August 2000 Search Engine Briefs

August 2000 Search Engine Briefs

From The Search Engine Report
Aug. 2, 2000

FAST Gets Advanced Search, Customize Pages

Google and AltaVista aren't the only ones with new advanced search pages. FAST also added one in July. It helps you perform custom queries, enable a porn filter, see more results on one page and more. The new FAST Search Customize page lets you make some settings permanent.

Fast Search
http://www.alltheweb.com/

FAST Search Advanced Page
http://www.ussc.alltheweb.com/cgi-bin/advsearch/

FAST Search Customize Page
http://www.ussc.alltheweb.com/customize.php3

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Excite Moves To Your Toolbar

Those using Internet Explorer can now quickly add a new toolbar that gives direct search access to Excite, plus a button to brings up links to Excite's references tools, such as an online dictionary and encyclopedia. The toolbar also gives access to other features of the Excite portal.

Excite Toolbar
http://toolbar.excite.com/