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Internet Tips and TricksInternet Tips and Tricks
May 4, 2006
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Search Engines
Google www.google.com biggest, best
AlltheWeb alltheWeb.com also a very large database
Alta Vista www.av.com wildcards (ie.: Small*)
Vivisimo www.vivisimo.com categorized results
Ask Jeeves www.ask.com ask questions, natural language
Yahoo www.yahoo.com.au human compiled, well respected
HotBot www.hotbot.com finds most popular sites
Dogpile www.dogpile.com aggregates smaller SE results
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3. How do they work?
Search engines for the Web do not really search the World Wide Web directly. Instead, what they do is…
…search a database of the full text of Web pages…
…selected and built by computer robot programs called spiders.
Spiders find the pages to include in their databases by following the links on pages that already are there
If a Web page is new and never linked to by any other pages, a spider cannot find it
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Use + to add things together
+ pandas + endangered + animals
IBM + ThinkPad
chocolate + chip + cookies + recipes
+ Seattle + hotels + reservations
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Use - symbol to subtract
Mao Tse Tung – Jiang Qing
In other words, you’re telling the search engine to find Web pages on Mao Tse Tung but to exclude any pages where his fourth wife Jiang Qing is mentioned.
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Use “ ” to denote searched-for phrase
If you use + pandas + endangered + animals it is possible the words could appear anywhere on the page instead of in a phrase!
Doing a “phrase search” avoids this problem.
This helps you to multiply the words!
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Getting clever…
If you want to get really clever, you can combine all the symbols!
You could use “chocolate” – cake + “cookie recipes”
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News New York Times on the Web
http://www.nytimes.com/ :all the news daily from the New York Times
CNN Webspace Search Engine http://www.cnn.com/SEARCH/index.html
The Age : http://www.theage.com.au
The ABC : http://www.abc.net.au
The BBC : http://www.bbc.net.uk
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staugustineschool.org/homework.shtml
Homework help page
Typing Tutor Math Drills Dictionary Searchable
Shakespeare
Bible Brick Testament
Add things, request things, just click the comments link at the bottom of any page.
Also, http://www.staugustineschool.org/teacherpage.shtml
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Wikipedia
Open Source encyclopedia Built, edited and monitored by
volunteers
Anyone who views it can edit it
Disagreements get taken into an open discussion which anyone can read
Contributors strive to keep content scholarly, but not always as dependable as, say…
− Britannica.com. Content is NOT filtered for children
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Babel Fish
Programmatic Translation site Words or phrases – it does
pretty well
Enter a Web page url and this application will attempt to render it with the text translated. This is usually pretty entertaining.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
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Google Tips n Tricks 101
This is intended to help you use Google more productively and to be able to show off for your friends.
It will highlight key tips and tricks, as well as introduce you to some of the newer features of Google.
It is by no means comprehensive. Google is everywhere. We are Google. Kumbayah.
• Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Google Advanced Search Operators -- define
define:Query provides basic definition of the query
Example: “insanity”
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Google Advanced Search Operators -- related
related:Query lists Web pages “similar” to a specified Web page
Which one of these pages is just like the other?
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Google Advanced Search Operators – allintitle
allintitle:Query will restrict results to those with all of the query words in the title of the page
Example: “allintitle: lotus support” will identify any pages with “Lotus” AND “support” in the title
Very useful for narrowing down a search
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Google Advanced Search Operators -- link
link:Lists Web pages that have links to a specified Web page (very useful for link analysis)
Note: No space between the “link:” and the URL
In this example, there were 73,400 estimated pages linking to www.ibm.com
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Google Advanced Search Operators -- cache
cache:Type “cache:www.staugustineschool.org” Shows
version of site that Google has in its cache
Type “cache:www.staugustineschool.org staff”
−Shows cached content with the word “staff” in that page
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Google Advanced Search Operators -- site
site:Query will restrict results to those Websites in the given domain
Example: “support site:www.ibm.com” will identify support-related Websites on the IBM domain
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Google Advanced Search
that contain ALL the search terms you type in
that contain the exact phrase you type in
that contain at least one of the words you type in
that do NOT contain any of the words you type in
written in a certain language created in a certain file format that have been updated within a certain
period of time that contain numbers within a certain
range within a certain domain, or website that don't contain "adult" material
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Google Advanced Search: Domain
Domain searching allows you to “only” or “don’t” return results from a specific domain
Ex. Search “ThinkPad” and only return results from domain: “www.lenovo.com”
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
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Google Advanced Search: Find results
Find results option allows you to delimit the search to include the following:
With all of the words
With the exact phrase
With at least one of the words
Without the words
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
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Google Advanced Search: Language and File Format
Language allows you to return pages against a query in 36 languages
File Format allows you to:Only or don’t
−Return results of the file format•PDF•.PS•.DOC•.XLS•.PPT•.RTF
Particularly helpful using Google’s Desktop Search (for finding files you know part of the name of, but not sure where it is)
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
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Google Advanced Search: Date/Numeric Range and Occurrences
Date range allows you to search for Web pages updated within a specified time range
AnytimePast 3 monthsPart 6 monthsPast year
Occurrences returns results where terms occur:
Anywhere in the pageIn the title of the pageIn the text of the pageIn the URLIn links to that page
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
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Google Advanced Search: Searching for Numbers
Search By NumberParcel tracking IDs, patents and other specialized numbers can be entered into Google's search box for quick access to information about them. For example, typing a FedEx tracking number will return the latest information on your package. Other special search by number types include :
UPS tracking numbersExample search: "1Z9999W99999999999“
FedEx tracking numbersExample search: "999999999999“
USPS tracking numbersExample search: "9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 99"
Vehicle ID (VIN) numbersExample search: "AAAAA999A9AA99999“UPC codes example search: "073333531084”
Telephone area codesExample search: "650“
Patent numbersExample search: "patent 5123123“ (Remember to put the word "patent" before your patent number)
FAA airplane registration numbersExample search: "n199ua“ (An airplane's FAA registration number is typically printed on its tail)
FCC equipment Example search: "fcc B4Z-34009-PIR“ (Remember to put the word "fcc" before the equipment ID.)
Flight TrackingJust enter “Airline Flight #” and look at top of results page – and don’t forget to go pick up Grandma !
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
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Google Advanced Search: Searching for Phone Numbers
Search By:first name (or first initial), last name, city (state is optional) first name (or first initial), last name, state first name (or first initial), last name, area code first name (or first initial), last name, zip code last name, city, state last name, zip code
phone number, including area code !
Query: “Todd Watson, Austin, TX”
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Google Advanced Search: Searching for Books, Movies, and Music
BooksEx. “books about space”Then click “book results for “books about space” at top of page…or whatever your query is
MoviesTo find reviews and showtimes for movies playing near you, type “movie” or “showtimes” or the name of a current film into GoogleIf you’ve saved your location previously with “Google Local,” the top searches will display showtimes for nearby theatres for the movie you’ve chosenCan’t remember the title of a movie. Search “movie: name of movie or actor or director or subject”
−“movie: mafia don” – Guess what it presented as the top result?
MusicType in “music: name of artist” to get links about the artist, discography, artist websites, latest news, photos, discussion groups
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How to Do Your Shopping via Google in 10 Minutes or Less
Catalogs.google.com features products from more than 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index.
Froogle.com indexes products from online stores
Froogle allows you to:Search prices between X and YFind products near a certain locationFind products with occurrences of a word in the product name or descriptionLook at products within a certain categoryProvide a list or grid view for easy viewing and comparison shopping
http://catalogs.google.comhttp://www.froogle.com
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Google Advanced News Search
Google Advanced News Search allows you to easily search past news stories and specify by:
News source
Location
Occurrences where appeared (anywhere, headline, body, or URL)
When published
−Anytime
−Date Range
http://news.google.com/advanced_news_search
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Google Alerts
Google Alerts enable you to monitor keyword activity on the Internet and proactively notify you via email of mentions of those terms
Type: News, Web, Groups, Blogs, Comprehensive
Frequency: once a day, as-it-happens, once a week
Other search operators apply
−Ex. allintitle: IBM Software
http://www.google.com/alerts
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Google Reader
Google Reader is a Web-based RSS reader that enables you to subscribe, read, and filter RSS feeds
You can import existing OPML files so you don’t have to start over
Advantage over client-based RSS feed readers:
You can get to your feeds on any machine into which you can sign on to the Web via a browser!Google continues to evolve and add new featuresEasy text-based key commands for navigating the feeds
−Sharing feeds−Starring feeds−Emailing feeds
http://www.google.com/reader
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Google Trends
Compare any two search terms
Limit by time periodLimit by location
Kids love this
Google.com/trends
http://www.google.com/reader
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Google Home Page
Google Personalized home page allows you to drag and drop RSS widgets and customized content
Provides a single view into many resources, and is highly customizable
Tab-based nav allows you to set up multiple desktops (one for work, personal, etc.)
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Google Mobile
Google Mobile allows you to access numerous Google resources via your mobile device
You can also SMS basic commands to Google at “46645”
Ex. “weather NYC”
−“sushi 78704”
−“dallas cowboys” Go to second URL below and
play with browser-based SMS before running up your phone bills
http://mobile.google.com
http://www.google.com/mobile/sms/index.html
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Google Reference: Google Cheat Sheet
Google Cheat Sheet provides quick view into key operators and commands to help you with your searches, and includes useful examples.
http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
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Google Reference: Google Guide
Google Cheat Sheet provides quick view into key operators and commands to help you with your searches, and includes useful examples.
http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html
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Google Reference: Simply Google
Everything you wanted to know about Google but were afraid to search for.
The Professional Googler’s Google Index (“Googledex?”)
http://www.usabilityviews.com/simply_google.htm
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Google Moon
Google can even take you to the moon and to Mars
No rockets or spacesuits required.
http://moon.google.comhttp://mars.google.com
