the longest word in the English language is *

site:.edu "the longest word in * english * is *"

PowerPoint on Search Strategies

INLS 200-001, Week 5, Session 8

Instructor: Sanghee Oh

http://www.unc.edu/~shoh/fall_2008_inls_200_1/lecture/Session_8_Search_Strategies.ppt

I found this to be an interesting review. There are some recommended books at the end.

Exploring search patterns with wild cards

I am exploring a kind of google search that looks like this:
site:.edu "the population of afghanistan is *"

I use the site restriction .edu in the hope of getting more accuracy.
I use a simple common type of statement as a kind of template. I don't use a question. Instead I use a statement with a wild card. I am hoping that the search matches will complete my sentence and give me the information I am looking for. I tried it and I got a matching sentence with the population of Afghanistan.

 I tried this and it worked very well:
site:.edu "the function of bone marrow is *"

This is almost as good as being able to ask a detailed question.

site:.edu "the meaning of life is *"

 In this kind of search you ask Google to fill in the blank.

Try this:
site:.edu "a quadratic equation has * solutions"

And try this:
site:.edu "* life can survive on mars"

Insider Secrets: Google hacks - CNET Reviews

This has a nice discussion of the daterange search operator.

Insider Secrets: Google hacks - CNET Reviews:

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User Help » University of Florida

Another article on Google search terms.
User Help » University of Florida:

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"king * of jorden" - Google Search

Dear Searchers, I have just confirmed that the * wild card is still wild inside of quotes string.
"king * of jorden" - Google Search:

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Suppose you were writing and essay on Anthropology and Religion

The following is a list of search strings for Google search. In turn, Highlight each one and then right click and select Google search. Review the search results.

anthropology religion

site:wikipedia.org anthropology religion

site:amazon.com anthropology religion

site:.edu anthropology religion

site:youtube.com anthropology religion

site:berkeley.edu anthropology religion

site:berkeley.edu anthropology religion ext:pdf

site:berkeley.edu anthropology religion (ext:pdf OR ext:doc OR ext:ppt)

site:stanford.edu anthropology religion (ext:pdf OR ext:doc OR ext:ppt)

site:.edu sociology religion Durkheim

site:.edu sapolsky anthropology religion

After reading, writing and arithmetic I think Google searching is of supreme importance. A major obstacle to doing anything is knowing how to do it. Google search  tell you about the world and how to do things in it.

I am not so good at Google search but I am getting better. I am probably better than most but very far below those who are the best. Google searching (for users)  is and art and a science. Many young people are naturals at it. Some times I get all tripped up on trying too hard to use advanced techniques.  Then I search side-by-side with an inexperienced person and they tell me , no no just type in this word not the site: stuff. And by golly they are right (at that point, I am glad I had NOT said I was an expert!).

But of course I still believe it is best to study the advanced techniques. Being good at Google search will serve you well for the rest of your life. You will have a competitive edge in school, at work, and in life.

Who links to me, Who do I link to? Who cares?

Here is something to think about: How are webpages connected? For a given page how many and what kind of pages have a link to the given page, and how many links to other pages does the given page have? A given page is a node that has input links and output links. What if for a given page you only new those input and output links? What could you infer about the given page? Is there a Google search command that will give you a list of the input, or output, links?

Anchor text - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anchor text - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The anchor text, link label, link text, or link title is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink."

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Google Search Operators - Google Guide

Google Search Operators - Google Guide: "The following table lists the search operators that work with each Google search service. Click on an operator to jump to its description — or, to read about all of the operators, simply scroll down and read all of this page."

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The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook

I am reading this book on search and am finding it interesting. I think I will learn a lot form this book.

The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, 3rd Edition Copyright © 2010 by Randolph E. Hock

Hock, Randolph (2010-02-08). The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher (Kindle Locations 31-32). Information Today, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

"Randolph Hock, Ph.D. Ran Hock divides his work time between writing and teaching. On the teaching side, he specializes in customized courses teaching people how to use the internet effectively (through his one-person company, Online Strategies). His courses have been offered—in the U.S. and 11 other countries—to companies, government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, schools, universities, and associations.

Hock, Randolph (2010-02-08). The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher (Kindle Locations 6209-6212). Information Today, Inc.. Kindle Edition. "

Google Trends

With Google trends you can compare the relative frequency of up to five search terms. I have used this to decide which terms to use in the name of this blog. I used the more popular search terms.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Google-Trends/112098788806792?fref=ts#

I put every proposed term , in my blog name, into google trends to see how popular there were, and keept the popular terms. For example Tutorings and Studying were unpopular but Science was popular, so I kept science and dropped the others.

Google search TIPS

http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/brown/instruction/Google_Tips_Tricks.pdf

10 Ways to Find Blogs You'll Love

This is a great introduction to how find good blogs. I would say mind boggling, really.
Who are these bloggers and what do they eat for breakfast?

10 Ways to Find Blogs You'll Love:

One of the top is http://alltop.com/


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Independent Study

I just added Independent Study to the Blog Title to make it more in agrement with my interests.
I hope Tutors, students and independ learners will drop ny and comment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism

What is Google custom search?

Read the wiki on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Custom_Search

This feature allows developers to design their own search engines. The decide where to look for the requested information. I hope some one can comment to tell me how they use this.

Using a Google Hangout for a Book Club Meeting

For a simple how to on this topic read my write up:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9wdh0xlx2xz85j/G%20plus%20and%20kindle.docx

Google X Lab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

From the UMass writeup, I tried to follow labs.google.com link and found it has been discontinued. However, now there is a Google X lab site.
Google X Lab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

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Searching blogs

Searching blogs

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mt647jkiq14a12t/blogging.docx

a nice summary of Google search techniques by UMass

This will provide hours of fun search activities.
https://www.oit.umass.edu/sites/oit.umass.edu/files/2011/05/31/google_techniques.pdf

Is Google Scholar a useful source? - PSYC 261 - Research Methods in Psychology - Research & Subject Guides at CSU, Chico

Is Google Scholar a useful source? - PSYC 261 - Research Methods in Psychology - Research & Subject Guides at CSU, Chico: "While google Scholar may have its uses, overall it has enough problems to outweigh any benefits.  As a result, most professors ask that you avoid it.

When it was released in November of 2004, google Scholar had huge gaps in the amount of scholarly literature it coverered.  Over the years those gaps have been addressed.  As shown by scholarly articles that investigate Google Scholar (which do indeed exist), Google Scholar's across the board coverage of scholarly literature is now considerably better than it was in 2004 and 2005, but it still has gaps.  Suzanne Mikki (2010) further notes an issue that has persisted in Google Scholar ever since its launch: that Google Scholar covers literature in the scientific disciplines better than it does other disciplines.  That's not to say it is totally lacking in the social sciences or humanities, but it has a history of being less comprehensive in these areas than in the natural sciences.

Another issue is access to the full text of articles through google Scholar.  This issue takes two forms: the multiple copies problem and the access link problem."

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Home – Google in Education

I just found out that Google has a site "http://www.google.com/edu/" with /edu.
I just took a look at the home page, see below, and it looks good. There have resources for teachers, organizations and students.

Home – Google in Education:

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screen sharing: Google Hangouts vs. Join.me

For online tutoring, Which has the best screen sharing Google Plus Hangouts or Join me?

I decided to take another look at join.me screen sharing because Google Plus Hangouts screen sharing is limited. The G+ screen sharing does not allow full screen mode and the resolution is low. The shared screen is stuck in a display box that cannot be resized. I expect that G+ will be upgrading soon to fix this problem but as it stands, Join.me is much better. Join.me sharing  --- does have full screen mode. The resolution, and readability, is excellent.

Join.me now has some interesting new features:

1.  When participants join a meeting, they can enter “alvinrogers”, a name I selected, to see my screen. This is much easier that having to remember or copy/paste a numeric code.

2.  Now the iPad can work in presenter mode not just viewer mode.

3.  There is a pro version for $99.00 a year.