Effective Search Strategies

I hate to say it but Google has been more reliable in finding relevant sites.
I must admit that Google has allowed me to become a bit lazy when searching - I get hits even when I don't deserve to. While I am not really comfortable with Google developing a profile on the types of things I search, it does mean that I am more likely to get hits - sites appropriate for teaching and students.

One problem that we are currently having at work is that there seems to be a conflict with Google and our school filtering system (other schools are having the same problem) - we randomly get Error 403 or 404 when using Google or trying to open links off Google. Very frustrating!! This does open the door to other search engines though.

I had to do a similar activity when I did a Web2.0 online course last year. Here is the link if you are interested in what I found then.
http://sakepuss.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/week-8-syndicated-search.html