Sunday, 21 March 2010

How to use google the right way

It is amazing that the internet has developed into the biggest source of information and media in the world. Many people depend heavily on the Internet and go to it on a daily basis, in all facets of their lives, from work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip. All you need to do is type in the words that you're looking for in your search engine, and your one-click away to a whole new world of knowledge. Google search is the most-used web search engine on the internet. It is owned by Google Inc. and was originally developed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1997. Google search now receives more than a million queries everyday through its various resources. Google search has features and functions other search engines don't. These include synonyms, weather forecasts, time zones, stock quotes, maps, earthquake data, movie show time, airports, home listings, and sports scores. There are special features for numbers including prices, temperatures, money/unit conversion , calculations, package tracking, patents, area codes, and rudimentary language translation of displayed pages. It's not that hard to get the most out of Google Search. Once you have Google search as your internet search engine, you'll find youself going to it over and over. Doing a search is simple: just type whatever comes to mind in the search box, hit Enter or click on the Google Search button, and Google will search the web for pages that are relevant to your search term. Most of the time you'll find exactly what you were looking for with just a basic search. But with some of these basic tips, you can refine your technique to make the most of your searches. � Be specific but simple. If you're looking for a particular company, just enter its name, or as much of its name as you can recall. If you're looking for a particular concept, place, or product, start with its name. If you're looking for a pizza restaurant, just enter pizza and the name of your town or your zip code. Simple is usually good. � Use words you would expect to be on a site you are looking for. A search engine is not a human, it is a program that matches the words you give to pages on the web. Use the words that are most likely to appear on the page. For example, instead of saying [ my head hurts ], say [ headache ], because that's the term a medical page will use. The search [ in what country are bats considered an omen of good luck? ] is very clear to a person, but the document that gives the answer may not have those words. Instead, use the query [ bats are considered good luck in ] or even just [ bats good luck ], because that is probably some of the words the right page will have. � Describe what you need with as few terms as possible. Each new search term you add reduces the number of 'matching' sites, thereby limiting your choices. The main advantage to starting with fewer keywords is that, if you don't get what you need, the results will likely give you a good indication of what additional words are needed to refine your results on the next search. For example, [ weather cancun ] is a simple way to find the weather and it is likely to give better results than the longer [ weather report for cancun mexico ]. � Select descriptive terms. The more specific your search term is the more relevant your results. Words that are not very descriptive, like 'document,' 'website,' 'company,' or 'info,' are usually not needed. Keep in mind, however, that even if the word has the correct meaning but it is not the one most people use, it may not match the pages you need. For example, [ celebrity ringtones ] is more descriptive and specific than [ celebrity sounds ]. These are just a few basic tips for maximizing your Google search results. Have fund, there is sooo much to find and see online. All you need to do is look for it.

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