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Online Research Techniques: Search Engines

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Search engines list web sites by topic -- just type your keywords in search field and click away. Different search engines have different strengths, so make sure to check several sites.

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Watch this video from Reuters asking "Is there a dark side to the Internet?"

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Netscape's latest invention, Navigator, begins to take the world by storm! Learn more about web browsers in this video.

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After dropping out of Harvard to run his own company, Bill Gates is going nowhere but up in the PC world. Learn more about entrepreneurs in this video.