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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