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August 29, 2005

Google Search Engine Savvy

If you use a computer you most likely have heard of Google.com. Google is only several years old and now is both the third most viewed web page and the most widely used Search Engine in existence. In case you’re wondering, an extremely simplified definition of a Search Engine is to think of one of these e-monsters as one humongous encyclopedia.

Google states that it has catalogued over 8.3 billion (yes, billion) web pages yet you can easily sift through all this information to make your life easier in times of need. How? Well, you can put Google to maximum use by having it do amazingly complex research on your behalf. Here’s how.

First, think of any tidbit of information that you desire to know more about. Perhaps you’ve gotten an error message on your computer, or you want to know the meaning of a term not commonly used, or perhaps you’re looking for a replacement part for an older model Sony tape recorder. It really doesn’t matter what the information is about because Google can help.

Second, you need to pull up Google.com on Internet Explorer or Firefox and input some exact text into the box on the simple main page. Just be absolutely sure to put the words you desire information on between quotes. This way Google searches for that exact phrase, not just portions of it. Some examples are:

“Error 0010507B: Unacceptable parameter”
“98 to XP”
“two long beeps on startup”
“Sony Model #35068BA”
“Jane Winnifred Smith”
“stuffing tomatoes with rice”

Third, press the ‘Google Search’ button and watch in amazement as Google shuffles around its cyber-database containing those 8.3 billion web pages. And it’ll do all this in about a millisecond(!).

Finally, if all went as it should, you now most likely have in front of you many webpages from discussion boards and other websites containing the exact same phrase you just typed in. Now it’s up to you to sift and sort through these Google-found pages to find the relevant information that will help you with your inquiry.

Isn’t technology wonderful? With proper use of Google.com as your e-research buddy you can find accurate answers to virtually any question or problem you want answered.

Written by Andre Best
President, Ultimate Results, Inc.
http://www.andrebest.com - Learn About Life From Another Perspective

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Posted by Andre Best at August 29, 2005 12:39 PM

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