I wanted to share this pair of links about Google searching that I’ve recently seen:
– An article by John Tesdesco on Google searching: How to Solve Impossible Problems: Daniel Russell’s Awesome Google Search Techniques. (hat tip to Amanda Sprochi)
– Google is offering a free online course featuring powerful techniques to solve everyday problems using Google. Registration is open now: Become a Google Power Searcher. (hat tip to Rebecca Graves)
I am taking the Google Power Searcher course and just aced the mid-course assessment. So far, not much is terribly new, but there have been a few handy reminders, like:
-you have to capitalize OR if you want to use it as a Boolean operator.
-filetype:kml will find you Google Earth items, that you can then view using Google maps.
-when doing searches using operators like filetype: and intext: and site: you have to be sure NOT to put any spaces between the operator and the text that follows. site:missouri.edu, not site: missouri.edu
Thanks Rachel!
If you learn anything else interesting, please share.