Excite and Northern Light use double quotation marks to denote a phrase. Use lower case letters unless you want to retrieve a name, then use upper and lower case. For example, Bill Clinton. Excite assists the searcher by retrieving by concept and then providing the most relevant documents first. Alta Vista provides the most relevant documents first in their Simple Query but does not prioritize results using the Advanced Query .
Infoseek searches use natural language query.
You can also search for sites with links to specific URLs. Infoseek provides the best set of post-search options. To the left of the search results is a column with three headings. Best Bets lists interesting sites that closely match your search criteria. The Related News heading displays recent news sotries about your search term.