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I’m not quite sure why metasearch engines aren’t more popular than they are. They are actually pretty darn useful much of the time, but they languish far down the list of popular search engines. Still, I don’t think it hurts to take a fresh look at them now and then, so today’s post is all about the metasearch engine.

First, let’s make sure everyone is clear on what a metasearch engine is. It is not a search engine that ranks sites based on meta tags. It is a search engine that grabs results from a multitude of search engines (and/or directories), and returns those results, usually mixed together using its own algorithm. I’m not sure if returning results for each search engine separately (such as in different tabs) would really qualify as a metasearch engine or not, but I’m going to include that kind here as well.