#metacrawler

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Search Engines:

Search engines are independent computer systems that read or crawl webpages, documents, information sources, and links of all types accessible on the global network of computers on the planet Earth, the internet. Search engines at their most basic level read every word in every document they know of, and record which documents each word is in so that by searching for a words or set of words you can locate the addresses that relate to documents containing those words. More advanced search engines used more advanced algorithms to sort pages or documents returned as search results in order of likely applicability to the terms searched for, in order. More advanced search engines develop into large language models, or machine learning or artificial intelligence. Machine learning or artificial intelligence or large language models (LLMs) can be run in a virtual machine or shell on a computer and allowed to access all or part of accessible data, as needs dictate.

[beonthelookoutforbotnetsusa]

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR BOTNETS USA

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Metacrawler

[never-trump]

Metacrawler

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Alien invaders socially engineering society so that discussion of or belief in advanced technology or aliens is viewed as signs of a psychiatric medical condition and a doctor can have an individual accused of having such a condition committed against their will to a psychiatric hospital and locked up there and drugged against their will without the requirement of any sort of trial or review prior.

[theoriginalhumanhomeworld]

https://www.metacrawler.com

[weatheryear]

World Wide Web

The internet was created to give the US military a communication system that could survive a nuclear war. The idea was to have an interconnected network of computers without hardline routing. Instead it was handled by variable heuristics. This means that even if half of the nodes were destroyed, the system could find a way to route along different paths and still, eventually, reach it's destination.

It was a brilliant form of asynchronous communication.

Academia had created it, and quickly found great use in networked communication and remote data processing.

And now we use it to view porn. So, what happened?

The World Wide Web. Before the WWW, you had to know the IP address of your friend's computer, be given permission, and then log into his bulletin board service.

The World Wide Web was a system of protocols that created a public internet front. ANY person could find it through HyperText Transfer Protocol, use a public log-in, and access the web site. The HTTP was designed to be crawled by search engines, allowing them to effectively index the entirety of the public-facing internet.

One of the first real search engines was call WebCrawler, because it - crawled - the HTTP of the WWW.

They would load page, then open and index every - single - hyperlink contained in the document, storing and indexing meta tags.

We also ended up with MetaCrawler, that would index multiple other search engines, allowing it to provide a far more comprehensive system of results.

Nowadays, most search engines are meta crawlers, and because of the prominence of Google in searching, Google results are over weighted, meaning that there is almost no way to escape the dogmatism of Google's biased search algorithms.

And the reason we use it for porn is that this was the first viable online business plan.

[prophbuilds]

Buying through Buyee

OR!

How I Found a Pair of Unobtainium Kits and used a Proxy Service to Increase My Backlog by Two

First and foremost, this is not sponsored. I don’t even take sponsors for my comic – the thing that is effectively my career – so there’s no way I’d do so for the thing I do as a fun hobby. This is all me and my personal experience using a proxy service to buy stuff from Japan.

Anyhoo! What follows is my experience using the proxy buying service called Buyee to purchase a pair of Catsith kits on the Japanese version of the Mercari website. I went into this knowing that many a Retro Tech and Gunpla YouTuber I’ve watched has used it to get stuff. Figured I’d give it shot.

I have had on my old “Kits to Buy” list the HG Catsith – a cute looking grunt suit from the series Mobile Suit Gundam: Reconguista in G (G-Reco for short) – for a while now. It's been sitting on one of my Amazon Wish Lists for so long it’s kind of become a marker for old stuff that never really comes up for a decent price. I say “Decent" because the lowest price it’s ever popped up at was around like $40? It usually runs around $60 or more if it ever pops up for sale.

This is a kit that's Supposed to be priced between $15 to $24 give or take where it's coming from.

Unlike the Hero suit, the G-Self, the Catsith is stuck in relative obscurity thanks to Bandai never reprinting the thing. It may be a Grunt suit but it’s not like a GM or a Zaku. Most of the other characters ended up with fancier mechs that got their own kits. That and G-Reco isn’t all that popular compared to some other Gundam series so you don’t end up with random reprints for the toy hungry fanbase.

Time passed and I’d recently found that it’s harder to find neat stuff for my various family members and myself for the holidays and whatnot. My getting the younger folks into Anime and video games is proving to be double-edged sword. Now… I've known about proxy services like Buyee for a while now. They tend to be talked up in Retro Tech and Gunpla videos as a place through which the various YouTubers have purchased stuff. Having seen their results so many times, I figured it was time to give it a try.

Setting up an account was easy enough. Nothing really too different from setting one up at any other online shop. The one thing that’s really different is it's more akin to the old Metacrawler search engine. You can select the shop you want to search but I kinda’ just winged it and tried out Mercari. No rhyme or reason to it. Just the one I though might have something neat that wasn’t a straight up auction site.

At first, I just kinda’ popped in “Gundam" and saw what dropped. Then I remembered something important: It's searching Japanese sites. It makes more sense to use the language of the folks who post things there. So I took a leap and looked up the Catsith’s Japanese name and BAM! I got a whole bunch of hits. Not just the usual “This is a Gundam Kit” results that I normally get searching English language sites but actual kits – both prebuilt and unbuilt kits. It was here I found a listing for two unbuilt kits.

Needless to say, I bought it as soon as I could.

Now things get fun.

Whenever I do something like this (buy something through a site I’m personally unsure of), I use my PayPal account. It acts as a buffer between my personal bank account and the site if things get squirrelly and, if it works, acts as a buffer between my personal bank account and the site if I decide to go on a spending spree. The more steps I put between myself and buying things, the better I am at not putting myself into debt.

I say this because I’m kinda’ to blame for the added time on getting these into my grubby little hands. It took a bit to transfer funds into my PayPal account to use on both buying the items and paying for shipping. -.-

The price for the two kit bundle came out to 4300 Yen or $30.50 at the time of purchase. That’s 3800 Yen for the item, 300 Yen to Buyee to buy the item, 500 Yen for their in-house checking and a 300 Yen coupon to save a Little bit of money on the whole dealie. This all gets the package to Buyee’s warehouse. They can hold stuff there free of charge for 30 days. You can also buy more and consolidate it later… but this time I did a single package.

After some doing and some waiting on money transfers on my end, we get to the hardest part of any international buying: Shipping!

Buyee gives a Bunch of options for shipping. Everything from fairly quick choices to ocean shipping that will take months. Needless to say, I took them up on their Buyee Air service that would take around a week to get here. It cost me 5188 Yen or $37.05 for the one package. Again, Proxy Services (or just international shops that let you consolidate items) tend to work best when you buy multiple items. That’s when shipping gets low enough to not be more than the original item.

All in all, I’m in $67.55 for two kits that would’ve run me about $7 less if I could find and buy just the one on a site like Amazon. The time from start to finish was a little under two weeks. I ended up with not one but Two unobtainium kits and a way for me to shop for the Holidays when my nieces and nephews ask for items that just never come to or came stateside. = )

[freakishlemon]

I don't know why I love these so much. Do I just love talking about searching on Metacrawler for Star Wars stuff and finding websites where folks were hosting the fics they'd written and eventually wandering into Yahoo webrings?

It's entirely possible that I do love talking about it. It was an adventurous time. I was 11 and it was 1999 and I was reading absolutely wild card fics on black backgrounds in red text with an X-wing cursor and an 8-bit mp3 of the Star Wars theme playing from somewhere on the page that I'd have to find to turn off. These fics had age ratings, but only insomuch as what the writer understood that rating range to mean and the author's note denying ownership because a DMCA notice meant that the owner would take their site down to avoid legal battles.

I mean, there was a lot of shitty stuff just culturally in the world of fic and sometimes I had to back out of a fic real quick when I'd figure out where it was going, but the act of exploring - of drilling down into people's list of recommendations and webrings and sister sites and accidentally stepping into a whole different side of the fandom was pretty cool.

[seosuccesshub]

What is a Search Engine and How Do They Work?

Search engines are essential tools in the digital age, enabling users to quickly find relevant information online by entering keywords or phrases. They have transformed how we access content, making it easier to conduct research and answer everyday queries. Understanding what search engines are and how they function is crucial for users and businesses seeking to enhance their online presence. This article will explore the definition of search engines, explain their workings, discuss different types, and present the top 50 search engines in 2024, concluding with insights into their significance in our daily lives.

What is a Search Engine?

A search engine is an online tool designed to facilitate the retrieval of information from the internet. Users input keywords or phrases, and the search engine scours its indexed database to present relevant results. Popular examples include Google, Bing, and Yahoo, each offering unique features and capabilities to enhance the search experience.

How Do Search Engines Work?

Search engines operate through a three-step process: crawling, indexing, and ranking.

Crawling: This is the initial phase where automated programs known as web crawlers or spiders scan the internet for new and updated content. They follow links from one page to another, gathering data to discover new web pages and content.

Indexing: Once crawlers gather information, the next step is to organize and store it in a massive database known as an index. This index acts like a library catalog, making it easier for the search engine to retrieve relevant information quickly when users input search queries.

Ranking: When a user conducts a search, the search engine analyzes its index to find the most relevant results. Complex algorithms determine the ranking of these results based on factors such as keyword relevance, website authority, and user engagement metrics. The result is a list of pages ranked by their relevance to the user’s query.

Types of Search Engines

Search engines can be categorized into several types, each serving different purposes:

General Search Engines: These are the most commonly used search engines, such as Google and Bing, which provide a wide array of results across various topics.

Vertical Search Engines: These focus on specific niches or sectors, such as shopping (e.g., Amazon), travel (e.g., Kayak), or job searches (e.g., Indeed). They cater to users looking for specialized information within a particular area.

Meta Search Engines: Meta search engines aggregate results from multiple search engines, allowing users to access a broader range of information from various sources. Examples include Dogpile and MetaCrawler.

Top 50 Search Engines in 2024

As the internet continues to evolve, various search engines emerge to meet the diverse needs of users. Here is a list of the top 50 search engines in 2024:

Google

Bing

Yahoo

DuckDuckGo

Baidu

Yandex

Ask.com

AOL Search

Excite

Lycos

StartPage

Qwant

Searx

Search Encrypt

MetaGer

Boardreader

Cuil

Wolfram Alpha

Yippy

Gigablast

Mamma

Dogpile

Clusty

Looksmart

WebCrawler

Froogle

Findology

Sogou

Naver

Teoma

Bing Images

Google Scholar

Shodan

GoodSearch

Kiddle

DuckDuckGo Images

Yelp

Wikimedia

Lycos Mail

Blekko

Xoose

AlltheWeb

Search.com

Wraith

Peekier

Qwant Maps

Zyro

Hound

Yonder

Bing Video

This list showcases the variety of search engines available, catering to different user preferences and needs.

Conclusion

Search engines are indispensable tools that empower users to navigate the vast sea of information available on the internet. By understanding what search engines are, how they operate, and the different types available, users can enhance their online experience. With continuous advancements in technology, the search engine landscape is ever-evolving, presenting new opportunities and challenges for users and content creators alike.

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Importance of Search Engine 

Search engines play the main role in indexing, and organizing the lots of information that are available on the internet, allowing users to easily and quickly find all the applicable facts. Importance of search engines is increasing day by day. Search engines use algorithms to rank results based on relevance, providing users with a curated list of links, images, videos, or other content in response to their queries. Overall, search engines play a crucial role in connecting users with the information they seek and are fundamental to the functioning of the internet. 

The remarkable factors and importance of search engines are they provide accurate, reliable and useful information for common people. 

There are many types of search engines, serving different purposes. Some are

 General Search Engines- Examples include Google, chrome, Bing, and Yahoo. These search engines cover a wide range of subject matter and provide best results from all different types of material. 

Specialized Search Engines- Focused on specific types of content, like educational information (Google Scholar), images (Google Images) and videos (YouTube).

Meta Search Engines-These mass results from multiple search engines have a great importance. For example Dogpile and Metacrawler are examples.

Vertical Search Engines- These search engines Concentrate on a specific industry or niche market. For example, make my trip for travel or follow up boss for real estate.

Enterprise Search Engines- Used within organizations only to search private databases, documents, and intranet content for business purposes also.

Social Media Search Engines-Many Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have their search policies fit to find content within their specific networks.

Every type of search engine serves different user needs and their preferences.

Some Importance of Search engines that serve countless purposes like

1. Information Retrieval- Users can rapidly find information on a vast range of content by entering relevant keywords or phrases.

2. Research- Researchers and students have the importance of search engines in gathering informational databases, finding scholarly articles, and exploring educational resources.

3. Navigation- Search engines helpful in identifying the wide areas of the internet by providing online and offline links to websites and helping users in discovering new information. 

4. E-commerce-  Information Analytics finds the importance of search engines to discover products, read reviews, and compare products and services across multiple categories and prices before making online purchases.

5. Entertainment-  Users can find out and approach a variety of multimedia content that includes videos, images, and music through search engine outputs.

6. Local Services-  Search engines help users to find local businesses, restaurants, and services nearby, often providing reviews and contact information.

7. Problem Solving- users find solutions to problems by using search engines to find tutorials, guides, or community forums discussing similar  and common issues.

In short , the importance of search engines is not only part of our daily life but increasing awareness and dependency on it also. Search engines are versatile tools that serve a wide area of user needs, making information easily accessible and making connectivity in the digital world.

[freakishlemon]

Stumbled upon fic looking through Metacrawler results about Star Wars and ended up on a Star Wars fan site hosting their own fic part of a Yahoo webring. So I went through the webring and then found another, etc. This would have been... late '99? I don't think I found fanfic until after TPM released because the fandom was horny for Qui-Gon and young Obi-Wan, lol.

Poll Tuesday

I feel like I’m exposing myself a little bit with this bc my introduction to fic is soo random I think, but whatever your answer please tell me the story! I wanna know haha

[aofirs]

100 Search Engines For Academic Research

Back in 2010, we shared with you 100 awesome search engines and research resources in our post: 100 Time-Saving Search Engines for Serious Scholars. It’s been an incredible resource, but now, it’s time for an update. Some services have moved on, others have been created, and we’ve found some new discoveries, too. Many of our original 100 are still going strong, but we’ve updated where necessary and added some of our new favorites, too. Check out AOFIRS's new, up-to-date collection to discover the very best search engine for finding the academic results you’re looking for. General Need to get started with a more broad search? These academic search engines are great resources.

iSEEK Education:iSeek is an excellent targeted search engine, designed especially for students, teachers, administrators, and caregivers. Find authoritative, intelligent, and time-saving resources in a safe, editor-reviewed environment with iSEEK.

RefSeek:With more than 1 billion documents, web pages, books, journals, newspapers, and more, RefSeek offers authoritative resources in just about any subject, without all of the mess of sponsored links and commercial results.

Virtual LRC:The Virtual Learning Resources Center has created a custom Google search, featuring only the best of academic information websites. This search is curated by teachers and library professionals around the world to share great resources for academic projects.

Academic Index: This scholarly search engine and web directory were created just for college students. The websites in this index are selected by librarians, teachers, and educational consortia. Be sure to check out their research guides for history, health, criminal justice, and more.

BUBL LINK: If you love the Dewey Decimal system, this Internet resource catalog is a great resource. Search using your own keywords, or browse subject areas with Dewey subject menus.

Meta Search Engines

Want the best of everything? Use these meta-search engines that return results from multiple sites all at once.

Dogpile: Find the best of all the major search engines with Dogpile, an engine that returns results from Google, Yahoo!, and Bing, with categories including Web, Images, Video, and even White Pages.

MetaCrawler: MetaCrawler makes it easy to “search the search engines,” returning results from Google, Yahoo!, and Bing.

Mamma: Check out the mother of all search engines to pin down the best resources on the web. Mamma even searches Twitter and job postings!

Read Top 100 Search Engines For Academic Research

[duskkodesh]

Me: “Okay google. I’d like to see pet rat or mouse garden statues for a memorial.” Google: “Okay. Here’s Mickey mouse statues and collectibles.” Me: “No. No, exclude Mickey please.” Google: “Okay. Here’s five statues among 400 sponsored ads about pest control. Did you want pictures of dead rats?” Me: “NO.” Google: “Well you’re getting pictures of dead rats.” Me: “Remember when you used to work properly? When was that, the nineties?” Google: “before I stuffed ‘Ask Jeeves’ in a coffin. You still miss Metacrawler don’t you?” Me: “Every ****ing day.”

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How to Find the Right Keywords for Your Website

   When someone refers to "keywords" in reference to the Internet, it's another way of saying words or phrases that people will input as a query in a search engine. Keywords are, well, key to your website's success. But how do you go about choosing which keywords are right for you? A successful search engine optimization strategy largely hinges on the keywords or phrases you choose to place on your website. Keep in mind that since you want to appear in search engines when certain words or phrases are entered into search engines, it is important to choose the right ones. There are special tools that can be found online to help you choose keywords. These keyword research tools are often free, but sometimes subscription-based or pay-per-use. Here are a few of the higher-profile choices: Since Google is the king of search engines, where else is better to start than Google for a keyword search tool? While this is one of the best search word tools, there is a downside. Keywords that don't meet Google's search volume criteria are not included. So, there are some limitations.  In the event you loved this information and you want to receive more details regarding database keywords please visit our site. This is another free keyword tool, but you only get up to 100 search results. If you want to see more results, there is a fee. Wordtracker gets its keyword data from Dogpile and Metacrawler, two meta search engines. To put in perspective how much Google controls the search industry, both of the aforementioned search engines only combine for one percent of all search volume. So when you see the volume for the words you find on this tool, multiply it by 99 to get the proper perspective. Since this tool's database relies on Wordtracker, you will get the same results as with that tool. So, why not just use Wordtracker, you say? The SEO Book tool has extras that in addition to the regular keyword research. You can use Yahoo Suggest, Google Suggest, Google Traffic Estimator, Google Insights, and many other tools at the same time. While this tool is free, Yahoo makes it pretty clear that they want you to pay for their service. You must follow a multi-step process to get to their research tool every time you use it, unless you pay to open an account with them. Now that you have some of the more popular keyword search tools, get crackin'! You are now on your way to improving your standing in the search engines.

[writinginthesecrettrees]

Okay, but think back to the mid 90s when the internet was shiny and new. Sam learns how to use it in school, spends all the time he can on the library computers teaching himself tricks for finding what he needs. When Dad sends him to the library to do research for a hunt, he checks online first so he can narrow the search (knows Dad won’t accept info off the machine, knows he has to find printed sources, but knowing what he’s looking for helps).

Even finding old news stories, which used to mean hours of searching on microfiche and hoping he didn’t skip past the page he needed, is easier now. Not every paper is online, but searching message boards can give a narrower range of dates, makes finding the stories he needs faster (leaves more time for homework and planning how to get out of the life).

Dean goes with him to the library finally, heads towards the card catalogues and Sam grabs his sleeve, pulls him over to the computers where he signs in (“Can’t steal the internet, Dean, see? This is why a library card is useful,” and Dean has to agree). 

The mouse is unresponsive, sluggish, and Dean wants to go grab a different computer but Sam stops him. Turns it over, opens the back and dumps the ball onto his hand. “Clean this,” he says, handing it over to Dean, then squints at the rollers inside. He pokes at them with the tip of his pencil, pulling off tiny strips of lint that had built up inside. When he puts it back together, it works perfectly, and Sam grins at Dean, smug, as he opens Netscape Navigator.

“Lemme try,” Dean says, and punches in the address for Yahoo! because that’s the only search engine he’s seen.

“No, not that one.” Sam pushes Dean out of the way, pulls up Metacrawler. “This one will pull results out of all the search engines.”

“Nerd,” Dean grumbles, but he lets Sam type in a string of words, adding quotes and plusses and minuses. When Sam hits the “search” button, Dean pushes him back, reclaims the keyboard and mouse.

A minute later, as the results start to show up, Dean brings the cursor to hover over the first link.

Sam reads the description. “No! That’s not what we’re looking for!” He tries to grab the mouse, but Dean pushes him away, holds him at arm’s length as he clicks.

The page loads, and an image starts appearing, line by line. Dean stares at the image, a lovely woman with bare breasts and her knees held up by her shoulders, and claps his hand over Sam’s eyes as he fumbles for the back button before the picture can fully load.

“What the hell, Sammy?”

“You have to read the descriptions before you click, geez.” Sam swats at Dean’s arm until he lowers his hand. “Besides, it’s not like that’s the worst thing that can come up. This girl in my class was looking for pictures of Old Faithful for her ‘what I did over the summer’ PowerPoint, and she got so many pictures of old guys coming-”

“Enough! Stop! I don’t want to hear it!”  

Dean reads the description on the next link, reads it again just to be sure, hesitates before clicking. Thankfully, this one is someone’s Angelfire site, all about local myths and hauntings, and they follow the links through until they find a page about the gruesome history of the house they’re hunting in. There’s even pictures (that take forever to load, and Dean grumbles the whole time) of the graves of the original owners.

“I just wish Dad would understand how much better this is,” Sam sighs that night as they watch the bodies burn. “If we’d had to search through decades of papers and bluff our way into county records and track down the graveyard, we wouldn’t even be close to done right now.”

“Yeah, but it’s so clunky. You basically have to know a whole other language to narrow your results. Maybe in the future, when you can just ask ‘Where are the bodies buried?’ and get an answer...”

“Dude. No.”

“What? What’d I say?”

“Just... no. You gotta promise you won’t do it.”

“Do what?”

“Ask Jeeves. Don’t use Ask Jeeves.”

“Why not?”

“Only old people and idiots use Ask Jeeves.”

“Bitch.”

“Jerk.”