Search Engines You Might Not Know About
Here are the direct website URLs for all the platforms mentioned in that video list:
Timestamp
Platform Name
Website URL
00:00
Million Short
millionshort.com
00:59
Boardreader
boardreader.com
01:47
The SEC’s EDGAR Database
sec.gov/edgar
02:51
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits
03:54
The ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database
offshoreleaks.icij.org
04:56
Lumen
lumendatabase.org
05:52
YaCy
yacy.net
06:52
Ahmia
ahmia.fi
07:55
Archive.ph
archive.ph
08:59
TruePeopleSearch
truepeoplesearch.com
Million Short
Instead of showing you the “top” results it shows you results from lower down the rankings to reduce the influence of large corporates. Minimum cost $5 per month the alternative in Google just look on the 4th or 5th page or further down the results to get away from the corporate speak content.
Boardreader
boardreader.com
This site focuses on searching Forums. Not immediately obvious what to do as example you can type “Was Brexit a good idea” and it will generate content
The SEC’s EDGAR Database
sec.gov/edgar
If you are struggling to get to sleep this site will surely help. It contains information on companies registered in the USA. The format whilst accurate is incredibly dull.
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits
If you are in the USA and are wondering if a charity spends its money wisely of just pays the CEO $2m per year a chance to find out.
The ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database
offshoreleaks.icij.org
If you are wondering where the super rich hide their money to avoid tax etc. this is a good starting point. A database of content which most of the world has no idea about. Many people would find this website interesting.
Lumen
lumendatabase.org
I am too stupid to understand this website. Seems mainly of interest to American lawyers.
YaCy
yacy.ne
Host your own search engine.
Ahmia
ahmia.fi
Host your own search engine.
Archive.ph
archive.ph
You see a website page and you want to preserver it.
Example – the hotel photos show a sauna and a steam room. You capture the page to demonstrate the holiday company “cheated” as those facilities did not exist at the hotel.
This website could actually be useful for everyday people.
TruePeopleSearch
truepeoplesearch.com
I was blocked from accessing the website. You need to be in the USA to access this website.