Posted on 07/05/2006 12:11:38 PM PDT by 2Jim_Brown
You're exceptionally bored at work and want to search the Internet for tonight's TV listings to see when the reruns of "Law & Order" are on the Bravo cable network. Typing the name of the crime drama show into a conventional search engine, like a Google.com or a Yahoo.com, and seeking the TV listings, may not be a good use of your time, these days, experts tell United Press International's The Web column.
In fact, it may yield millions of possible links, most of which have nothing to do with the listing for the air-time of the show. You might need to use one of the more specialized search engines that have emerged. By Gene Koprowski
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
But now, there are search engines for consumers, not trade specialists, on an array of broad, but general topics, including the following:
-- Blinkx.com, a search site for TV and other video clips;
-- Dealio.com, a search site for pricing on 30 million consumer products;
-- Gasbuddy.com, which helps you find low cost gas in your city or suburb;
-- LinkedIn.com, a professional networking search and content management site for job seekers;
-- SideStep.com, a search service for travel services;
-- StubHub.com, an engine that helps you buy tickets to concerts and sporting events;
-- Zillow.com, a search site for real estate listings;
-- TrustWatch.com, a search site for consumers to identify spam and other fraudulent e-mails online.
You'd have to be bored as hell searching for Law & Order reruns.
If I wanted to see TV reruns, I'd buy the DVD's.
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