Googling to the max: Part 1

Googling to the max: Part 1

Example 1: What is matched on?

PageRank Technology: When I typed in google page rank in the search engine, the first web page that appeared was a "google page rank checker." When google technology was put into the search engine, the first web page that came up was Corporate information-technology overview. Pagerank technology states that the web pages that they believe to be more important are given a higher rank than the other web pages. That is why the first web page that appeared on the search engine when google technology was typed in was:
http://www.google.com/corporate/tech.html.

Example 2: Word order and word choice matter

When I typed in 'grass snake' into the search engine, images of an actual grass snake showed up. The first web page that appeared was www.wikipedia.com, and the article contained all of the information on grass snakes. When 'snake grass' was searched in google, the first web page was www.urbandictionary.com, with the topic as 'snake in the grass', while the other sites and images seemed to be similar to what came up for 'snake grass'. Then, when 'snake in the grass' was typed in, the first result was the same as 'snake grass', with the remainder of the results being in different order. When snake +in +the grass was searched, some of the web pages order was changed, and one or two of the images were gone. "Snake in the grass" had similar web pages in some what different order, but the images were different.

Example 3: Exploiting "FUZZY" Google options

1. http://www.unescap.org/esid/psis/population/database/poplaws/law_china/ch_record052.htm
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1950_population.htm
http://people.howstuffworks.com/one-child-policy.htm/printable

2. George W. Bush URL - http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/George+W.+Bush

3. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1119_021119_TVbats.html
A mantis has an ultrasound detector that they use to their advantage so that bats won't be able to find them to attack and eat.

4. Consumer webwatch: http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/
Similar:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm
http://www.consumersearch.com/

Example 4: Number range searches

1. "babe ruth" 1921.. 1935 searches:
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2242686
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml

2. digital camera ..$300 4.5..5 megapixels OR MP searches:
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camera-reviews/?filter=100021_10061972_501375_7404275_
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camera-reviews/?filter=100021_10061972_

Example 5: Limiting to parts of web pages

1. intitle:mileage "hybrid cars" searches:
http://www.hybridcars.com/hybrid-gas-mileage
http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/honda-civic-hybrid-t1951.html
http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/

2. bush intitle:"global warming" search:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/03/tech/main510920.shtml

http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0530-bush.html

intitle:"greenhouse effect" search:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/greenhouse.html

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/greenhouse/

3. On www.whitehouse.gov, this URL will show how the President is trying to help us save the environment.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/

4. site:memory.loc.gov lincoln " sheet music" search pages:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/stern.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/scsmhtml/scsmTitles1.html

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200006016/default.html

lincoln "sheet music" :
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/lincoln/sheetmusic/

http://dl.lib.brown.edu/lincoln/sheetmusic/about.html

Example 6: Limiting to type of document or file:

1. filetype:pdf death-rate malignant mesothelioma "united states" search:

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/328/7434/237


2. filetype:ppt site:edu china one-child policy

http://people.hofstra.edu/Jean-paul_Rodrigue/downloads/Geog%20102%20Case%20Study%203.ppt.
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gaylor/Infanticide.ppt.

Example 7: Pages from within a country

1. Recipes for authentic Moroccan cuisine

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/Morocco.html&restrict=countryMA

http://www.epicurious.com/tools/browseresults?type=browse&att=21&restrict=countryMA

Example 8: Definitions and more

1. define: internet: An international network that links all computers together in the world.

define: due diligence: The steps of examining a investment.

2. Definitions by www.dictionary.com -
Scholarship: learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
Internet: An interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol.

Example 9: Translating

1. Translating page:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://agircontrelaguerre.free.fr/article.php3%3Fid_article%3D125&ei=0SoRTJz6E8GB8ga39diDBg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djacques%2Bchirac%2Bavec%2Bgeorge%2Bbush%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG%26as_qdr%3Dall

Example 10: Calculating and converting
1. How many carats in a pound?
1 pound is 2267.96185 carats.

2. How many square feet in 2.5 hectares?
2.5 hectares is 269097.76 square feet.

3. Value of 1555 in hexadecimal?
1555 hex

4. The mass of an electron?
The mass of an electron is 9.10938188 x10 kilograms.

5. How many bits in a 2.5 gigabytes?

There are 2, 500, 000 bits.
http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/convert_2.5gb_to_kilobytes

6. What is the currency in Uganda?
The currency is Ugandan shilling.
Source: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/uganda/currency.htm

Example 11: Shortcuts and standard number look ups
1. What part of the U.S is in the zip code 87455?
Newcomb, New Mexico.

2. Are there currently any delays at O'Hare airport in Chicago?
No, there are not.
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/delays.do?airportCode=ORD

3. What's playing in Berkeley?
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
http://www.google.com/movies?hl=en&near=berkeley+ca&dq=movies:berkeley,+ca&q=Prince+of+Persia:+The+Sands+of+Time&sa=X&ei=zDERTIWTI4P68Aah_cSkBg&ved=0CBYQwAMoBQ

Example 12:
1. http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/

Example 13:

1. http://www.google.com/search?q=What+old+people+do+for+fun&tbo=p&tbs=vid%3A1&source=vgc&aq=f

2. http://fairpointsearch.infospace.com/fairpoint/ws/results/Images/Mona%20Lisa%20Images/1/302363/RightNav/Relevance/iq=true/zoom=off/qlnk=1/_iceUrlFlag=7?_IceUrl=true

3. http://local.google.com/
From the Hilton Inn to Applebees.


Example 14:

1. http://books.google.com/books?id=9KxMf0v9oLkC&pg=PA218&dq=rock+climbing+peru&ei=azQRTIAOjt7NBOGLwOIK&cd=1#v=onepage&q=rock%20climbing%20peru&f=false

2. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_q=marriage+coontz+author&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=any&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&as_sdt=1.&as_sdtp=on&as_sdts=33&hl=en