For Google-philes, the Google Guide is the mecca for info on how to search the web more effectively. Find out tricks, tips, and hints such as how to use search operators (see chart below) to find a particular file format (such as PDFs or MP3s), to restrict your search to a type of domain (such as .org or .net), or to search for links.
| Advanced Search Features |
Search Operators |
| File Format |
filetype: |
| Occurrences in the title of the page in the text of the page in the URL of the page in the links to the page |
allintitle: allintext: allinurl: allinanchor: |
| Domain |
site: |
| Similar |
related: |
| Links |
link: |
For example, if you were searching for pages that linked to blog.simplehuman.com, you would enter in the search bar:
link: blog.simplehuman.com
Different Google search services use different search operators, so to find out more, read the full article on search operators at the Google Guide.
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November 21st, 2006 @ 8:43 am
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