UTILIZING SEARCH ENGINES

So lets learn some really really useful stuff. Here are some tips to search and get exactly what you want.

1. Page translation.
Sometimes we ignore webpages just because they are in a different language and that’s really not a reason for ignoring them as they may contain something useful.
So we can use translation tools like the ones found at http://babelfish.altavista.com and http://world.altavista.com to translate a few key words.
2. Directories.
Most of the times while searching on a search engine for a specific category its really mindboggling . E.g search for “toys” and first five results you will get will be pornsites. Using a sites directory will eliminate that. You can narrow your search down easily by looking for the info in specific catagories. Google directories can be found at: directory.google.com.
3. Here are some tips that google refers to as "advanced"
A. "xxxx" / will look for the exact phrase. (google isnt case sensitive)
B. -x / will search for something excluding a certain term
C. filetype:xxx / searches for a particular file extention (exe, mp3, etc)
D. -filetype:xxx / excludes a particular file extention
E. allinurl:x / term in the url
F. allintext:x / terms in the text of the page
G. allintitle:x / terms in the html title of that page
H. allinanchor:x / terms in the links

4. OR / Self explanatory, one or the other... (ie: binder OR joiner)

5. ~X Synonyms/similar terms (in case you can't think of any yourself)

6. Numbers in a range.
Lets say you're looking for an mp3 player but only want to spend up to $90. Why swim through all the others? MP3 player $0..$90 The 2 periods will set a numeric range to search between. This also works with dates, weights, etc

7. +
Ever type in a search and see something like this: "The following words are very common and were not included in your search:" Well, what if those common words are important in your search? You can force google to search through even the common terms by putting a + in front of the denied word.

8. *
Wildcard searches. Great when applied to a previously mentioned method. If you only know the name of a prog, or are looking for ALL of a particular file (ie. you're DLing tunes) something like *.mp3 would list every mp3.


9. Search EVERYWHERE
If you could not find your required material try searchin out in some other search engine, as different search engines have different priorities.
Also try group search, cause that’s helpful too.