Class One: Finding Online Health Information: Search Tools: Search Directories
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Search Directories
Yahoo is a very popular Search Directory. Open Directory is another example of a search directory. Directories are catalogs of web sites, organized by humans. They can be easy to use, but only cover a fraction of whats on the web. So they are useful in finding information on popular topics.
- Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com/
- Tips for searching Yahoo
- Open Directory http://www.dmoz.org
- Tips for searching Open Directory
Yahoo allows companies to pay for advertising. The web sites that pay advertising fees show up at the top of the search screen or in the right hand column, and are labeled "Sponsor Results". Open Directory is mostly run by volunteers who are experts in their area. There is no paid advertising section in the results pages of Open Directory.
Lets move onto MetaSearch Tools MetaSearch Services.
