What the Google Man said

Matt Cutts from Google gives a great search tutorial.

Man, that was awesome. I had no idea there were so many ways to Google a search. Now the trick is to remember what the BLAZES he said. Down, Sam, down. And STAY DOWN! <BAM!> There, ya flea bitten varmint! Sorry, there, I had to take care of Sam.

I'll capsulize what he said for you.

Google Search Tips:

• Use double quotes – to match a specific phrase/term.
  
• Use double quotes with a minus sign – to match specific terms and exclude terms.
  
• Use dashes – to also match a specific phrase or phrase match.
  
• Use the plus sign before the term (even when it recognizes a misspelled word) – for a very specific term.
  

A World of Search

• Package tracking (UPS)
  
• Airline flight numbers
  
• Amtrak train schedules
  
• "time in Zurich"
  
• Calculate math, algebraic equations, logarithms.
  
• "Answer to everything" – life. Ans: 42.
  
• Currancy conversions at current rate of exchange.
  
• Define: term – to look up definitions.
  
• Specific file types.
  
  • Term ("civil war") filetype:ppt – for powerpoint presentations.
    
  • Term filetype:doc – for documents.
    
  • Type in question as Jeopardy phrase – "Mt. Everest is * feet high."
    
  • Type in number..number – for numbering range search. "Mt. Everest base camp 10000..20000."
    
  • Use dollar sign for price ranges – "dvd players $100..$300."
    
  • Use zip code for movies in certain area – "name of movie and zip code."
    
  • Site: search – for a specific domain ("videocard site:dl.tv") It works easier if www is not included.
    
  • Site: domain – to search in specific domains; edu, org, net. ("site:gov mortgages").
    includes site:country ("site:uk").
    

Well, that is a lot to remember. But I hope it helps.

Dang bust it!

Yosemite