Let’s face it Google built a better mousetrap, which helped them dethrone Yahoo!, and smartly continue adding cool new services to stay the prominent de facto mousetrap. Kudos to them, but are there any new web 2.0 search engines out there trying to offer new cheese in their trap?

OEBD thinks there are some contenders and did all of the leg work on this one, offering up their Top 25 web 2.0 Search Engines.

Mashups and Tagging
Many of the new search engines use the modular functionality of Web 2.0: mash together several services and add new features.
1 – Ajaxwhois
2 – FlickrStorm
3 – FundooWeb
4 – Keotag
5 – Whonu
6 – Similicio.us

Rich Internet Application Search Interfaces
The “rich” in RIAs is a matter of personal definition, but engines in this category offer a little something extra in terms of the interface, sometimes employing AJAX.
7 – Huckabuck
8 – Kartoo
9 – KwMap
10 – Mnemomap
11 – PreFound
12 – Quintura
13 – Ujiko
14 – Tagnautica
15 – Topix

Social Aspects: User Contribution, Recommendation, Social Networks
Social networks are a hot Web application space, and now they creeping into search engines.
16 – Clipfire
17 – Omgili

Visual Search
Engines in this category allow you to search using images and similarity algorithms.
18 – Like
19 – Pixsy
20 – Retrievr
21 – Riya
22 – Tiltomo
23 – Xcavator

Audio/ Video Search
Up until a few years ago, finding specific music or videos online was a difficult task. Then video search started appearing in traditional search engines. Now, it’s creeping into engines with some advanced features.
24 – Liveplasma
25 – Vdoogle

If you don’t have time to physically check all of the sites out, OEDB has a synopsis on each one.

Thanks for the knowledge OEDB!

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