The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Search Secrets is a comprehensive guide to the Web's major search sites--as well as more specialized Internet searches--for all Web users. This book covers search secrets for all the major Web search sites: Alta Vista, Excite, Hotbot, Infoseek, Lycos, and Yahoo! Also learn to search for names, addresses, e-mail addresses, USENET newsgroup articles, files, business information, employment opportunities, and personal ads. Tips and advice help you fine tuning searches, perform advanced search operations, and develop information-retrieval strategies that go beyond simple Web-site searches.