Which
search engine when?
Multimedia search engines
Most search engines will have a multimedia tab option of some kind, usually for images or video for example. However, there are a number of specialised search engines that are particularly strong in this area.
Image search engines
There are an enormous number of image search engines that are available to searchers, and this collection really is quite small. However, it's worth pointing out that there are various different types of images - photographs, icons, free images, clip art and so on. I've tried to point out which engines are best for what.
BYO Upload an image for BYO to find similar ones.
Everystock photo for free photographs
Fagan Finder lists several dozen good engines
Facesaerch for people, with scrolling results
Flickr creative commons search engine
Freefoto for free images, over 100,000 of them
GazoPa currently in private beta
Google Images has over 1 billion indexed
Gifs, animated plus clip art
Iconarchive for 22,000 icons in 800+ sets
Iconfinder for icons!
Incogna lets you find similar images
MorgueFile for free high resolution stock photography
oSkope visual search thru Amazon, ebay, Flickr etc
Picanswers lets you post a picture of something for people to answer
PicSearch with 3 billion images
Pictures and box multi search engine for images
Tag bulb Many images from 8 image sites.
Tag Galaxy exciting, innovative interface
TASI reviewof image search engines, rather than a search engine
Terra Galleria new, limited resources
Tiltomo search by subject or colour. New and experimental
Tineye reverse image search engine
Viewzi has a power grid of results
Xcavator for visual search and stock images
Yahoo Search has over 1.5 billion images
30 more options from my weblog
Sound search engines
Not so many of these engines around actually. Here's the few that I've found which are quite good.
FindSounds for sound effects and musical instruments
PlayAudioVideo Also searches video and images
Soungle very good and lots of fun as well
Moving image/Video search engines
Plenty of these exist however, including some multi engines. It's also worth checking traditional search engines to see if they offer a tabbed Video search option - many do.
Blinkx TV video search
Feedzie for audio and video content
Google Video Search for recent television programmes
Metacafe is similar to YouTube
OVGuide for videos
Trooker is a multi search engine that allows you to save your clips
Videosurf for popular culture content
Yahoo! Video Search broad search
YouTube is the most well known of these services
Multimedia search engines
Most search engines will have a multimedia tab option of some kind, usually for images or video for example. However, there are a number of specialised search engines that are particularly strong in this area.
Image search engines
There are an enormous number of image search engines that are available to searchers, and this collection really is quite small. However, it's worth pointing out that there are various different types of images - photographs, icons, free images, clip art and so on. I've tried to point out which engines are best for what.
BYO Upload an image for BYO to find similar ones.
Everystock photo for free photographs
Fagan Finder lists several dozen good engines
Facesaerch for people, with scrolling results
Flickr creative commons search engine
Freefoto for free images, over 100,000 of them
GazoPa currently in private beta
Google Images has over 1 billion indexed
Gifs, animated plus clip art
Iconarchive for 22,000 icons in 800+ sets
Iconfinder for icons!
Incogna lets you find similar images
MorgueFile for free high resolution stock photography
oSkope visual search thru Amazon, ebay, Flickr etc
Picanswers lets you post a picture of something for people to answer
PicSearch with 3 billion images
Pictures and box multi search engine for images
Tag bulb Many images from 8 image sites.
Tag Galaxy exciting, innovative interface
TASI reviewof image search engines, rather than a search engine
Terra Galleria new, limited resources
Tiltomo search by subject or colour. New and experimental
Tineye reverse image search engine
Viewzi has a power grid of results
Xcavator for visual search and stock images
Yahoo Search has over 1.5 billion images
30 more options from my weblog
Sound search engines
Not so many of these engines around actually. Here's the few that I've found which are quite good.
FindSounds for sound effects and musical instruments
PlayAudioVideo Also searches video and images
Soungle very good and lots of fun as well
Moving image/Video search engines
Plenty of these exist however, including some multi engines. It's also worth checking traditional search engines to see if they offer a tabbed Video search option - many do.
Blinkx TV video search
Feedzie for audio and video content
Google Video Search for recent television programmes
Metacafe is similar to YouTube
OVGuide for videos
Trooker is a multi search engine that allows you to save your clips
Videosurf for popular culture content
Yahoo! Video Search broad search
YouTube is the most well known of these services
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