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In this article, Googlepedia author Michael Miller presents his top ten tips for finding just the information you want when searching Google, the top search site on the web.
Google is the Internet’s most popular search engine; every day millions of people use it to search for important information. But as we all know, it’s often difficult to find the one best site out of the hundreds or thousands returned in Google’s search results.
Michael Miller is also author of Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide for Speeding Up Slow Computers
How can you search more effectively on Google?
Here are ten tips that can help you find what you’re looking for—without having to wade through less relevant results.
Tip #1: Fine-Tune Your Query with More Keywords
Tip #2: Search for Either One Word or Another
Tip #3: Include Stop Words
Tip #4: Exclude Irrelevant Words
Tip #5: Search for Similar Words
Tip #6: Search for Similar Pages
Tip #7: Search for an Exact Phrase
Tip #8: Use Google’s Advanced Search Page
Tip #9: Search Within Your Search Results
Tip #10: Search Google’s Other Sites
What types of specific searches does Google offer?
Google Groups: Searches Usenet newsgroups and other user groups
Google Image Search: Searches photographs and other online images
Google Maps: Searches for and displays maps of street addresses and other locations
Google News: Searches current news articles
Google News Archive Search: Searches older news articles
Google Patent Search: Searches for patent information
Google Product Search: Searches for current pricing on selected products
Google Scholar: Searches for articles and other scholarly information
Google Video: Searches for specific YouTube videos
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Here’s a list of some of the most useful:
* Google Blog Search: Searches blogs and blog posts
* Google Book Search: Sarches the contents of current and out-of-print books
* Google Directory: Searches an editor-assembled directory of web pages
* Google Groups: Searches Usenet newsgroups and other user groups
* Google Image Search: Searches photographs and other online images
* Google Maps: Searches for and displays maps of street addresses and other locations
* Google News: Searches current news articles
* Google News Archive Search: Searches older news articles
* Google Patent Search: Searches for patent information
* Google Product Search: Searches for current pricing on selected products
* Google Scholar: Searches for articles and other scholarly information
* Google Video: Searches for specific YouTube videos
