Nov 20, 2006 / by admin

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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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2 Responses to “How to Google Better”

  1. Ian's Messy Desk
    November 21st, 2006 @ 8:43 am

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  2. Kate
    November 22nd, 2006 @ 4:17 am

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    Kate

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