Web Search

I searched for "vocabulary builders" on these engines:
Google -
All the Web -
Ask - I recieved 274,100 results. I first noticed this engine gave me results that I can use in the classroom. They were directed towards kids and the classroom.
Pros: I liked the fact that Ask.com gave me the opportunity to narrow and expand my search if I did not like what initially showed up. I looked through the images offered by Ask.com and noticed books that could assist vocabulary building.
Cons: I like Ask.com so I have not found cons yet. It might be considered a con if the city link did not come up with any locations to find vocabulary building materials.

Alta Vista -
I came up with 780,000 results.
Pros: I found links to worldwide and USA locations to find information. Results are presented simply and in more abundance than Ask.com. I don't usually go past the first five pages to find information. I use a refined search as opposed to looking through 20 some odd pages. I found links and options to display links in other languages and from other languages. This would be helpful to students that need language support while learning english.
Cons: I would like a suggested refined search link. I am partial to search engines doing the work for me like Ask.com.

Excite -
I came up with 64 hits.
Pros: I like the page navigation at the top right hand corner of the page frame. Excite offers suggestions for searches. There are links to the yellow and white pages for further information. Information is presented in a neat and orderly fashion.
Cons: I didn't get any suggestions from my vocabulary builders search. I have to initiate another search to find any images and media. I get limited results from my search.

Parellels:
Vivisimo -
I got 15 million results. A nice thorough number that I will never be able to flip through.
Pros: A nice, neat interface that offers quick intuitive clicking spaces for efficient navigation. Clustered results serve specific informational links up to me if I am interested in jumping directly to a specialized source ( downloads, activities, commercial products, and relevant media).
Cons: Too much information is offered. This is an epidemic of most search engines. I don't think I could look through it all if I had all weekend. I frequently refine my searches to avoid getting lost in an overgrown forest of results.
MetaCrawler -
I got 92 results.
Pros: I like the limited results that I recieved because I can look through them efficiently. I can restrict my results to specific search engines.
Cons: I have a positive opinion of metacrawler. I would like to see suggested refinements to my search.
Dogpile -
I got 91 results.
Pros: Easy to use interface similar to metacrawler. Nice amount of results that someone can look through with out losing a significant amount of sanity. A link to add the search engine to firefox.
Cons: There were not suggestions to refine my search.