Discovering Hidden Treasures Online

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The Internet is a large scavenger hunt. Great information, websites and game are everywhere, but you have to look for them. Too often we let search engines like Google make our choices for us. Type in a subject to Google and it will inevitably give you thousands of results. How many of us ever go past the first page before we click?

The web is full of hidden treasures that too often get buried under a pile of less worthy sites with great rankings. Even when you are looking for the latest in pop culture or fashion trends, some of the buried sites have great information yearning to be discovered.

To find the website less clicked, try these tips.

Try multiple search engines. Google, Bing and Yahoo are great search engines but need to have a broad range to appeal to everyone. There are dozens of specialty search engines that can help you focus your searches.

Pick a random page. If Google comes back with 584,203 results for your keyword, see what sites come up on page 13 or 34. If you are looking for information about the latest blockbuster movie, maybe you can discover the website of the special effects team or fashion designer and discover early prototypes or drawings not used in the film.

Go random. There are sites that send you to a completely random website. You might find junk or a jewel.

Think outside the search box,

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