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Crawler based
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crawls Web pages to build lists of words that are then indexed and stored into a searchable database
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Examples
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Google, Bing, Yandex
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Refinement support
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ability to use Boolean, Phrase, and Field searching
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Wild Card (Truncation) suport
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ability to subsitute part of a word or a whole word with the " * "
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Stemming support
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ability to find variants of terms such as, tense, plural & singular form
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Size of database
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how large the search engine's database is
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feel and *look
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uncluttered and easy to use interface
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Search Filters
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filter out inappropirate content
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Number of results
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how many dispayed per page (SERP)
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Instant search
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predications while you type
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Where results open
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new tab? same tab? new window?
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Language
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ability to translate
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+
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addition, 978+456
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-
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subtraction, 978-456
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*
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multiplication, 978*456
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/
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division, 978/456
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convert
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convert 2 miles to inches
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^
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raise to a power of, 237^3
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Check your keywords
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put more important terms in the begining
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Forget about case
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use all lower case (excluding Boolean operators)
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Avoid stop words
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common stop words include: a, are, as, be, for, has, that, will, was, to, is, it...
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Use refinements alone or in combination with others
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Boolean operators, Phrase searching, Field searching
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term1 AND term2
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returns results that include both query terms
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term1 OR term2
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returns results that include either of two query terms
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+ term
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results must INCLUDE the term
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- term
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results must EXCLUDE the term
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" this is a phrase "
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returns results that include the exact phrase
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inurl: term
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returns results that include the term in the Web page URL
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filetype: document extension (pdf, doc)
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returns results that are only the specified document type
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Get a map
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map portland or
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Get local weather forcast
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weather 71115
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Define a term
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define onamonapia
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Get movie showtimes
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showtimes 71111
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Find area gas prices
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gas 71047
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Learn sports scores
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packers scores
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See current market data for a given company or fund
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enter stock ticker, e.g. goog (for Google)
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See he time in many cities around the world
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time london
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Find precise times of sunrises and sunsets
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sunrise new york
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Search tool
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sends user request to other search engines then displays the results in a single list
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Examples
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DogPile, MetaCrawler, Mamma
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SearchEngineWatch.com
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provides tips and information about searching the web and analysis of the search engine industry
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MalekTips.com
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search engine syntax, advanced search engine features, filtering results
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TheFilterBubble.com
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website and blog about filter bubbling, what search engines are hiding from you
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SearchEngineColossus.com
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international directory of search engines across 314 countries, since 1998
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SearchEngineLand.com
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news and information site covering search engine marketing, searching issues and the search engine industry
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LinkedIn.com
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connect with industry professionals to learn about and discuss topics
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Facebook
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Facebook.com/DeeperNet
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Twitter
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@deepernetorg
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Our Site
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NEW LinkedIn group
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Discuss Internet Research, Security, News http://linkd.in/17lIidL
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Advanced Power Searching with Google
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Gain a deep understanding of complex Google searches to become better at Internet Research.
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Internet Research Optimization
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Focus on strategies of online research to effectively and economically access specific information from the Web.
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thanks! been looking for a sheet like this.
Cheatography n. The art of mapping complex subjects into clear, instantly navigable reference guides.
