how i search

How I find things online

This is an engine, a very good one, maybe the best damn engine that ever was.

But an engine nonetheless. The product of algorithms, bots and spiders.

Not people and personalities.

There are a variety of ways to tap into people for the information you need

What this presentation will do Show you how I find things online

The tools, sources and methods I use

What it won't Provide you with a step by step approach on how to find things

That will be the product of your own habits, hopefully using some of the tips and tools from here.

Getting the most from the machine.

The most common mistake…

“Use hyphens”Narrow search by specifying terms

-termRemove results by using a minus

site:Specify site that you want to search

filetype:PDF, PPT, DOC etc.

location:The origin of the webpage

related:Results relating to a specific site

Tools.

E.g. The Minus.

E.g Site:

Toolbar.

Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger.

Links.

Tabs.

Notepad.

Unused substitutes.

Journals.

Bookmarks.

Knowledge (old-fashioned and proper).

Video.

Images.

Serious data.

The Royal Mail deliver.

Consumer, market, company, competition.

Web classics.

Website analytics.

Websites.

Facebook.

Search.

Blogs.

Alerts.

Google.

Twitter.

Mentions.

Subscriptions.

The reader.

The folders.

Advertising.

Design.

Mobile.

Strategy/Planning

Inspiration.

Tech.

User experience.

Thank-you.Steven Parkerstevenp@thergrandunion.com