4Seeking Search - 4Seeking.com
   A fast, relevant and clean search engine that offers web search, image search, and video search.
   http://www.4Seeking.com

ACM Queue: Why Writing Your Own Search Engine is Hard
   Anna Patterson explains the problems of search engine design in practical terms in this lengthy article.
   http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=143

Amfibi
   General search engine with an uncluttered interface in a choice of Catalan, English, French, and Spanish. Also has a web directory using the Open Directory.
   http://www.amfibi.com/

ChaCha
   This search engine is a fusion of computer technology and human intelligence. Live human guides are available to provide additional assistance in finding relevant results.
   http://www.chacha.com/

Commercial Alert Files Complaint Against Search Engines for Deceptive Ads
   A complaint filed with the United States Federal Trade Commission by Ralph Nader's Commercial Alert service, which charges the major search engines of inserting advertisements in search engine results without clear disclosure that the ads are ads.
   http://www.commercialalert.org/index.php?category_id=1&subcategory_id=24&article_id=33

Entireweb
   The English-language version of a Swedish search engine with a clean interface and large database.
   http://www.entireweb.com/

FactBites.com
   A cross between a search engine and an encyclopedia. The results return complete, informative sentences about the search topic. Related topics are suggested.
   http://www.factbites.com

Gigablast
   A search engine with a clean interface, advanced search options including sorting by date, and a real time url submission feature. Includes PDF documents in its index.
   http://www.gigablast.com/

Lexxe
   Processes natural language queries and delivers results in clusters by topic. Queries can be keywords, phrases or short questions.
   http://www.lexxe.com/

Live Search
   Offers general web search and various verticals, including images, news, classifieds, maps and local. By Microsoft.
   http://www.live.com/

Mojeek
   Search engine with a simple interface and no advertising. Offers the ability to create a customized topical or personal search index.
   http://www.mojeek.com/

Mozdex
   Uses open source search technologies and an index seeded from the Open Directory.
   http://www.mozdex.com/

NPR : The Search Engine Wars
   In a five-part series, NPR's Rick Karr takes a look at the business of search engines.
   http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2004/apr/google/

Objects Search
   An uncluttered interface offers options to search the web, news and blogs, includes cached pages and 'anchors', which are titles and descriptions from the Open Directory.
   http://www.objectssearch.com/

Scrub The Web
   Search engine with sponsored links at the top of results. Also offering a meta tag builder and analyzer.
   http://www.scrubtheweb.com/

Search 2.0
   Blog dedicated to coverage of the next generation of search engines and new technologies from the original players with tips, tricks, and tutorials on how to search more effectively.
   http://www.roboburp.com/search-blog/

Search Engines and Editorial Integrity
   Article from the USC Online Journalism Review examines the issue of major search engines adopting deceptive, misleading advertising practices at the expense of editorial integrity and their users.
   http://www.ojr.org/ojr/technology/1017778969.php

SearchHippo
   Indexes sites listed in the major internet directories. Offers free web services, including a search toolbar, and code for webmasters to provide search boxes on their sites.
   http://www.searchhippo.com/

Searchles, Inc
   Offers social search features (allowing others' opinions to influence your results) and allows users to tag, group and save links.
   http://www.searchles.com/

The Evolution of Web Searching
   David Green's paper from Online Information Review explores the development of search engine technologies.
   http://www.davidgreen.me.uk/oirapr00.html

ThreeMice
   Natural-language answer engine, which queries the internet in real time, and will serve up full text from selected sites.
   http://www.threemice.com/

Ulysseek
   A straightforward search engine with a simple interface.
   http://www.ulysseek.com/

Wikipedia: Search Engine
   Article in the online collaborative encyclopedia, describing the history and mechanisms of Web search engines.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine

Wotbox
   Search engine with country specific searching. Options to display country flags, and include preview and translation features. Sponsored links appear in panels separate from the main results.
   http://www.wotbox.com/

Yallaa! Search
   Yallaa Search engine is one of the top search engines online today. Yallaa offers web search, image search, video search, blog search, forum search and more.
   http://yallaa.com/