We all know there are other capable search engines other than Google but where are they and what do they do ? I have started a Search Engine Directory categorised by search specialty at Search 1.x that I think everyone will find useful! Come and join me by submit new worthwhile search engines and join the Search 1.x community discussion forum !
Sorry, but i personally find this directory a useless one, i would never use other search engine than google or yahoo.
Sadly, many people believe Google IS SEARCH. I personally believe there are many other innovative search technology that adds value beyond what the Google Search engine provides. For example, I blogged about how technorati is a much more superior blog search engine. Also how ChaCha is providing an innovative search service powered partly by human assistance. For most people, Google seems good enough. But there are so much more to search and the limit and possibilities are endless!
Google has already gone a long way with their Search facility, their Pigeon style search algorithm is highly sophisticated coupled with PageRank(tm) makes it IMBA. Also people feel more comfy with Google as they provide lotta other features like Gmail, GooglePages, Bookmark etc all under a single google a/c, they don't feel like going to another site to search