Meta-tags in pages are ignored, as AI also used in link descriptions. Also has a 'more sites like this' feature. Makes extensive use of cookie technology to store user demographics. Looks for keywords, first in meta tags - if none, in first few hundred characters. Can search web, usenet or both.
Advanced searches allow for date, location, media type and page type.
Has expanded in concept over the years, to provide a more complete information retrieval service - with email addresses, stock quotes, company profiles, and more. It can find text, graphics, sounds, and videos. Faster but less reliable than MetaCrawler, and does not reformat the various search results. Display results in Brief Normal Verbose format. Search for all query terms.