search engines
Using multiple search engines
As each search engine uses a different algorithm to process and prioritise your results, you will find that each one will present a different set of results. Rather than one being necessarily ‘better’ than the others, using these in combination will let you find a lot more information than you would using one exclusively…
Yahoo!ing
Within pretty much any industry, there is competition and web searching is no different. While Google has become a byword for searching these days and owns a clear majority of the search traffic, there are still worthy competitors. The most notable of these is Yahoo!…
Using Google to answer simple questions
As well as being a great search engine, Google can also answer some basic questions you might have without having to visit a different site. Google will automatically pick up many simple queries and attempt to answer them. In most cases, the results if you were to search for the query appear below the answer as well, just like a normal search. You may have noticed this when searching for basic information, but have you tried it for definitions or phone numbers? Keep reading for some more examples of how Google can quickly help you out…
Refining search results using quotes, plus and minus
The number of results returned by a search engine can be truly immense, with most common searches giving hundreds of thousands of options to choose from, if not millions. Some of these results are relevant, some less so and some completely off target. To improve the relevance of your results, it helps to be a bit more specific with your query. Using quote marks, plus signs and minus signs are a good way to do this…
