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November 20, 2006

How to Google Better

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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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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

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