SEARCHING THE INTERNET
VIA GOOGLE: TIPS AND SHORTCUTS
1. Finding a specific item
or word within a particular domain.
For example, typing:
"George Washington" site:www.whitehouse.gov
into the Google text box returns about 15,000
pages that contain the phrase "George Washington" only
from the White House web page.
Were you to type in only "George Washington"
into the search box, Google returns over 2 million results. Therefore,
this search tip is helpful when you want to locate information from
a specific (or more credible) source.
More importantly, enclosing the phrase George
Washington ensures that your search results include the entire
phrase and not George and Washington separately.
2. Finding an address (and
often map/directions) from an American telephone number.
For example, typing:
(616) 774-8272
Returns at the top of the search page a listing
for a superb restaurant in Grand Rapids complete with address and
links to both MapQuest and Yahoo!Maps.
It is important to use the format (xxx) xxx-xxxx
to obtain better results.
3. Excluding or including
particular words.
For example, typing:
Palm +Visor
instead of simply, Palm
provides search results specific to the Handspring
Visor Palm PDA, not links on anatomy or the hand. Similarly, the
- (negative) sign can be used to exclude particular words or phrases.
4. Verify correct spelling.
For example, misspelling:
sodium cloride
returns, Did you mean: sodium chloride with
a link that directs you to (perhaps more reputable) sites pertaining
to salt.
Additional
tips and uses
5. Finding out who links to you.
link:www.yourdomain.com
6. Obtaining outdated or older page information.
Click on cached under the search results
to view the page residing on the servers of Google that may be otherwise
unavailable.
7. Finding a stock quote.
Type in the symbol into the search box.
For example, DCX or DIS. Google
searches are NOT case sensitive.
For more advance tips and tricks check out Google
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