How to search more efficient on google?

Question

Sometimes, I try to get some information but I'm not contented about the results. Are there any tips for that?

Answer 1

There is a list of advanced operators, you can type them before a keyterm:

'cache:'
If you include other words in the query, Google will highlight those words within the cached document. For instance, [cache:www.google.com web] will show the cached content with the word "web" highlighted. This functionality is also accessible by clicking on the "Cached" link on Google's main results page.

'link:'
The query [link:] will list webpages that have links to the specified webpage. For instance, [link:www.google.com] will list webpages that have links pointing to the Google homepage. Note there can be no space between the "link:" and the web page url.

'related:'
The query [related:] will list web pages that are "similar" to a specified web page. For instance, [related:www.google.com] will list web pages that are similar to the Google homepage. Note there can be no space between the "related:" and the web page url.

'info:'
The query [info:] will present some information that Google has about that web page. For instance, [info:www.google.com] will show information about the Google homepage. Note there can be no space between the "info:" and the web page url.

'define:'
The query [define:] will provide a definition of the words you enter after it, gathered from various online sources. The definition will be for the entire phrase entered (i.e., it will include all the words in the exact order you typed them).


'stocks:'
If you begin a query with the [stocks:] operator, Google will treat the rest of the query terms as stock ticker symbols, and will link to a page showing stock information for those symbols. For instance, [stocks: intc yhoo] will show information about Intel and Yahoo. (Note you must type the ticker symbols, not the company name.)

'site:'
If you include [site:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to those websites in the given domain. For instance, [help site:www.google.com] will find pages about help within www.google.com. [help site:com] will find pages about help within .com urls. Note there can be no space between the "site:" and the domain.

'allintitle:'
If you start a query with [allintitle:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the title. For instance, [allintitle: google search] will return only documents that have both "google" and "search" in the title.

'intitle:'
If you include [intitle:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the title. For instance, [intitle:google search] will return documents that mention the word "google" in their title, and mention the word "search" anywhere in the document (title or no). Note there can be no space between the "intitle:" and the following word.

'allinurl:'
If you start a query with [allinurl:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the url. For instance, [allinurl: google search] will return only documents that have both "google" and "search" in the url.

'inurl:'
If you include [inurl:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the url. For instance, [inurl:google search] will return documents that mention the word "google" in their url, and mention the word "search" anywhere in the document (url or no). Note there can be no space between the "inurl:" and the following word.

Answer 2

Instead of enter 1 keyword, I will always include 3 or more keywords. This will in turn filtered and only left the best matched results for you to browse.
As an example: if you are looking for a company locally in New York, sure you have to include New York as one of the keywords in your search. The more related keywords you included, the more specific the result will be.
Hope this will help.

Answer 3

Yes.
I use a meta search engine, it gathers the results from the top 14 search engines, and puts the most relevant results on no more than 3 pages.....I have never had to go past the first page to find an answer.....

http://info.com/

Answer 4

Here is everything I know

Define:
Will only look in dictionaries for the word after the :

" "
Placing quotation marks around the subject will only look for the subject in context, for example find an exact quote.

Loads more are listed on the Google site here:
http://www.google.com/help/basics.html#keywords

I hope this helps.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I would consider you try to narrow down whatever you are researching. After you have researched whatever you need, google should give you different choices. On the right, you should see an icon that says narrow your search and you should see different ideas. If that doesn't work, you should go on www.ask.com where you can ask questions on what ever you are researching. I personally research there.

Answer 7

Yes, there is an Advanced feature which allows you to put in more variables, which will limit the responses you get, or, conversely, expand the responses. Depends on what you want it to do..

Answer 8

Use Fire fox, you can customize all toolbars, 3 google bars with the little one changeable eg: amazon, ebay, linked, msn, etc.

Answer 9

if you want certain things, try different ones

US Government- http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

Glog Search- http://blogsearch.google.com/

Dictionary- http://www.google.com/dirhp

More Stuff here- http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/