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Academic references

• Academic disciplines: articles, books, etc.
• Atlases, encyclopedias, inventories of quotations, library catalogs

Business, Investment, Jobs

• Business and investment decisions
• Employment and jobs

Computers, Internet

• Computer programming and system design
• Evaluating and acquiring computer hardware or software
• Webmaster information - domains and their administration
• Computer technology terms and FAQs about computer technology
• Other computer technology matters

Education: Student, Teacher Resources

• General education and course content
• Education journals and organizations, course design, and support

Entertainment, Transportation, Travel

• Entertainment purchases
• Entertainment sources
• Travel and transportation

Government, Law, Official Documents, Statistics

• Government
• Official documents and government statistics
• Legal

Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Weight, Safety

• Health

• Physical activity, fitness, and lifestyle

• Nutrition & weight control

• Safety, injuries, and treatment

Interests: Hobbies, Lifestyles, Social Issues

• Controversial social issues
• Hobbies and recreation - products and services
• Family matters and beliefs
• Social networks

Language Tools

• Definitions and spellings of terms, abbreviations, acronyms, etc.

• Language translation

• Writing style and reference guides

Locating People, Organizations, Places

• Search for places combined with search for people / organizations / associations / interest groups

• Find individual people combined with search for organizations / associations / interest groups

• Search for just organizations / associations

• Search for just individual people

• Search for just places: geographical maps for any purpose, including travel, phoning, mailing, driving directions, etc.

Shopping: Other

• Auctions
• Electronic items
• Books
• Other products and services

Search other than by topic

Country, Language, Audience, Internet Application

• Web catalogs for particular countries, languages, or cultural groups

• News catalogs and/or blogs for particular countries, languages, or cultural groups

• Particular demographic groups

• Discussion board applications

• FTP (File Transfer Protocol) sites

File Format

• Multi-media files: images, audio, or video content
• Other file types: presentations, spreadsheets, XML, and others

Search Tool Abilities

• Backed by subject matter experts

• Access the deep web, and/or parallel process several sources

• Use advanced search filters

• Refine your search: provide hints or suggestions, dynamically cluster results into meaningful topic categories

• Post-process your findings

• Work with mobile computing devices

• Work in your language