What they say about Pandia

Awards and accolades

The Pandia Search Central is becoming increasingly popular among librarians, teachers, students, webmasters, managers and others who would like to learn more about search engines and Internet searching. Here's what others say about Pandia:

Reviews

Pandia one of Elsevier's 514 best sites on the web

In December 2004 the Dutch Elsevier magazine selected Pandia as one of the best 514 sites on the web. Pandia was selected for the "Zoekmachines" or search engine category.

Refdesk.com Site of the Day

"Pandia is an all-in-one search site devoted to Internet searching. Not only do you find state of the art search tools like the Pandia Metasearch Engine, Pandia Radio Search and the Pandia Plus Web Directory; there is also a wealth of information on search engines and directories, search engine optimization and marketing and Web searching in general." (November 2004)

Pandia is included in the Wall Street Executive Library

The Wall Street ExecutiveLibrary is a web directory for the best business information sources, listing only the most relevant and useful business sites. They list only content rich resources for an informed, intelligent perspective. Pandia was included in August 2002.

Spiegel Online chooses Pandia

The online version of the highly prestigious German newspaper Der Spiegel reviewed Pandia in November 2002. Spiegel Online noted that Pandia Metasearch combines "really good search engines with full index from high quallety sites." In their test 13 of 15 results were considered 100 percent relevant.

Here is an excerpt for our German speaking readers:

Der Metasearcher kombiniert in seinen Anfragen gute Searchengines mit der Vollindexierung qualitativ hochwertiger Inhalte-Angebote. So kombiniert Pandia gezielt die Encyclopedia Britannica, Lexika und Searchengines mit den Datenbeständen von Amazon.

Wozu das gut sein soll und kann, zeigt das praktische Beispiel einer sehr sachlich orientierten Suche: "Retina Implant". (...)Pandia beantwortet die Suche zunächst mit dem Verweis auf etliche universitäre und privatwirtschaftliche Forschungsinstitute. 13 von 15 Suchergebnissen sind 100 Prozent relevant.

Pandia Newsfinder selected by USA Today

USA Today has chosen the Pandia Newsfinder as one of the most useful Hot Sites of the year 2000.

USA Today gives a "News junkie alert", stating that "Pandia serves up asearch engine that spits back headlines, summaries and links to articles from some of the best news sites on the Net."

Suite101: Pandia, " a complete search resource"

In April 2000 Suite101.com gave Pandia five out of five stars and said:

"Pandia Powersearch is a complete search resource with a compact design that makes all the information convenient and easy to see. It contains a clear,well-written search tutorial, search engine information and news, listings of specialized search engines, a metasearch engine, and search access to the major engines."

Pandia was also featured within the topic of Study and Research Skills, in the article "Finding Information -- Search Engines", published on 22 May 2001, at Suite101.com.

CyberSeniors.org: "Quick and Easy Internet Searching Tutorial"

In July 2001 CyberSeniors.org coverd the Pandia Goalgetter:

"Pandia's Goalgetter is one of the best quick and easy search tutorials we have found on the Web. It covers a vast array of information on searching, with links to all the major search engines and search directories.(...) This resource is well worth the very few moments it takes to delve into it."

eCompany: "An Enlightened Way to Search"

The popular resource site eCompany says: "Pandia offers search-engine reviews and smart ways to find information on the Web. Know the difference between Web directories, search engines, and metasearch tools? To learn this and more, head to Pandia.com. The site, named after the Greek goddess of light and enlightenment, catalogs the best sites devoted to searching the Web and reviews major search engines."

The Pandia Post selected as one of Pandecta's top 20 free business e-zines

"Here's an interesting one. The Koch's aim to improve the searching skills of their readers. What we found interesting (apart from realizing we weren't searching as effectively as we could) was that we came to understand search patterns and common mistakes a little better.

Anything that provides insight into the dark and mysterious ways of the consumer is highly valued around any office.

Subscribe at http://www.pandia.com/post/"

Form Magazine Site of the Week

Form, a magazine for printing entrepreneurs, says that "Anyone who's ever done an online search only to come up with hundreds of irrelevant documents will appreciate Pandia Search Central.

This site helps users search faster and more efficiently with Metasearches, Powersearches and a variety of search tools and resources. There is also a tutorial for those who want to learn more about streamlining the search process."

The Scout Report on Pandia

The Scout Report, February 19 2000:

"Created and maintained by P&S Koch of Oslo, Norway, Pandia Search Central aims to serve as a major search portal, pooling a number of searching tools and guides.

These include a metasearch engine that indexes AltaVista, HotBot, Yahoo, Looksmart, Go Infoseek, GoTo, and WebCrawler at once; a news service and search engine; the Pandia Goalgetter, a concise search tutorial; the Pandia Plus Directory, powered by the Open Directory Project; "Q-cards," which help users form advanced queries on a number of selected search engines and directories; and a Pandia Sherlock plug-in for Mac users.

While experienced users will already have a number of the search engines and directories featured at Pandia bookmarked, some poking around should still produce a number of items of use. After spending some time at the site to get a feel for it, other users will benefit a great deal from having so many different resources accessible."
From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

Pandia: "Most effective search engine"

January 25 2001: The Electronic Recruiting News has selected Pandia as one of their "Cool Tools" of 2001. Pandia is listed as the "Most effective search engine".

The Electronic Recruiting News is published by interbiznet.com, a site that chronicle, analyze and report on the evolution of Electronic recruiting.

Scout Report selects Pandia's Newsfinder

The Scout Report says this about the Pandia Newsfinder (December 1, 2000) :

"Pandia has recently launched a new service, NewsFinder. Like the main Pandia site, NewsFinder brings together a large number of resources, but all of these are related to news. The site contains a keyword search engine that links to stories from a number of major news sources as well as a browseable directory of lead stories grouped by topic under six categories: Main Headlines, Internet, Business, Life, Sports, and Technology.

"From the site, users can also access weather reports, stock quotes, the homepages of selected newspapers and news providers, and select search engines. As with the main site, experienced users may have a number of these resources already bookmarked, but all will benefit from having this nice cross-section of news resources accessible from a single point."

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

NBCi Directory

Letter from NBCi (formerly Snap.com) November 2000:

"The NBCi Directory team is pleased to inform you that a site you submitted to NBCi LiveDirectory:

http://www.pandia.com/

has distinguished itself as one of the most popular LiveDirectory sites in its category. In recognition, we have promoted the site to NBCi's premium Directory http://edition.nbci.com.

Each site in NBCi's premium Directory has been independently reviewed by one of our editors and placed where it will be available both through search and in our topic-based directory of Web listings."

Beyond Computing.com: "Search Goddess"

Pandia was one of Beyond Computings hot sites in July/August 2000:

"Pandia, named after a Greek moon-goddess of light and enlightenment, hopes to shed enlightenment on the complex subject of Web searching -- not simply by aggregating search engines but by teaching its users how to do better Web searches. The site includes a tutorial on Web searching, along with the Pandia Plus Internet directory, which contains link to websites according to category."

Hersch Web Site Observer

The Hersch Web Site Observer says this about Pandia (July 2000):

"Search the Web more effectively at this classy fast- loading site. It includes a search tutorial, Web directory, meta- search engine, all-in-one page with engines and directories, news, bookstore, and query syntax Q-cards."

List-A-Day about Pandia Post: "Informative and well-written"

This informative, well-written newsletter allows readers to sift through its contents at a rapid pace and educate them on how to search and submit to the best search engines on the Web. Check it out!"

AIRS on Pandia: A great site to visit!

AIRS, a global leader in Internet recruitment training , says this about Pandia:

"Sometimes the most useful kinds of websites are created by individuals rather than by media conglomerates or Silicon Valley startups. Such is the case with Pandia (http://www.pandia.com), a guide to Internet searching run by a married couple in Norway.

Pandia is dedicated to making your Internet searching more productive. The site has gathered links to a huge number of helpful search tools and resources, and created its own pages of thoughtful advice and guidance.

(...) All in all, Pandia is a great site to visit to make the most of your Internet searches." (From the AIRS Directory)

Mac's Picks Recommended Web Sites

"The Pandia Newsfinder (...) takes its news feeds and headlines from some of the best new services on the net. You can also use their new search engine to research almost any news story of international import. Nice site." (December 2000)

Internetguiden

December 1999:
The Swedish magazine Internetguiden gives Pandia 8 out of 10 "stars". "(Pandia is) an excellent place to improve your searching skills," the magazine says.

Rated "Very Good Site" by Go

In November 1999 Go Network rated Pandia as a "very good" site under the "Searching tips" category.

Selected by Education Planet

In August 2000 Pandia was included in the Education Planet directory of high quality educational resources, tools and services that empower K-12 teachers, students, parents and administrators to effectively and creatively utilize the Web for education.

NetIntro on Pandia Goalgetter

Awards

The Open Directory Cool Site Award

March 1 2003: The Pandia Powersearch all-in-one search engine section is designated a Cool Site in the Netscape Open Directory Computers/Internet/Searching.

i-probe's Most Useful Site on the Web Award

The Internet guide i-probe says this about Pandia: "Guide to searching the Internet with tutorial, Web directory, metasearch engine, all-in-one search page with search engines and directories, newsfinder, bookstore, query syntax Q-cards, and more.

This site also offers excellent reviews on the best search engines available. A very informative site that will teach you a lot about how to successfully search the Web! Useful for Anybody who surfs the Web!"

Spider Food

In August 2001 Pandia was awarded The Spider Food Approved graphic. These graphics are given to developers who have created software, scripts, or published an online resource or tool which enhances the field of search engine optimization in a meaningful way.

AEIP Award Of Honor for Website Excellence

On December 13th 1999 Pandia was designated a winner of the AEIP Award Of Honor for Website Excellence. The Association Of Ethical Internet Professionals (AEIP) says this about Pandia : "Unusual utilities for the avid surfer/searcher. Innovative and well done. Looking for a new set of net tools? Check it out."

Nem5 Web Maggic Award for Commercial Excellence

In December 1999 Pandia won the Nem5 Web Maggic Award for Commercial Excellence. The award is given to sites that show exceptional commercial practices. Customer service, recent updates on databases and ease of user interface are important in winning this award. Sites must maintain design and creative integrity to earn this award.