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search tool databases are growing fast; competition is keen to be the largest and fastest database
convergence or integration among services and tools is increasing - Open Directory on Alta Vista, Hot Bot, Yahoo; Inktomi- powered Hot Bot and Yahoo; FastSearch behind Lycos advanced search; AskJeeves and Alta Vista
search terms are becoming more meaningful - Oingo allows the searcher to specify which meaning they prefer, Excite offers "more like this", AskJeeves allows natural language queries
popularity linking to inform users what are the most frequently "linked -to "sites (Google) and most frequently "clicked-on sites" (HotBot-Direct Hit)
vortals industry specific web sites offering a new wave of e-commerce enabling transactions, publishing news, assembling resources

Applied Searching