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About
WebCrawler®
Get Better Results, Easier
WebCrawler.com utilizes metasearch technology to compile results from
many of the Web's major search properties, delivering more relevant and
comprehensive results every time you search. By accessing multiple search
engines for each query, WebCrawler.com provides you with a richer and more
relevant spectrum of results than you would from using any single search engine.
The search results you receive are a combination of the top commercial (sponsored advertising)
and non-commercial (algorithmic) results from the most popular search engines on the Web.
WebCrawler’s metasearch technology combines the top ranking search results from each of the
separate search engines based on your specific query. The blend of sponsored and non-sponsored
results for a given search term depends on the nature of the term, but sponsored results are
always clearly identified with a "Sponsored" or similar designation like this:
WebCrawler.com web search is designed to identify the intent of a user's search
and results are generally listed in order of relevance as they are received from
the various search engine providers. The specific ranking and mixture of sponsored
and non-sponsored results will depend on the nature of your search. For example, if you are
searching for information about the prices of digital cameras and enter the term "digital camera prices,"
the results will generally include more sponsored results and include commercial Web pages containing
information on the prices businesses are offering cameras for sale. If, on the other hand, you are
searching for academic or general research purposes and enter the term "digital camera technology,"
the results will be weighted more toward articles, information and other non-commercial results about
the technology behind digital cameras.
History
WebCrawler® was the first fully indexed search engine on the Web.
Created by Brian Pinkerton at the University of Washington, WebCrawler joined the
InfoSpace family of search products in 2001. InfoSpace also owns and operates the
metasearch engines Dogpile and MetaCrawler,and provides the search results for Excite.
What Webcrawler Users Are Saying
“I always thought you were the best, now you’re even better!.”
- Ryan
“My grandson introduced me to metasearch when he was in high school. I’ve
been using it ever since and find that it is absolutely the best search engine on
the net.” - Theresa
“I’m a heavy metasearch user (it’s my home page) and I also
tell my students to use WebCrawler for their work at my high school. I like the
new look - it’s much cleaner AND I think it’ll lend itself to faster
downloading.” - John
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