Here is a search engine that literally finds you. Spock, which is still in its BETA version is a people search engine built to dig your information out from the internet. I personally am not very keen on these kind of services as it just seems like it kind of takes the privacy out of people’s lives.

When I typed my name in the search box, I got three results matching my name and spock pulled out my MySpace information.

Although its something that might be helpful for students and professionals to find information on peoples biography and that sort of things, I personally am not very fond of this service. But I do recognize the application of this service is useful – it all depends who is in front of the screen using this service.

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Search engines have swarmed the internet like mushrooms in a wild jungle. With all the engines it is hard to find which one to use and which not to ( ofcourse everyone knows that they will use google at one point in time ).

On my quest to find something out of the ordinary I came to http://www.swamii.com/. This search engine actually works for you. If you are someone who pretty much lives on keyword searching in a search engine day by day on the same topic, this search engine will make your life easier.If you are someone who needs to keep updated regularly on a certain topic then you can search it on Swamii and everytime something new appears on the internet about the topic you searched for you will be notified and presented with the information. This saves time and hassle of looking for the same information every day and watching the same results on search engine day by day. Swamii will keep you updated on the info you need because it works for you to find what you want.

This is a must use for all the internet users. Great service, great results!

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Due to this one service PC tuners might soon be a thing of the past. If you have a fast broadband connection you can use this service to find hundreds of full screen shows from major broadcasters. The best thing about this service is unlike the TV tuners you don’t have to wait to watch what you want. You simply click the channel you want to watch and browse the show and click and there you are ready to watch your show. And to top it all off Joost also has a social networking feature which you can use to chat while you watch your favorite show. And to make the deal even better, it is free.
www.joost.com

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The web has come a long way and so has IM capabilities. In today’s fast and busy lives it is really hard when you are trying to chat with different people via different Instant Messaging services ( Google, MSN, Yahoo, AOL, etc ). Try Meebo which combines all the major IM services including AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk and Jabber. All you have to do is create a free account at Meebo and sign in to whatever chat service you want. And the best thing is you don’t even have to download anything as everything runs in the browser itself. So instead of running numerous chat clients on your tray just try this website and chat with all your friends through one website. Its hard not to love this site.www.meebo.com

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This is the coolest browser I have seen. The web is busy and we are busy as well. Instead of using tabs on IE7 and Firefox browser or opening different windows you can use this browser to split 4 websites into one and work on them simultaneously. Splitbrowser packs all four pages into one window and lets you work on them. And hey you can now quadruple your productivity. Very cool software for your Mac and the best thing once again its free although you can donate money to the programmer so he can make our lives better.

SplitBrowser

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Stumbleupon!

I hope most of you already know this website as this website provides one of the coolest features search engines have never been able to provide. When you are looking for a result through a search engine you have to go thru 100’s of pages to find relevant results. Stumbleupon on the other hand matches websites with your criteria based on your searches.

This website only presents websites which have been rated and recommended by other members of the community. So if you are looking for a website that sells HP computers then it will show websites for HP computers that are most relevant and have been stumbled upon ( rated and searched for ) by other members as well giving you the most relevant results.

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