Monday, February 15, 2010

Searching the Internet Effectively

I searched for information about the World Cup 2010.

First Search - Simple Search
watch world cup
67,000,000 results in (0.21 seconds)

Second Search - Use Additional Keywords
watch the world cup 2010
59,300,000 results in (0.17 seconds)

Third Search - Use Phrases
watch the fifa world cup 2010
31,200,000 results in (0.16 seconds)

Fourth Search -Boolean Operators
watch the fifa world cup 2010 AND Boolean
2,570 results in (0.14 seconds)
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  1. ChrisFebruary 27, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    Try again with these search terms... Aim is to use phrasal searches and a boolean operator (AND, OR, NOT) in the fourth one.

    1. world cup
    2. watch world cup 2010
    3. watch "world cup 2010" online
    4. "World cup 2010" and "watch online"

    When you try it again, post it as a new blog post - title it "Searching the Internet Effectively, Take Two"

    -cmd

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