Googling Guide Google Databases Features and Shortcuts Equivalents in

Googling Guide #4 Google Databases, Features, and Shortcuts Equivalents in Other Major Search Engines SEARCHABLE DATABASES (PROPRIETARY OR CONTRACTUAL) Google Where to find Web pages Directory Images News Shopping & Products • • • • • • Local businesses • & services • • • www.google.com 4.2+ billion (1 billion not indexed) 1.5+ million 800+ million 4,500 sources Froogle: web pages + merchantsupplied catalogs & info Catalogs: scanned & uploaded catalogs Local search: web pages + yellow pages; with maps, proximity choices Type product & US city or zip code: cameras berkeley bphonebook: name city Groups: Usenet newsgroups sinc 1981 plus new content Groups2: Create new groups • • • • • Googling to the Max Research Quality Web Searching, Part 1 Teaching Library UC Berkeley Yahoo! search.yahoo.com 3+ billion 2 million Unspecified "millions" 7,000 sources Products: Search, browse, compare, set price limits • • • • • Teoma/Ask Jeeves static.wc.ask.com/docs/ announcements/searchsmarter.html About 1 billion (in Teoma) No equivalent "Pictures" from PicSearch.com From Moreover.com Products: from PriceGrabber.com • Yellow pages closest equivalent • No equivalent Groups • groups.yahoo.com: Create or join existing groups. • No equivalent GOOGLE FEATURES & SHORTCUTS WITH COMPARABLE EQUIVALENTS Google www.google.com/help/features.html Yahoo! tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts Ask Jeeves Smart Search static.wc.ask.com/docs/ announcements/searchsmarter.html Airline flight tracking info Airport info Area codes Calculator Conversion of weights & measures Definitions • Flight status • Type [airline] [ flight number] • Flight status • Type [airline] [ flight number] • In Smart Results • No equivalent • Delays, weather conditions, etc. • Type [airport code or city] airport • US area code defined by maps • Type [3-digit code] • Type math problem in search box: Ex.: 5+2*2 2^20 sqrt(-4) • Type problem in search box: Ex.: half a quart in teaspoons Ex.: 15 pounds * 2 miles in calories • Type define [your words] (finds definitions in web sources) • Type define:[your words] (finds web pages about your word) • Search for your term (quotes o.k.) click in blue bar in results (entries from several dictionaries) • Use first two Definitions functions (above). Often from encyclopedias. • US street maps • Type [address] • Stock reports and headlines • Type [one or more NYSE, AMEX. NASDAQ, or mutual fund codes] • Use third Definitions function (above) • Click Translate this page in results • Delays, weather conditions, etc. • Type [airport code or city] airport • Cities where used or code for city • No equivalent • Type area code [city] or 3-digit code • Enter problem in search box • Smart Results (in Search smarter) Less sophisticated than Google's Less sophisticated than Google's • Standard conversions • In Conversions • Type convent [amount] to [amount] • Type define [word] • Many dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other teaching tools at: education.yahoo.com/reference • In Dictionary Search Encyclopedia lookup Maps & directions Stock info • • • • • • Type [topic] facts Columbia Encyclopedia results US street maps Type [address] or map [location] Price, intraday chart, news headlines Type quote [ticker symbol] • No equivalent • No equivalent • In Stock Search Synonyms Translation • Type synonym [word] • Click Translate this page in results • In Dictionary Search • No equivalent Googling to the Max, Teaching Library, UC Berkeley, 2004-2005. Adapted from materials developed by Joe Barker for "Extreme Googling," an Infopeople Workshop. The Infopeople Project [infopeople.org] is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. GOOGLE FEATURES & SHORTCUTS WITH COMPARABLE EQUIVALENTS Google www.google.com/help/features.html Yahoo! tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts Ask Jeeves Smart Search static.wc.ask.com/docs/ announcements/searchsmarter.html • Type or paste [text or URL] at White pages Yellow pages Zip codes • Type rphonebook: [name] [address] • Type bphonebook: [name] [address] • US zip code defined by maps • Type [zip code] www.google.com/language_tools • Type or paste [text or URL] at tools.search.yahoo.com/language • People search for phone numbers or • White pages email at search.yahoo.com • Yellow Pages at search.yahoo.com • No equivalent • Type zip code [city] • In Smart Results STANDARD NUMBER LOOKUPS Google FAA Aircraft registration FCC equipment IDs Parcel tracking numbers Patents UPC codes VIN (vehicles) • Who owns • Type [the number] • • • • • • • • • • Yahoo! • Who owns • Type [the number] • No equivalent Ask Jeeves Smart Search • No equivalent Who owns Type fcc [number incl. punctuation] • UPS: Type [the number] UPS, FedEx, USPS • FedEx: Type fedex [number] Type [the number] • USPS: Type usps [number] • US Patent lookup US Patent lookup • Type patent [number] Type patent [number] • Product identification Product identification • Type [the code] Type [the code] • Vehicle info, history Vehicle info, history • Type [the number] Type [the number] WEB PAGE LOOKUPS Google Page info: Cache: Similar pages Who links to you? • • • • • • • • • Find Google cached copy, links: Type info: [URL] (no http://) Find cached copy of a page Click Cached or type cache: [URL] Finds pages somehow related Type related: [URL] Find pages that link to a page Type link:URL (http:// not needed) Cannot be mixed with other terms or syntax Yahoo! • No equivalent • Find cached copy of a page • Click Cached link • No equivalent • • • • Find pages that link to a page (mixable) Type link:URL (include http://) Find pages linking to a domain (mixable) Type linkdomain:domain.to.first/ Ask Jeeves Smart Search • No equivalent • No equivalent • In Related Search • Finds interesting related pages • No equivalent NOT AVAILABLE IN GOOGLE MORE SHORTCUTS AND LOOKUPS Yahoo! • Book price finder • Type [ISBN] • Type convert [currency] to [currency] • Type gas [zip code] • Type [city] hotels • • • • Type showtimes [zip code] Type [team] scores Type time in [city] Type [city] traffic Ask Jeeves Smart Search • • • • Famous people Movie search Weather Wedding registries • Exchange rates • Gas prices • Hotel finder • • • • Movie showtimes Sports scores Time zones Traffic reports • Weather • Type [city] weather Extreme Googling Summer/Fall 2004 - This material has been created by Joe Barker for the Infopeople Project [infopeople.org], supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Any use of this material should credit the author and funding source.