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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