Search Engines

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Searching for UML is a tricky business. First of all, UML doesn’t only mean Unified Modeling Language. You’ll probably find hits for User Mode Linux, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Unified Marxist Leninist (the Communist Party of Nepal). Together these hits may outnumber the hits on UML sites. Use the advanced search forms when possible to eliminate the extraneous hits.

You have several options when choosing a search engine:

• Google: The most popular Web-search engine appears to be Google (www.google.com).

• Tech search engines: You’ll probably be best searching with more technically focused search engines from Northern Light (http:// nlresearch.northernlight.com/research.html), Overture (www.overture.com) or Teoma (www.teoma.com).

• Zeal.com: Another good search engine is www.zeal.com. In this site, users can suggest sites and write reviews. The quality of the hits is very good, and you can be become one of their Zealots.

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