabilities: Yes
Item submission method: None
Editorial function: No
Annotated: Yes, from the page itself
Notable features: Queries over 20 search engines with one command. Groups results by sets of search engines. Context sensitive help is available. Query form is available in multiple languages.
FAQ: Yes, for the product, on the home page under "FAQ." Yes, for the search engine, on the home page under "Help." Context sensitive help is available by clicking on any blue box with an "i" in it.

SavvySearch allows the user to enter a single query to search over 20 search engines. (The list of engines can be found on the SavvySearch front page.) Search results can include Web sites, software, email addresses, and even movies. Boolean AND/OR and phrase searching are supported.

Results are returned in a "search plan," with the best matches and their constituent search engines listed first. Alternatively, the user can request that the results be integrated into a single list of references, in which case duplicates are deleted and the constituent search engines are not specified. The user has some control of how many hits are gathered from each engine, as well as the amount of information displayed. The short searching FAQ should be read carefully in order to fully exploit the system.


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