20111012 workshop google 101_tov
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The document presents a virtual workshop titled 'Google 101,' hosted by Tony Vargas, which offers tips and tricks for effective Google searches. It includes various examples of specialized queries and advanced search techniques to help users enhance their search capabilities. The workshop emphasizes practical application over theory, encouraging participants to practice techniques for mastery.
![WORKSHOP:
Google 101
I¡¯ve intentionally given you the practice before I gave you the theory here because I know how bright
you all are and heck, it¡¯s a time tested Google-Fu principle that you learn these principles best when you
put the mental pieces together for yourself. NO worries though. Here is the cheat sheet to help
definitions of many of the principles I¡¯ve introduced you to:
Calculator Meaning Type into Search Box
+-*/ Basic arithmetic 12 + 34 ¨C 56 * 7 / 8
% of Percentage of 45% of 39
^ or ** Raise to a power 2^5 or 2**5
Old units in new units Convert units 300 Euros in USD, 130 lbs in kg. or 31
in hex
Restrict Search Meaning What to Type into Search Box (&
Description of Results)
City1 city 2 Book flights Bos Mad (Book flights from Boston (BOS)
to Madrid (MAD). )
Site: Search only one website of Halloween site:www.census.gov
domain. (Search for information on Halloween
gathered by the US Census Bureau.)
[#]..[#] Search within a range of Critiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
numbers. 2009..2011
(Search for Cristiano Ronaldo articles
mentioning Real Madrid written during
these years.)
Filetype: (or ext:) Find documents of the Form 1098-T IRS filetype:pdf
specified type. (Find the US tax form 1098-T in PDF
1098
format.)
Link: Find linked pages, i.e. show link:warriorlibrarian.com
pages that point to the URL (Find pages that link to Warrior
Librarian's website.)
Presented by:
Tony Vargas of TonyTorero.com
m. tony@tonytorero.com
El Torero
p. (913) 538-1572
@tonytorero Virtual](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/20111012workshopgoogle101tov-111119155352-phpapp01/85/20111012-workshop-google-101_tov-2-320.jpg)
20111012 workshop google 101_tov
- 1. WORKSHOP: Google 101 Google 101: ?A las buenas! Googling is an art as well as a science. There are many tips that can take you : from a casual searcher and surfer and convert you into a master of Google-Fu, as I like to call it. Here is a , wealth of tips, tricks and shortcuts that can make your Google life, oh so much easier and powerful! Sample Queries In Response, Google Gives you pages with¡ Vacation travel The words vacation and travel Santiago OR Madrid The word Santiago or Madrid ¡°I have a dream¡± The exact phrase I have a dream +I spy The words I & spy (force Google NOT to ignore I) Salsa -dance The word salsa but NOT the word dance Full-time The words full-time, full time or fulltime Google ~Guide The words Google & both guide & its synonyms DVD player $100..$150 DVD players between $100 and $150 hybrid cars site:npr.org Hybrid cars from the website npr.org countryside photos site:edu Countryside photos from the .edu domain Did you know all of those? If not, no problem¡ Just practice them a bit and they will become easy with problem¡ repetition. Here are some more when you¡¯re ready to take the next step: Sample Queries In Response, Google Gives you pages with¡ define:gato Definitions of gato from the web in several languages books "Alice in Wonderland" Book-related info. movie:Capote, Reviews, showtimes, & locations movie:94010 music:Alejandro Sanz Music-related info & where you can buy the music related weather Chicago, IL Weather condition and forecast 15 % of (12+34*5/6) Results of calculations 3 Euros in US$, 95 lbs in kg Conversion of x units into y units goog hpq msft financials including stock price, given a ticker symbol Presented by: Tony Vargas of TonyTorero.com m. tony@tonytorero.com El Torero p. (913) 538-1572 @tonytorero Virtual
- 2. WORKSHOP: Google 101 I¡¯ve intentionally given you the practice before I gave you the theory here because I know how bright you all are and heck, it¡¯s a time tested Google-Fu principle that you learn these principles best when you put the mental pieces together for yourself. NO worries though. Here is the cheat sheet to help definitions of many of the principles I¡¯ve introduced you to: Calculator Meaning Type into Search Box +-*/ Basic arithmetic 12 + 34 ¨C 56 * 7 / 8 % of Percentage of 45% of 39 ^ or ** Raise to a power 2^5 or 2**5 Old units in new units Convert units 300 Euros in USD, 130 lbs in kg. or 31 in hex Restrict Search Meaning What to Type into Search Box (& Description of Results) City1 city 2 Book flights Bos Mad (Book flights from Boston (BOS) to Madrid (MAD). ) Site: Search only one website of Halloween site:www.census.gov domain. (Search for information on Halloween gathered by the US Census Bureau.) [#]..[#] Search within a range of Critiano Ronaldo Real Madrid numbers. 2009..2011 (Search for Cristiano Ronaldo articles mentioning Real Madrid written during these years.) Filetype: (or ext:) Find documents of the Form 1098-T IRS filetype:pdf specified type. (Find the US tax form 1098-T in PDF 1098 format.) Link: Find linked pages, i.e. show link:warriorlibrarian.com pages that point to the URL (Find pages that link to Warrior Librarian's website.) Presented by: Tony Vargas of TonyTorero.com m. tony@tonytorero.com El Torero p. (913) 538-1572 @tonytorero Virtual
- 3. WORKSHOP: Google 101 Specialized Meaning What to Type into Search Box (& Description of Results) Information Queries Book (or Books) Search full-text of books. text book Don Quixote de la Mancha (Show book-related information. Note: No colon needed after book.) : Define, what is, Show a definition for a work define monopsony, what is podcast what are or phrase. (Show a definition for the words monopsony and podcast. Note: No colon after define, what is, or what : are.) Define: Provide definitions for define:kerning words, phrases and (Find definitions for kerning from the Web.) acronyms from the Web. Phonebook: Show all phonebook listings. Phonebook: Disney-CA (Search for Disney¡¯s phone numbers in California ¨C CA.) Rphonebook: Show residential phonebook Rphonebook: Mar¨ªa L¨®pez Midland, TX listings. (Search for the phone number of every Mar¨ªa L¨®pez in Midland, Texas ¨C TX) Movie: Find reviews and Movie: avatar showtimes. (Search for information about this movie, including reviews, showtimes, etc. Stocks: Given ticket symbols, show Stocks: goog stock information. (Find Google¡¯s current stock price.) Weather: Given a location (US zip Weather Chicago, IL, weather 66221 code or city name), show (Show the current weather and forecast. (Note: No ( the weather colon after weather.) Info: Find info about a page. Info:www.latism.org Find information about the Latism.org website. Related: List web pages that are Related: www.tonytorero.com similar or related to the (Find websites related to the tonytorero.com website.) URL. Presented by: Tony Vargas of TonyTorero.com m. tony@tonytorero.com El Torero p. (913) 538-1572 @tonytorero Virtual