This document provides an overview of Boolean search techniques for various search engines and social networks. It introduces Boolean operators that can be used to refine Google searches, such as quotation marks, site:, intitle:, inurl:, filetype:, related:, define, and numrange:. Examples are given for searching LinkedIn, XING, Google+, Meetup, About.me, and Twitter profiles. Advanced techniques are described for searching databases and finding contact information. Custom search engines are also listed that can be used to focus queries. Boolean syntaxes are defined for LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, and Facebook.

1. 300 Best Boolean Strings
Modern Search Rules and Examples
by Irina Shamaeva
First e-Book Edition - 2016

2. Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 1
GOOGLE BOOLEAN SYNTAX ................................................................................... 3
Keyword Search....................................................................................................................... 3
Simple Searches: Find Pages and Sites to Explore................................................................... 3
Google Direct Answers and Knowledge Graph ....................................................................... 3
Quotation Marks...................................................................................................................... 6
Advanced Operators – site: (X-Raying).................................................................................... 6
site: - Searching Subdomains................................................................................................... 6
site: - Search a Top Level Domain............................................................................................ 7
site: - Search a Directory.......................................................................................................... 7
site: (X-Raying) Examples......................................................................................................... 7
Advanced Operators – intitle: and inurl: ................................................................................. 8
Operator intitle:....................................................................................................................... 8
Operator inurl: ......................................................................................................................... 9
Operators intitle: and inurl: in X-Raying ................................................................................ 10
intitle: and site: Strings .......................................................................................................... 10
inurl: and site: Strings ............................................................................................................ 10
Advanced Operators – filetype:............................................................................................. 11
Google – Operator related:.................................................................................................... 12
Google – Operator define ...................................................................................................... 12
Google – Operator numrange: .............................................................................................. 13
Boolean OR Strings ................................................................................................................ 14
Boolean Logic – NOT.............................................................................................................. 15
GOOGLE BOOLEAN SEARCH APPLICATIONS ......................................................... 17
LinkedIn Profiles X-Ray .......................................................................................................... 17
LinkedIn /Title X-Ray Strings.................................................................................................. 18
LinkedIn - Other X-Ray Searches............................................................................................ 19
XING X-Ray Searches.............................................................................................................. 19
Google-Plus X-Ray Searches .................................................................................................. 19
Meetup X-Ray Searches......................................................................................................... 20
About.me X-Ray Searches...................................................................................................... 20
Twitter X-Ray Searches.......................................................................................................... 21

3. X-Ray Other Social Sites......................................................................................................... 21
X-Raying Professional Databases for Resumes...................................................................... 22
X-Raying Zoominfo for Profiles.............................................................................................. 22
X-Raying Data.com Connect (Formerly Jigsaw)..................................................................... 23
X-Raying Crunchbase ............................................................................................................. 23
Searching for Contact Information – Email ........................................................................... 23
Searching for Contact Lists .................................................................................................... 24
Searching for Diversity........................................................................................................... 25
ADVANCED SEARCH ON GOOGLE......................................................................... 27
Operator Asterisk * - Fill in the Blanks .................................................................................. 27
Asterisk * - site: Searches ...................................................................................................... 28
GOOGLE SPECIAL SEARCHES ................................................................................ 30
Image Search ......................................................................................................................... 30
Other Special Searches .......................................................................................................... 30
CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINES.................................................................................. 32
Search Everything (http://bit.ly/SearchEverythingCSE)........................................................ 32
Slideshare Resumes (http://bit.ly/SlideshareResumesCSE).................................................. 32
Slideshare CVs (http://bit.ly/SlideshareCVsCSE)................................................................... 32
Email Formats (http://bit.ly/EmailFormatsCSE).................................................................... 32
LinkedIn Persons (http://bit.ly/LinkedInPersonsCSE) ........................................................... 33
Meetup Persons (http://bit.ly/MeetupPersonsCSE)............................................................. 33
Google-Plus Persons (http://bit.ly/GooglePlusPersonsCSE) ................................................. 33
Documents by Format (http://bit.ly/DocumentsFormatsCSE) ............................................. 33
Documents Storage (http://bit.ly/DocumentsStorageCSE) .................................................. 33
Diversity Associations (http://bit.ly/DiversityAssociationsCSE)............................................ 33
Hidden Resumes (http://bit.ly/HiddenResumesCSE)............................................................ 33
Emails in Resumes (http://bit.ly/EmailsInResumesCSE) ....................................................... 33
LinkedIn Countries (http://bit.ly/LinkedInCountriesCSE)...................................................... 34
LinkedIn Language Proficiency (http://bit.ly/LanguageProficiencyCSE)............................... 34
Google Domains (http://bit.ly/GoogleDomainsCSE)............................................................. 34
Career Pages (http://bit.ly/CareerPagesCSE)........................................................................ 34
Google Scholar Profiles (http://bit.ly/ScholarProfilesCSE).................................................... 34
X-Ray About.me (http://bit.ly/XRayAboutMeCSE)................................................................ 34

4. X-Ray Vizualize.me (http://bit.ly/XRayVizualizeMe) ............................................................. 34
Behance Resumes (http://bit.ly/BehanceResumes) ............................................................. 34
Twitter X-Ray (http://bit.ly/XRayTwitter).............................................................................. 34
BING AND OTHER SEARCH ENGINES .................................................................... 35
LINKEDIN.............................................................................................................. 36
LinkedIn Boolean Syntax........................................................................................................ 36
LinkedIn Boolean Search Examples ....................................................................................... 36
TWITTER .............................................................................................................. 38
GITHUB ................................................................................................................ 39
FACEBOOK ........................................................................................................... 40
APPENDIX A – ALPHABETIZED LIST OF STRINGS ................................................... 41
TIP SHEETS
Tip Sheet: Google Boolean Syntax........................................................................................... 2
Tip Sheet: Look for What You Expect to Find.......................................................................... 5
Tip Sheet: LinkedIn Boolean Syntax....................................................................................... 37
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