17 Innovative Search Engines (SUPER GALLERY)

While Google, Yahoo and MSN are probably the first names that come to mind when you think of search engines, there are millions of other search engines on the web too. Despite what many people think, there are fascinating search engine innovations out there, such as social search engines, celebrity search engines, search engines that pay you to search and others that donate to charities or plant trees to reward users for their curiosity.

Here’s a look at some of the most interesting search engines we’ve featured on Trend Hunter.

Killer Search - Kick Ass Search Engine For Exploring 20,000 Micro-Trends

Trend Hunter, home of the world’s largest database of micro-trends, is ecstatic to announce the launch of Killer Search.  Killer Search is a kick ass visual search engine that makes it easier than ever… [More]

Build Your Own Search - Yahoo BOSS

Yahoo is letting you Build Your Own Search with a new open search web services program. To capitalize on the gargantuan value of global search results, Yahoo BOSS will allow people to customize the way… [More]

Click and Drag Search Engine - Sortfix.com

Another search engine!? Wait a minute - don’t dismiss this one just yet. Sortfix uses existing powerhouses, Google and Yahoo, but, it adds an interactive element in which users drag words into categories… [More]

Hum Searching (UPDATE) - Midomi Helps You Hum Search for Music

We’ve reported about music searching before, and now we’ve got another entry to the game.  Midomi is a new site that helps you when you forget what song you just heard. Search for music by singing or humming.… [More]

Video Search Engine - Locatetv.com for the Time Starved

Are you time-starved, never able to get enough time in for your daily TV dose? Time shifting television viewing is your ticket. Locatetv.com is capitalizing on this movement by offering a search engine… [More]

Just By Searching the Web, Raise Money For Charity - GoodSearch & GoodShop

This is definitely cool! GoodSearch is a service that utilizes Yahoo’s search engine to earn money for charity.  There are hundreds of charities already in their database, but if your favorite is not there,… [More]

Social Search Engines - Xoost.com

Do you want to share all your exciting web search finds with your friends? Then Xoost is the place for you. Xoost lets you search the web for what you’re most interested in and your search stream is continuously… [More]

More Celebrity Search Engines-Beyonce, Mandy Moore, Willie Nelson And Even Randy Moss! (GALLERY)

I reported on hip-hop mega star Kanye West’s search engine a couple of days ago. Well, it turns out it is a fad. There are a handful of very well-known performers such as Beyonce, Willie Nelson, Meat Loaf,… [More]

Social Web - Younanimous: Meta-Search Engine With Interactivity

For some time, I have been wondering how good it would be if Google allows web searchers to RANK/ Rate the search results? That would cut out a lot of irrelevant searches. Well, it seems, Younanimous answers… [More]

Wikiseek - Wikipedia + Google

A new service called Wikiseek has been launched by search engine company SearchME that could give Yahoo or Google a run for their money.  Built with Wikipedia’s permission, Wikiseek indexes and searches… [More]

Human Search Engine - Ms Dewey is Better Looking Than Jeeves

We received a tip about Ms Dewey, a woman search engine who helps you navigate the web.  She’s animated to entertain you, making her the best looking, most entertaining, and (difficult to work with) search… [More]

Cool Meta Search Tool - Inquistor

Still in beta testing but does inquisitor have potential to take on Google and win? Whilst Google is great at delivering speedy results, - you type in a couple words, press Return and you get pages of… [More]

Web searching using voice recognition.  Ask Google?

Google may be working towards providing a method for users to make searches on the Web simply by speaking commands, according to a recent patent filing. Although filed in February 2001, the voice search… [More]

Searching the Web By Clusters - Clusty Returns Groups of Results

This search engine isn’t a Google killer, but it’s one that will be gaining in popularity because of its specialized search feature. It’s called Clusty because it clusters search results in meaningful… [More]

Get Paid to Search - Scour Gives Points for Browsing

If you are a power searcher who spends all day on Yahoo, Google or MSN, then Scour wants to pay you to, well, scour the web.  Scour is a search engine too, but they aggregate results from the top three… [More]

Blackle - Black Version of Google Aims to Save the Planet

Blackle is a custom Google search engine that claims to save energy simply “because the screen is predominantly black.” The site’s only differing function from Google is the fact that its background is… [More]

Search Engine for Clothes - Find Perfect Jeans for Any Body Style

Tired of rifling through racks trying to find that perfect jean? Let’s not even talk about the less than flattering “moment of true” in the three way mirror. And money? Now thanks to these understand folks… [More]