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Symbols[ Top ]
& (ampersand), adding modifiers to URLs, 54
( ) (parentheses), suggesting precedence in a group of words, 19, 112
* (asterisk) wildcard character, 21, 112
      directories of information, finding, 97-99
      group: special syntax and, 65
      not available with phonebook lookups, 90
      not counted towards 10-word limit, 23
- (minus sign), negation in searching, 19, 36, 112
      not available with phonebook lookups, 90
+ (plus sign), explicitly including words in search, 20, 112
| (pipe) Boolean OR, 18, 111
      phonebook syntax elements and, 90
      rules for mixing syntax, 33

Numbers[ Top ]
10-word limit on queries, 22, 30

A[ Top ]
Advanced Catalog Search, 77
Advanced Groups Search, 64
      special syntax for, 65-67
Advanced Image Search, 68-70
Advanced Search, 9, 13, 38-41
      Froogle version, 80
advanced search operators (see special syntax)
advertisements on search results page, 51
allinanchor: special syntax, 113
      Occurrences pull-down menu, 40
allintext: special syntax, 113
      Occurrences pull-down menu, 40
allintitle: special syntax, 112
      avoid use when mixing syntax, 33
      Occurrences pull-down menu, 40
allinurl: special syntax, 113
      avoid use when mixing syntax, 33
      Occurrences pull-down menu, 40
anchors, link, 25, 40, 113
AND (Boolean), 18, 111
antisocial syntax elements, 35-37
archives of
      Google Groups messages, 62
      published articles, searching through, 95-97
articles
      from magazines, finding, 96
      from The New York times, finding, 95
      searching archives of, 95-97
as_qdr=mx (URL modifier), 55
asterisk (*) wildcard character, 21, 112
      directories of information, finding, 97-99
      group: special syntax and, 65
      not available with phonebook lookups, 90
      not counted towards 10-word limit, 23
Australia, news pages for, 72
author: special syntax, 66

B[ Top ]
backward links, shown by Internet Explorer's URL box, 107
basics of Google, 17-20
Blogger weblogs, 104
Blosxom weblogs, 105
bookmarklets, googling with, 109
Boolean default of Google, 18, 111
bphonebook: special syntax, 89, 115
Browser Buttons, 109
browsing
      cookies turned off, impact on preferences, 50, 84
      Google Groups, 63-65
      Google Toolbar and, 108
      for purchases in Froogle, 80
      resources for specialized vocabularies, 42-45
business phone numbers, searching for, 88-92

C[ Top ]
cache: special syntax, 27, 114
cached versions of pages, 53
Canada, news pages for, 72
case sensitivity
      in Google, 20
      with phonebook lookups, 90
case studies on improving search results, 11-16
Catalogs, Google (see Google Catalogs)
category lists on search results page, 51
checking spelling in queries, 12, 56-58, 86
clustering capabilities of Google News, 74
Combined Search button, setting on Google Toolbar, 108
combining syntax (see mixing syntax)
commentaries on the web (weblogs), 103-106
      finding, 104
      using magic words, 105
company-related information, narrowing searches for, 95
computer-related terminology
      finding, 100
      Whatis searchable subject index, 103
content creation date, searching by, 30
converting between Gregorian and Julian dates, 116
cookies turned off, impact on preferences, 50, 84
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), 28
copyright notices, used to identify credible articles, 96
countries, searching for material from different, 83
country-specific news pages, 72

D[ Top ]
Date option (Advanced Search), 39
daterange: special syntax, 27-31, 114, 116
dates
      contemporaneous information, looking for, 67
      of content creation, searching by, 30
      Julian dates, 116-117
      searching for, Google Web search vs. Google Groups, 64
definitions
      searching for, using Dictionary.com, 86-88
      technical words, searching for, 100-103
A Dictionary of Slang, 42
Dictionary.com web site, 86-88
directories of information, finding, 97-100
Directory, Google (see Google Directory)
discussion-group messages, hierarchies of, 62-65
Domain feature (Advanced Search), 40
      (see also site: special syntax)
Dooyoo Bookmarklets Collection, 110

E[ Top ]
educational institutions
      locating phonebooks for, 91
      restricting searches to, 13, 87
Essential Blogging, 104
events
      commentary on, finding, 67
      searching by dates of, 29
      searching for weblog commentaries by, 106
      searching for, using Google Directory, 62
exact dates, searching for, 30
excluding words in search using - (minus sign), 19, 36, 112
      not available with phonebook lookups, 90
Experimental Features option on Google Toolbar, 108
explicitly including words in search, 19, 112

F[ Top ]
FaganFinder Google interface, 117
FAST News Search, 75
File Format option (Advanced Search), 14, 39
filetype: special syntax, 31, 70, 114
filtering
      Google Images and, 70
      SafeSearch option, 40, 49
      turned off for research purposes, 49
financial information of companies, searching for, 95
Froogle, 79-82
      adding merchants to, 82
      purchases
            browsing for, 80
            searching for, 80
      special syntax
            intext:, 81
            intitle:, 81
full-text search engine, 6
full-word wildcards, 21, 112
      directories of information, finding, 97-99
      group: special syntax and, 65
      not available with phonebook lookups, 90
      not counted towards 10-word limit, 23

G[ Top ]
Geeklog weblogs, 105
Geocities sites, searching for slang on, 87
glossaries, searching for, 87
Glossarist searchable subject index, 44
Google
      basics of, 17-20
      Boolean default, 18, 111
      case sensitivity in, 20
      front page of, 8-10
      home pages, region-specific, 85
      myths about, dispelling, 5
Google Catalogs, 75-78
      narrowing searches with Advanced Catalog Search, 77
      special syntax, 78
Google Directory, 10, 59-62
      analyzing search results, 52
      searching, 61
      special syntax, 62
Google Glossary, 101
Google Groups, 10, 62-67
      browsing, 63-65
      common search scenarios, 66
      Opera bookmarklets and, 110
      special syntax, 65
            author:, 66
            group:, 65
            intitle:, 65
Google Hacks, 2, 101
Google Images, 9
      applying filters to, 49
      searching for, 68-71
      special syntax, 70
            filetype:, 70
            intitle:, 70
            inurl:, 71
            site:, 71
Google in Your Language program, 85
Google Jump bookmarklet, 110
Google Labs, 101
Google News, 10, 71-75
      clustering capabilities of, 74
      international versions, 72
      narrowing search results, 74
      special syntax, 73
            intitle:, 73
            source:, 73
Google phonebook, 88-92
      special syntax, 88
            bphonebook:, 89
            phonebook:, 88
            rphonebook:, 88
Google Toolbar, 106-108
      Options page, 108
Google Translate! bookmarklet, 109
Google URLs, understanding, 53-56
Google Web Directory, 15
Google Web search
      using Google Toolbar with, 107
      vs. Google Directory, 59-62
      vs. Google Groups, 62-66
      vs. Google News, 72
GoogleIt bookmarklet, 110
googling with bookmarklets, 109
Gossamer Threads Inc., 99
Gregorian dates, 116
      converting to Julian dates, 116
      used in searches on Google Groups, 65
Greymatter weblogs, 105
Groups, Google (see Google Groups)

H[ Top ]
hierarchies of discussion-group messages, 62-65
hl= (URL modifier), 55
home pages for Google, region-specific, 85
Hoovers web site, for in-depth coverage of stocks, 94

I[ Top ]
I'm Feeling Lucky button, 20
      adding, using Google Toolbar, 108
      Google Jump bookmarklet, 110
images (see Google Images)
improving search results, 11-16
inanchor: special syntax, 25, 113
including words in search explicitly, 19, 112
indexed web pages and daterange: special syntax, 27
industrial slang, 43-45
info: special syntax, 31, 114
information collections, finding, 97-100
Interface Language, 9, 47, 84
international news, searching for, 72
Internet Explorer
      bookmarklets and, 109
      Google Toolbar available for, 106-108
intext: special syntax, 25, 113
      Froogle, 81
intitle: special syntax, 24, 112
      Advanced Groups Search, 65
      directories of information, finding, 98
      Froogle, 81
      Google Directory, 61
      Google Images, 70
      Google News, 73
      narrowing searches using, 34
inurl: special syntax, 26, 113
      Google Directory, 61
      Google Images, 71
      narrowing searches using, 35

J[ Top ]
jargon, using as search tool, 41-45
Joe Maller's Translation Bookmarkets, 110
Julian dates, 116-117
      daterange: syntax and, 28, 116
      used in Google Web searches, 65

K[ Top ]
keywords
      10-word limit, 22
      Boolean default, 18
      favoring obscurity, 22
      Google Images searches and, 68
      narrowing searches using, 34
      searchable subject indexes, finding, 99
      searching for phrases, 17
      search-keyword input box, 8
      stop words in Google, 19
Klingon interface language, 9, 82
      care needed when setting preference to, 84

L[ Top ]
Language pull-down menu (Advanced Search), 13, 39
language settings
      Interface Language, 47
      Search Language, 48
Language Tools, 9, 82-86
legal dictionary at Law.com, 45
link anchors, searching for text in, 25, 40, 113
link lists
      analyzing search results, 50
      info: special syntax and, 31
link lists, finding, 97-100
link: special syntax, 27, 114
      cannot mix with other elements, 36
links, backward, 107
LiveJournal service, 105
location information of companies, searching for, 95

M[ Top ]
machine translation of web pages, 9, 83
magazine articles, finding, 96
magic words in weblogs, 104-106
      walkthrough, 67
Maller, Joe, 110
Manila weblogs, 105
medical terms, narrowing searches for, 43, 87
MedicineNet web site, 44
MedTerms.com web site, 44
merchants, becoming part of Froogle, 82
messages archived by Google Groups, 62-67
metadata in search results, 53
metasearch dictionary, OneLook, 87
Microsoft file formats, searching for, 31
misspellings in queries, 12, 56-58, 86
mixing syntax
      elements that do not mix, 35-37
      for finding directories of information, 97-99
      in Google Groups, 66
      how not to mix, 32-34
      how to mix, 34
      (see also special syntax)
modifiers in Google URLs, 54-56
Movable Type weblogs, 104
Mozilla Toolbar, 108
myths about the Internet and Google, dispelling, 5

N[ Top ]
narrowing searches
      with Advanced Catalog Search, 77
      when browsing for purchases, 80
      for company-related information, 95
      daterange: special syntax, 28-31
      getting too narrow, 33
      in Google Directory, 62
      for Google News, 74
      for images, 68
      intitle: special syntax, 24, 34, 70
      inurl: special syntax, 35
      using Language Tools, 83
      for medical/technical terms, 43, 87
      in phonebook, 90
      for searchable subject indexes, 99
      site: special syntax, 25, 34, 71
      using slang words, 41
      with special syntax, 24-32
      with specialized vocabulary, 45
      with stock symbols, 95
      using translation tools, 85
negation in searching, 19, 112
Netlingo web site, 103
The New York Times, finding articles from, 95
New Zealand, news pages for, 73
news search engines, non-Google, 75
News, Google (see Google News)
newsgroups and Google Groups, 62-67
non-Google news search engines, 75
num= (URL modifier), 54
NYTimes.com, finding articles from, 95

O[ Top ]
obscure keywords, favoring in searches, 22
Occurrences pull-down menu (Advanced Search), 40
offensive search results (see SafeSearch filter)
OneLook metasearch dictionary, 87
On-Line Medical Dictionary, 44
online shopping (see Froogle)
Open Directory Project, 10, 52, 59-62
Opera browser, bookmarklets for, 110
Options page for Google Toolbar, 108
OR (Boolean), 18, 111
      phonebook syntax elements and, 90
      rules for mixing syntax, 33
Orlandini, Mauro, 116

P[ Top ]
page generators, searching for, 31
PageRank algorithm, 60
      used with Google Toolbar, 107
page-specific searches, 40
parentheses, suggesting precedence in a group of words, 19, 112
Phone Book Servers, listing university phonebooks, 92
phonebook, 88-92
      caveats when using special syntax, 90
      reverse lookup supported, 91
      special syntax for, 88-92
Phonebook Gateway-Server Lookup, listing university phonebooks, 92
phonebook: special syntax, 32, 88-92, 114
phrase searches, 17, 111
Pitas service, 105
pMachine weblogs, 105
popularity rankings and Google Directory, 10, 52, 61
"powered by weblog-name", 104
precedence, using parentheses to suggest, 19, 112
Preferences page, 9, 47-50
press releases, searching for, 95
privacy concerns about phonebook listings, 91
Probert Encyclopedia, 42

Q[ Top ]
queries
      10-word limit on, 22, 30
      directories of information, finding, 97-99
      dissecting URLs, 54-56
      full-word wildcards and, 21, 23, 112
      including/excluding words using Advanced Search, 39
      spellchecking, 12, 56-58, 86
      (see also searching)
Quick Search Toolbar, 108

R[ Top ]
Radio Userland weblogs, 104
ranking popularity of web pages, 60
region-specific Google home pages, 85
related: special syntax, 15, 31, 114
researchers, settings for, 49
residential phone numbers, searching for, 88-92
results displayed per page, 49
retailers, becoming part of Froogle, 82
reverse phonebook lookup, 91
Rocketinfo search engine, 75
rphonebook: special syntax, 88, 115

S[ Top ]
safe=off (URL modifier), 55
SafeSearch filter (Advanced Search), 40, 49
      turning filter off, 55
Scandinavian slang resources, 42
search engines
      bookmarklets for, 110
      two types of, 6
Search Language, 48
search results
      category lists on pages, 51
      dissecting, 50-53
      from Google Catalogs, 78
      improving, 11-16
      metadata in, 53
      number displayed per page, 49
      preferences for, setting, 47-50
      sponsored links on pages, 51
      typical example of, 10
searchable subject indexes, 6
      finding, 99
      Google Directory, 10, 52, 59-62
"Searched the web for query-words" phrase, 86
searching
      across other Google categories, 50
      for commentaries, 103-106
      by content creation date, 30
      for definitions, 86-88
      explicitly including words, 19, 112
      for glossaries, 87
      Google Directory, 61
      negation in, 19, 112
      using obscure keywords, 22
      for pages in different languages, 83
      for phrases, 17, 111
      for purchases in Froogle, 80
      simple, 20
      simple example of, 8-11
      for slang, 87
      using slang or industry vocabulary, 41-45
      by stock symbols, 94
      for technical definitions, 100-103
      for weblogs, 103-106
      (see also queries)
search-keyword input box on Google's front page, 8
shopping (see Froogle; Google Catalogs)
simple searching, 20
site: special syntax, 13, 25, 113
      Google Images, 71
      using with inurl: special syntax, 26
      narrowing searches using, 34
      weblogs, finding, 104
slang
      industrial, 43-45
      narrowing search results using, 41-43
      resources for, 42
      searching for, 87
source: special syntax, 73
special syntax, 6-8, 111-115
      for Advanced Groups Search, 65-67
      for basic searches, 24-32
      for Froogle, 81
      for Google Catalogs, 78
      for Google Directory, 62
      for Google Groups, 65
      for Google Images, 70
      for Google News, 73
      for Google phonebook, 88-92
      (see also syntax mixing)
specialized vocabularies, using as search tools, 41-45
spellchecking queries, 12, 56-58, 86
spiders, computerized, 6
sponsored links on search results page, 51
stemming technique, 21
stock symbols, searching by, 94
stocks: special syntax, 92-95, 115
stop words in Google searches, 20, 112
subjects, searching for with Google Directory, 10, 52, 59-62
Surfing for Slang web site, 42
syntax mixing
      elements that do not mix, 35-37
      for finding directories of information, 97-99
      in Google Groups, 66
      how not to mix, 32-34
      how to mix, 34
      (see also special syntax)

T[ Top ]
Tech Encyclopedia web site, 103
tech support provided by Google Groups, 66
technical definitions
      finding, 100-103
      narrowing searches for, 43, 87
technology terminology
      finding, 100
      Whatis searchable index, 103
titles of web pages, searching (see intitle: special syntax)
Toolbar, Google, 106-108
      Options page, 108
topic-specific searches, 40
top-level domains, searching by (see site: special syntax)
"Translate this page" phrase in search results, 84
translation tools, 9, 83
      Google Translate! bookmarklet, 109
      narrowing searches using, 85
Tripod sites, searching for slang on, 87

U[ Top ]
U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department date converter, 116
uJournal service, 105
United Kingdom
      news pages for, 72
      web site focusing on U.K. slang, 42
university phonebooks, locating, 91
Urban Legends Reference Pages, 5
URLs
      hacking, to refine search results, 54-56
      info: special syntax and, 31
      link: special syntax, 27, 114
      searching for strings in, 35
      understanding, 53-56
      (see also inurl: special syntax)
Usenet Groups and Google Groups, 10, 62-67
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), 28

V[ Top ]
vocabularies, specialized, 41-45

W[ Top ]
walkthrough (magic word), 67
Web search, Google (see Google Web search)
weblog commentaries, 103-106
      finding, 104
      using magic words, 105
Webopedia web site, 103
Whatis searchable subject index, 103
WhitePages.com web site, 91
wildcards (see full-word wildcards)

Y[ Top ]
Yahoo!, 6
      Daily News search engine, 75
      stock information on Finance page, 92, 115
yyddd (Julian date) format, 116