AOL Search allows its members to search across the web and AOL's own content from one place. The "external" version, listed above, does not list AOL content. The main listings forweb sites and categories are through the Open Directory. As backup to the directory information, Inktomi also provides crawler-based results. The AOL search service was Excite-powered AOL Net, before the launch of AOL Search in October 1999. Find more search engine info.