Have you heard of ChaCha? The new search engine taking the internet by storm has live search guides. Yes, live! You log into ChaCha.com and search with a guide for what you need. They come back with the results. The guide filters all the junk sites and gets right to the point. If you need to know it, they can find it. Each guide has been trained, and specializes in different categories. There is a chat box so you can talk with the guide to explain just what you are looking for. The results show up and open in a new window so you can see whether or not it the the information you need. If not, just tell your guide. They will dig deeper.
This is great for kids because it is a safe search. No unwanted sites or adult content can be sent. Foul language will get you booted. The guides stick to a strick code of ethics.
Once you are done with the search, you have the opportunity to rate your guide. This way ChaCha knows the guide did his or her job. It is a great new tool. Wonderful for those college papers, or homework, or just that old pumpkin roll recipe.