Magellan

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Magellan (http://www.mckinley.com), by the same folks who bring you Excite, is yet another combination site, with both a Web directory and a search engine. You can use Magellan's search text box to search for the following:

• Entire database Returns hits from all over the Web, like a normal search engine.
• Rated and reviewed sites only Returns hits only from Magellan's Web directory.

Magellan's special claim to fame is the fact that you can screen out adult-oriented sites with the Green Light feature. The main Magellan search page (http://www.mckinley.com/) contains a Green Light Sites Only check box. If you mark that, the search returns only sites that Magellan has reviewed and determined to be family-friendly.

This feature makes Magellan extremely helpful if you are searching for serious research information about a smut-prone topic like teen sex. With a regular search engine you would have to wade through hundreds of LIVE NUDE HOT TEENS pages, but with Magellan's Green Light feature you can eliminate such pages from your search, and find what you're really looking for�articles about how to talk to your teenagers about sex.