A search engine I wrote about in 2010 still works, and is still useful.
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Research sites for writers
Research Sites for Writers: Refdesk
Research Sites for Writers: Creative Commons
A good starting point for anyone wishing to find information, a picture, a recording or a video that they can reuse without falling foul of copyright law is the Creative Commons search site. As well as a good starting point, it’s a good one-stop shop, given that it covers such a range of media types.
Research Sites for Writers: Ask
Ask goes back a long time. Originally called Ask Jeeves (and still called Ask Jeeves in the UK), it features a picture of an English Butler. Butlers have a reputation for serious quiet and efficient service; does Ask make the grade?
Research Sites for Writers: Collecta
Research Sites for Writers: Bing
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Is Bing a sort of poor man’s Google? There is always a temptation to compare any search engine with Google, but each has its own strengths and shortcomings.
Research Sites for Writers: Addictomatic
I’ve recently started using Addictomatic as my first or second port of call as far as search engines are concerned. What it does is pull together, on one page, results from blogs, Bing