Arborwood.com - Search and Directories

Web and Internet Content Searches
Web search engines allow users to input a word or phrase and view the resulting web pages that contain that phrase. Many of them also include their own topic-based Internet directories containing popular sites from their search databases.

Fact Monster: Fact Monster and its Homework Center have received national recognition for their unbeatable reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.
Infoseek: This search engine and the few that follow make up the "original" search engines that are well established and have extensive search databases. As there is little noticeable difference in searching quality, your choice of a favorite search engine will most likely be made by comparing the graphic layout and presentation of each.
AltaVista: Search web pages in any language, or look for images, video, and audio.
Lycos: Features a simple design with news and shopping easily accessible on the front page.
Excite: Excite offers slightly more content on the front page, with full news headlines, stock quotes, sports scores, and more.
Google: Google has a very simple design, with only the name "Google" and a search box. Just enter your search terms and browse the results. Note that Google generally produces more results than the other search engines listed here. This can be a benefit if you have limited search results with other engines, though the results are sometimes a bit overwhelming with popular search phrases.
Google Image Search: The most comprehensive image search on the web. Searching for images on the internet has never been easier.
MSN Search: Very clean design with only a search box and links to separate search pages for phone number and newsgroup searches.
OpenTopia: Free Online Encyclopedia. Opentopia is a directory of mostly publicly available information, news and useful tools. We search for you in several open directories and search engines.
Global Computing: A listing of useful links since 1995.
Earth Calendar: The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. For the purpose of this web site a "holiday" is any day that recognizes a cultural event.
Web Design Websites: Web design and web development directory.
HotVsNot.Com: A very extensive web directory.
Christian Family Links: One of the largest Christian portals on the internet.
Christian Webmaster Help Resources: Tips, Tricks, and links of webmaster sites.
Discussion Directory: One-click access to the Web site of the most comprehensive business directory.
Ask Jeeves!: Jeeves provides answers to popular questions written in "normal English" by using the key words within your question and returning possible answers available on the Internet.
Overture: Overture, formerly known as GoTo, is the leader in Pay-For-Performance™ search on the Internet.
Yahoo!: Although more of an Internet directory than an actual search engine, the large number of sites included in Yahoo! makes searching the directory another useful way of finding information on the Internet.

DAPlus - Directory Assistance Plus: Nationwide yellow pages and white pages search offering estimated income and housing values per neighborhood, as well as years in business and other critical business data.
iPlease: iPlease.com is set up in a format that users already understand. Regional directories and descriptive categories make your search results more relevant. Users are guaranteed quality information in three clicks!
Free People Search: Free People Search is your online directory to free locating services.
Dex online: The only Internet Yellow Pages that provides comprehensive content from its print directories combined with powerful new search technology so consumers can search the way they think, using multiple criteria to refine their searches.
Skipease.com: A specialized directory for people and public records searching.
Searchbug.com: This is a very comprehensive search tool that allows users to find the phone numbers, street addresses, and e-mail addresses of people or businesses anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. Unlike many other sites, you can perform a "reverse lookup" from phone number to person or business using this service.
Military Connections: This is a free registry-based site designed to help present and past military personnel and their families find each other and keep in touch.
MapQuest: By typing in an origin and destination, or even just a city and state, visitors can get driving directions, create customized maps, view nearby business and points of interest, and plan a trip with Mobil Travel's rated lodging, restaurant and city information.
Mappy - Road Guide: A multimedia service across the whole of Europe that offers route planning services, publishes maps and supplies tourist and practical information.
Expedia.com Maps: Expedia.com also offers street maps and driving directions. While experience shows that Expedia’s directions are often shorter than those provided by competitor Mapquest, though not as many maps and features are available on the Web site.
How Far Is It?: A no-frills web utility that allows users to enter two cities from anywhere in the world and returns the distance between them. Other useful information like the cities' longitude and latitudes, elevations, and populations are returned, as well.
USPS Zip Code Lookup: The U.S. Postal Service provides this quick and easy way to find the zip code given any location in the U.S. and vice versa.
411 Locate: Search for people's e-mail addresses by entering their name, phone number, and any other information you know about the person. When using this and other services, however, keep in mind that the database primarily consists only of e-mail addresses that have been manually entered by the owners of the addresses. Therefore, no results may be returned for a given name even if you know they have an e-mail address.
Switchboard: Very nice site that gives you the phone number and address of any person or business with a listed phone number. Unfortunately, you cannot search "backwards" from the phone number to the person's name using this service.
AnyWho: Brought to you by AT&T, this service also provides phone numbers for people and businesses. Additionally, users can search a database of toll-free "800" numbers.
SuperPages.com: The "yellow pages on the web" lets you find businesses by name, category, or location.
555-1212.com: This is another utility to find people and businesses in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, an extensive collection of "people finders" in other countries is included in the World Directories page.
infoSpace.com: The front page of infoSpace features an easily-accessible search box for personal phone numbers and e-mail addresses, as well as online shopping links, an online personal address book, classified sections, and more.
Bigfoot: Search for personal e-mail addresses or phone numbers and get news and sports updates at once on this page.
1-800-U.S. Search: If you're having trouble finding someone using ordinary searches, this service will access U.S. public records, private investigators, and other authorities for a fee and provide results in about an hour.
KnowX.com: Use this site to search for people, research businesses, or run a background check using public records.
US Public Info: Another site featuring public records searches. Some summaries are available for free, but most require a service fee that can be paid online.
PeopleFinder.com: This site promises to locate anyone using their name or social security number for about $30, or you pay nothing if the search is inconclusive.
locateme.com: Yes, one more public record search service, this one seeming to focus on finding children or parents lost in the adoption process.
HighSchoolAlumi.com: American high school alumni can visit this site and search for old high school friends. Similar to Classmates.com, only you don't have to pay to retrieve student e-mail addresses.
ClassMates.Com: ClassMates.com is a comprehensive online database of high school alumni from around the country. After registering for free, users can list their information in the Alumni Directory, search through directories from over 30,000 high schools, access reunion planning and location details, and view photos and yearbooks.

AllPages.com: AllPages.com provides an online national "yellow pages" directory for all the US States and. is updated frequently.
AreaConnect.com: Users can access local information sources and find concise information about their own US city or others - including city and regional specific news, demographics, jobs, web sites and more.
Langenberg.com: Search for people, phone numbers, and addresses, as well as words and phrases on the Internet and words in the dictionary or encyclopedia.
20search.com: Another multi-engine search page on the net. By selecting the individual search engines you wish to search, this site will produce all of the results in one place.

Topic-Based Internet Directories
Although Yahoo! is one of the most famous, plenty of topic-based site directories exists. Some are multi-layered and extremely extensive, while others are less comprehensive and offer a more personal touch.

Map Sex Offenders.com: Each sex offender is highlighted on the map and you can zoom in to view the offender, address, and other information. The map also links to the state registry for additional information such as the vehicles offenders drive and their convictions.
Acting About: A directory of web resources for actors. It offers links to agencies, auditions, casting, training, techniques, terms, and schools.
The Ultimate Search Engine Links Page: A directory of user submitted and rated links to International Internet search engines. All search engines are described and organized into categories by both subject and region.
Big Search Engine Index: This is a very well organized and user-friendly all-in-one search engine that allows users to enter search criteria in one blank and select the medium they would like to search. Available options include the Web, company pages, domain names, medical, MP3s, and more.
Yahoo!: The "original" Internet directory, Yahoo! is still one of the most extensive and popular in its field.
Snap.com: Similar to Yahoo! in concept, Snap offers a slightly different design and feel.
100hot.com: This site ranks its contents by popularity, judged by the number of times each site is visited through the directory itself. It's not entirely scientific, but sometimes this feature is handy.
KidsClick! - Kid's Search Tools: A page of search input boxes from Web search engines that have compiled and/or screened sites for content appropriate to children. This page is maintained by librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
Bomis Web Rings: Browse through Web sites related to the topic of your choice with the Bomis Web Ring directory.
Acronym Finder: A searchable database containing 57,000 common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military.
Argus Clearinghouse: As the name suggests, this site is an online clearinghouse of Internet directories developed by librarians. Includes value ratings of listed sites.
About.com: The topic-based Internet directory with a human touch. Each topic is maintained by an individual staff member at About.com who annotates and ranks selected links.
IPL Associations on the Net: This is large collection of over 2,000 Internet sites that are home to a wide variety of groups and organizations. Types of groups include everything from business trade associations and consumer groups to political parties and health advocacy groups. You may also search the large database for keywords.
Statistical Resources on the Web: This site produced by the University of Michigan has organized links to thousands of online statistical databases in over two dozen fields ranging from economics and the environment to science and transportation.
Stickysauce.com: The webmasters development resource - everything you need to design, build, develop and promote your web site.

Miscellaneous Searching Tools
Here are some Internet search utilities that just didn't quite fit in any of the sections above.

TerraServer.com: Worldwide source of unequalled, current, digital satellite imagery and aerial photography in both color and black and white. Search for imagery by zip code, address, city, county, or coordinates.
eHow: An interesting search site that will return instructions on how to do various tasks from carving a pumpkin to jump-starting a car or changing a door handle. Believe it or not, but this site actually seems to work!
Monster.com: One of the largest job search sites on the Internet, Monster.com allows you to conduct job searches within the U.S. and internationally, create a resume, find out about job fairs in the area, and much more. This is a great resource for those moving to a new area and looking to relocate their careers, as well.
SeniorsSearch: This Internet directory is designed specifically with seniors in mind. Special topics include medical concerns, RV info, vacation and retirement planning, hobbies, and more.
Nolo.com - Legal Encyclopedia: This site provides articles on almost any legal topic written in a common sense style, and links to other helpful Web sites.
FindLaw: Comprehensive directory and search engine for everything pertaining to law and legal issues.
Companies Online: Discover the U.S. companies behind the websites with this company search site. As with ComFind, you may search by company name or by the company's product service. Additionally, the company's stock ticker symbol may be used.
Cliché Finder: Interesting search tool that locates clichés that include the search words that you enter from within its index of over 3,000 clichés.