This page explains the difference between Search Directories and Search Engines.
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Search Directories vs Search Engines
A Search Engine uses very complex computer programs (sometimes called spiders) to automatically go through billions of pages of information on the internet and categorize these according to their content. The problem is that those results are only as good as the search engines' formula which allows it to understand what the web site is all about. Different search engines use different formulas to decide which web sites are relevant to a topic. For example, many search engines consider the text within the title of the page to be very important. So a web site that has excellent information about a topic may not be considered to be very relevant if the web title doesn't match the topic.
A Search Directory, on the other hand, is a catalog of web sites organized by category to allow users to easily browse for the information they need. Unlike search engines, which locate and display relevant information based on a computer formula using an automated software program, search directories are organized by real people who discover new sites and relevant information by exploring the Web themselves and also by reviewing sites submitted by their creators.
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“What we find changes who we become.” |
You can help! Keeping the links on a website up-to-date is a very difficult thing for one person to do. So I would greatly appreciate it if you would let me know (by clicking here) if you find links that are no longer active. Plus, if you find any new cool educational sites, let me know about those too, Thanks.
~Mrs. S.
~Mrs. S.