why is it so hard to find things on the net?

Answer 1

There is an art to using search engines. Typing in your question verbatim on Google or Yahoo search engines sometimes works but not usually. The problem is that you are not trying to find the question but the answer. Unless your exact question was asked in a FAQ, you have a low chance of finding what your looking for. Many times I find my same question but no answers.

Find an article on searching better (I recognize the irony in this). This will help you in the long run. Look at the advanced tab on your search engine and take advantage of features like words to exclude, exact matches, words near each other. This will help you get better results.

Many times I found what I am looking for on page 2, 3 or 10 of the search result set. Don't give up too soon.

Answer 2

Actually, it's VERY easy to find things on the Internet. You just have to know how to use a search engine. I suggest using Google, it gives the best results out of all the ones I have used.