One thing that amazes me is the sheer number and variety of search engines. I used to think there was only a dozen or so search engines, you know Google, Yahoo!, Altavista, Northern light etc. Boy was I wrong. There are in fact hundreds and hundreds of them differing from country to country and specialty to specialty. Set aside an afternoon sometime and head on over to Search Engine Colossus. There you will see an enormous index of search engines and a short description of each one of them. Truly an enlightening experience!
Search Engine ShowdownA user's guide to Web searching with features, comparative analysis, strategies, discussion, news and reviews.
Lots of search engine info and news for the average web user who wants to know a little more about the search engine(s)he/she use and keep up to date regarding the latest developments in the search engine market and technology.
This site is home page material! Lots of good info,news and resources for webmasters as well.
007 Websites directory: Web Services : Search Engines
Yahoo! Buzz
Check out the hottest search terms at Yahoo!
Search Engine Showdown
Informative analysis and breakdown of all the major search engines, comparing and contrasting their strengths and weakness.
SearchHippo.com Web Search

Freeality
Freeality is a wonderful site for searching the net. Freeality has on its page all the major search engines which you can query regarding almost every topic and category under the sun.

AllSearchEngines.Com --This handy website lists all the major internet search engines, specialized (topic) search engines and web directories. There are categories for finding images, news, jobs, people, businesses and many other popular subjects.
GigaBlast
is a new search engine (based in Albuquerque, New Mexico) with a lot of potential. I like using it along with Google and Yahoo! It's pretty fast. Take it for a spin! Let me know
what you think...