You Don't Have To Use Google – Here Are The Alternatives (GOOG)

Google just made a huge change to its search engine, which now favors results from Google+ along with regular search results. It's called "Search Plus Your World."Companies like Twitter are crying foul over the changes. They say it unfairly shifts focus away from other social media channels like Twitter and skews search results.They might be right. Some retailers, like Gilt Groupe, are already finding it necessary to get on Google+ to make sure their search results remain relevant.But what if you don't want to be on Google+? Or you don't want their social search results?Well, don't fret: if you aren't a fan, there are plenty of alternatives for search engines. We've assembled a list for you:Blekko tries to exclude "spammy" results.Blekko was founded in 2010 in an attempt to index similar search results to Google, but excludes results from "content farms" and other kinds of spammy websites. It uses a "Wikipedia-style" policing mechanism to weed out sites from less-desirable websites.You can narrow down your search results with "slashtags," which will index your search with some additional data from sites like Facebook. For example, you can add a slashtag for Likes, which will include sites that your friends have Liked on Facebook.Use Infomine for deep web research projects.Infomine is good for digging through databases that include sources like electronic journals, books and online card catalogs. If you need to dig up information for a research project or for a school paper, or anything along those lines, Infomine is a great place to start.Twitter is best for finding the newest stories.News always breaks first on Twitter.If you're only interested in the newest bits of information — and you don't need background, like links to Wikipedia — just use the search engine built into Twitter.You won't have to deal with extraneous links to sites and it will deliver you the most recent relevant Tweets and links related to whatever topic you're searching for.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderPlease follow SAI: Tools on Twitter and Facebook.See Also:It's About Time Google Did Something About All Those Nasty Android AppsDon't Let Any Other Reports Fool You, Android Is Still Crushing Apple And Everyone ElseHere's How You Can Get Google Wallet On Your Galaxy Nexus

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