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[...]... 208 Chapter 10 Becoming Part of the Internet: Publishing 211 What’s Needed 212 Sites to Help You Build Your Web Sites 217 Alternatives to Your Own Web Site 219 Conclusion 2 21 Glossary 223 URL List 2 31 About the Author 249 Index 2 51 LIST OF FIGURE FIGURE 1. 1 1. 2 FIGURE FIGURE 1. 3 1. 4 I L L U S T... Statistics in Brief 14 7 The Online Books Page 15 0 Hoovers 15 6 AltaVista’s Image Search Page 17 1 AllTheWeb’s Advanced Pictures Search Page 17 2 BBC News Advanced Search Page 18 6 Search Engine News Search Features 19 0 World News Network 19 1 AllTheWeb Advanced News Search Page 19 2 AltaVista News Search 19 3 L IST OF I LLUSTRATIONS... awareness of these issues Lastly, the chapter provides some resources useful for keeping up on the latest Internet tools, content, and issues T HE P IECES OF THE I NTERNET First, the Internet and the “Web” are not synonymous, although they are frequently used interchangeably As late as the mid -19 90s, the Internet had some clearly distinguishable parts, as defined by their functions Much Internet 1 2 T HE... using the Internet effectively and on what excites them most about the wonders of the Internet xvii This page intentionally left blank INTRODUCTION Several years ago, Thomas’s English Muffins had an ad that proclaimed that the tastiness of their muffins was due to the presence of myriad “nooks and crannies.” The same may be said of the Internet It is in the Internet s nooks and crannies that the true... 69 AllTheWeb Home Page 71 xi xii T HE E XTREME S EARCHER ’ S I NTERNET H ANDBOOK FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE TABLE 4.7 4.8 4.9 4 .10 4 .11 4 .12 4 .13 4 .14 4 .15 4 .16 4 .17 4 .18 4.2 AllTheWeb Advanced Search Page 72 FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE 5 .1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Google Groups: Browsing Within a Hierarchy 12 0 FIGURE... conversant with Internet content and issues It includes some background for understanding more fully the characteristics, content, and searchability of the Internet For those who find themselves teaching others how to use the Internet, it provides answers to some of the more frequently asked questions Among the things included in Chapter 1 are a brief history of the Internet, a look at the kinds of “finding... 10 2 Teoma’s Home Page 10 4 Teoma’s Advanced Page 10 6 Search Engines Features Chart 11 2 Google’s Advanced Groups Search Page 12 1 Google Groups: Message Thread 12 2 Yahoo! Group Description Page 12 5 List of Yahoo! Group Messages 12 6 Topica List Description 13 1 Definition from Merriam-Webster Online 13 8 Bartleby.com 14 2 USA... time-sharing network is built 19 71 ARPANET has grown to twenty-three hosts, including universities and government research centers 19 72 The International Network Working Group (INWG) is formed to advance and set standards for networking technologies The first chairman is Vinton (Vint) Cerf, who is later often referred to as the “Father of the Internet. ” 19 72 19 74 19 73 19 74 Commercial database services—Dialog,... result of using it The Extreme Searcher’s Web Page is subject to change or discontinuation without notice at the discretion of the publisher and author xxv This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER B ASICS FOR THE 1 S ERIOUS S EARCHER In writing this book, I have made the assumption that the reader knows the most basic of the Internet basics—what it is, how to get connected, and so forth The “basics” covered... claim as to the results that may be obtained through the use of The Extreme Searcher’s Web Page or of any of the Internet resources it references or links to Neither publisher nor author will be held liable for any results, or lack thereof, obtained by the use of this page or any of its links; for any third-party changes; or for any hardware, software, or other problems that may occur as the result . 13 7 Almanacs 13 8 Addresses and Phone Numbers 13 9 Quotations 14 0 Foreign Exchange Rates/Currency Converter 14 2 Weather 14 3 Maps 14 3 Gazetteer 14 3 ZIP Codes 14 4 Stock Quotes 14 4 Statistics 14 4 Books 14 6 Historical. Video 16 3 The Copyright Issue 16 3 Images 16 4 Audio and Video 17 5 Chapter 8 News Resources 18 1 Types of News Sites on the Internet 18 1 Finding News—A General Strategy 18 2 News Resource Guides 18 3 Major. Search Engines 11 0 Metasearch Engines 11 0 Keeping Up-to-Date on Web Search Engines 11 1 Chapter 5 Groups and Mailing Lists 11 5 What They Are and Why They Are Useful 11 5 Groups 11 6 Using Google