Advanced Googologya presentation by
Patrick Douglas CrispenNetSquirrel.com
Learn how Google really works. Discover some Google secrets no one ever
tells you. Play around with some of Google’s
advanced search operators.
Our Goals
Google rule #1
Be specific ... because if you aren’t specific, you’ll end up
with a bunch of garbage!
Google rule #2
Use quotes to search for phrases.
“bill gates”
Google rule #2a
Use dashes between words to also search for phrases.
bill-gates
Source: http://tinyurl.com/cpcdg
Google rule #3
Use the + sign torequire an exact match.
[Well, not really.]
“bill gates” +foundation
Google rule #4
Use the - sign toexclude.
“bill gates” -microsoft
Google rule #5
Combine symbols as often as possible (see rule #1).
“bill gates” –microsoft +foundation
If you can’t remember any of the other rules, use the “advanced search” option and it will help you limit your search.
Google rule #6
1. Be specific ... because if you aren’t specific, you’ll end up with a bunch of garbage!
2. Use quotes [or dashes] to search for phrases.
3. Use the + sign to require. [Well, not really.]
4. Use the - sign to exclude.5. Combine symbols as often as possible
(see rule #1).6. Use the “advanced search” option.
In Summary
More Stuff No One Tells You
Google’s shocking secrets revealed!
If you search for more than one keyword at a time, Google will automatically search for pages that contain ALL of your keywords.
A search for utah jazz fans is the same as searching for utah AND jazz AND fans
But, if you try to use AND on your own, Google yells at you.
Boolean Default is AND
Source: http://www.google.com/help/basics.html
Capitalization Does NOT Matter
The old AltaVista trick of typing your keywords in lower case is no longer
necessary.
Google is not case sensitive. So, the following searches all yield exactly
the same results: utah education networkUtah Education NetworkUTAH EDUCATION NETWORKUtAh EdUcAtIoN NeTwOrK
Capitalization Does NOT Matter
Source: http://www.google.com/help/basics.html
Until recently, Google wouldn’t accept more than 10 keywords at a time.◦ Any keyword past 10 was simply ignored.
Google now accepts up to 32 keywords.◦ Stick with 10.
Google’s 10 Word Limit
Source: Google Hacks, p. 19
The Order of Your Keywords Matters
A me life for pirate’s?
How Google Works
When you conduct a search at Google, it searches for◦ Phrases, then◦ Adjacency, then◦ Weights.
Because Google searches for phrases first, the order of your keywords matters.Image source: Google
Source: Google Hacks, p. 20-22
For Example
A search for disney fantasyland pirates yields the same number of hits as a search for fantasyland disney pirates, but the order of those hits – especially the first 10 – is noticeably different.
Google’s Boolean default is AND. Capitalization does not matter. Google has a hard limit of 32 keywords. The order of your keywords matters.
In Summary
Advanced Search Operators
Beyond plusses, minuses, ANDs, ORs, quotes, and *s
Query modifiers• filetype:• intitle:• inurl:• site:• synonyms
Alternative query types• cache:• link:• related:• info:
Other information needs• phonebook:• stocks:• define:• Google Calculator• weather• movie:
Advanced Operators
Query ModifiersStuff you can add to your regular searches
filetype: filetype: restricts
your results to files ending in ".doc" (or .xls, .ppt. etc.), and shows you only files created with the corresponding program.
There can be no space between filetype: and the file extension
The “dot” in the file extension – .doc – is optional.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/faq_filetypes.html
Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf)
Adobe PostScript (ps) Lotus 1-2-3 (wk1, wk2,
wk3, wk4, wk5, wki, wks, wku)
Lotus WordPro (lwp) MacWrite (mw)
Microsoft Excel (xls) Microsoft PowerPoint
(ppt) Microsoft Word (doc) Microsoft Works (wks,
wps, wdb) Microsoft Write (wri) Rich Text Format (rtf) Shockwave Flash (swf) Text (ans, txt)
Google’s Official Filetypes
Source: http://www.google.com/help/faq_filetypes.html
filetype:extension
uen filetype:pdfuen -filetype:pdf
link:
Using link: restricts the results to those web pages that have links to the specified URL.
There can be no space between link: and the URL.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
link:URL
link:uen.org
Other Information Needs
Did you know that Google can look up phone numbers, stock quotes,
dictionary definitions, and even the answer to math problems?
phonebook: There are two ways to
use Google’s phonebook:◦ Just do a regular search.◦ Use one of Google’s
phonebook commands. Phonebook commands
[in lowercase]:◦ rphonebook: searches
residential listings only.◦ bphonebook: searches
business listings only.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
first name (or first initial), last name, city (state is optional)
first name (or first initial), last name, state first name (or first initial), last name, area
code first name (or first initial), last name, zip
code phone number, including area code last name, city, state last name, zip code
How to Use the Residential Phonebook
bphonebook:Data
bphonebook:disneyland cabphonebook:(714) 956-6425
stocks:
If you begin a query with stocks: Google will treat the rest of the query terms as stock ticker symbols, and will link to a Yahoo finance page showing stock information for those symbols.
Go crazy with the spaces – Google ignores them!
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
stocks:Symbol1 Symbol2 …
stocks: msftstocks: aapl intc msft macr
define:
If you begin a query with define: Google will display definitions for the word or phrase that follows, if definitions are available.
You don’t need quotes around your phrases.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/features.html#definitions
define:term
define:ominicientdefine:bicoastal
Google Calculator
Simply key in what you'd like Google to compute (like 2+2) and then hit enter.
Google’s Calculator can solve math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator
3+4456*78
1.21 GW / 88 mph100 miles in kilometers
sine(30 degrees) G*(6e24 kg)/(4000 miles)^2
0x7d3 in roman numerals
For instructions on how to use the Google Calculator, see http://www.google.com/help/calculator.html
weather
Using weather presents the three to four day weather forecast for a particular US city.
You don’t need a colon in weather.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
weather cityweather city stateweather zip code
weather salt lake cityweather provo,ut
weather 84120
movie:
Using movie: presents either movie show times in a particular city or information [like reviews] about a particular.
There can be a space between movie: and the keywords.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
movie:city and state [or zip]movie:keyword[s]
movie: 84112movie: pirates
Query modifiers• filetype:• intitle:• inurl:• site:• synonyms
Alternative query types• cache:• link:• related:• info:
Other information needs• phonebook:• stocks:• define:• Google Calculator• weather• movies:
Advanced Operators
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