How to Google Better

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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Comments

[Kate]

I know chopstick etiquette as well as how they are held changes from culture to culture. What is culturally considerate in Japan may be culturally inconsiderate in parts of China.
Kate