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Why is Allthesites.com the best Search on the Web?
Allthesites.com is an application of FAST Search and Transfer's FAST Search technology. As such, it queries FAST Search's huge database, a collection of Web documents that grows with the Web. Currently, Allthesites.com covers more of the Internet than most search engines. Users are discovering Web documents they have never seen before.
Despite Allthesites.com's immense size, it's surprisingly quick. Search results are returned in less than a second, thanks to Allthesites.com's linear scalability. Linear scalability insures that, no matter how big the Web gets, Allthesites.com will still deliver search results in fractions of a second.
But size and speed aren't everything. Allthesites.com also uses sophisticated algorithms to sort results for relevancy. The most relevant sites will usually be at the top of the search results. This eliminates scrolling through page after page of unrelated sites, usually a requirement of most search engines.
Getting the best results
Our powerful Search features allow you to tailor your searches. When searching, you have the option to use Boolean operators (+,- and "") to restrict or expand your search, and increase the relevancy of the results. The examples below will help you understand how to work within our option menu and modify your results to find What you really want. Really fast.
(If you choose "the exact phrase" option, that exact phrase will be required in your results.)
"All of the Words" – Search for pages with all of the words entered, in all areas of the text. For Advanced Search only, if this option is chosen, any documents missing even one of the words specified are not returned.
"Any of the Words" Recommended Option for Advanced Search –Searches for pages with as many of the words as possible, in all areas of the text. Documents containing more of the words entered are prioritized over those with fewer.
"Exact Phrase" – Searches for pages with all of the words entered in the search box as a phrase only.
Using Boolean Operators
All the Words
Any of the Words
word
word must exist in document
word
word may exist in document
- word
word must not exist in document
+word
word must exist in document
"word1 word2"
exact phrase must exist in document
- word
word must not exist in document
s
j
"word1 word2"
exact phrase may exist in document
All the Words Example
Any of the Words Example
shakespeare "to be or not to be" -macbeth
+shakespeare "to be or not to be" -macbeth
Searches for "to be or not to be" and "shakespeare", requires that both exist in the document, and that "macbeth" does not exist in the document.
Searches for "to be or not to be", requires that "shakespeare" exists and "macbeth" does not exist in the document.