link: link: restricts the results to those web pages that have links to the specified url. there can...
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link:link:
• 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:disney.com
related:related:
• related: lists web pages that are "similar" to a specified web page.
• There can be no space between related: and the URL.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
related:URL
related:disney.com
info:info:
• info: presents some information that Google has about a particular web page.
• There can be no space between info: and the URL.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
info:URL
info:disney.com
Other Information NeedsOther Information Needs
Did you know that Google can look up phone numbers and
stock quotes?
phonebook:phonebook:
• There are actually three different Google phonebook operators.
• phonebook: searches the entire Google phonebook.
• rphonebook: searches residential listings only.
• bphonebook: searches business listings only.
Source: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
How to Use the PhonebookHow to Use the Phonebook
• 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
phonebook:Data
phonebook:disneyland ca
phonebook:(714) 956-6425
stocks: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: msft
stocks: aapl intc msft macr
Review: Advanced OperatorsReview: Advanced Operators
Query modifiers• daterange:• filetype:• inanchor:• intext:• intitle:• inurl:• site:
Alternative query types• cache:• link:• related:• info:
Other information needs• phonebook:• stocks:
The Last Part:The Last Part:Google ResourcesGoogle Resources
Where to get more information
http://www.google.com/help/http://www.google.com/help/
• Google Help Central
• Free guides and FAQs that tell you about Web searching in general and Google’s features in specific.
Google Support NewsgroupGoogle Support Newsgroup
• Google has a free Usenet newsgroup: google.public.support.general
• You may be able to access this newsgroup through your Usenet reader.
Google Support NewsgroupGoogle Support Newsgroup
• You can also search for the google.public.support.general newsgroup at news.google.com.
• The easiest way to access the newsgroup is to just click on the “user support discussion forum” link at the top of the Google Help Central page.
Google HacksGoogle Hacks
• Google Hacks by Calishain and Dornfest
• US$24.95 (ISBN 0596004478)
• This is an extremely advanced book written for Perl programmers, NOT you and me.
• But I still highly recommend it.
Image source: Amazon.com
Our GoalsOur Goals
• Learn how Google really works.• Discover some Google secrets no one
ever tells you.• Play around with some of Google’s
advanced search operators.• Find out where to get more Google-
related help and information.• DO ALL OF THIS IN ENGLISH!
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