This document provides tips for improving Google search skills, including using specific keywords rather than questions, avoiding ambiguous terms, keeping searches brief, and learning about Boolean operators to refine results. It recommends becoming familiar with operators like minus signs, wildcards, and quotes to exclude or include exact phrases. The bibliography lists image sources.
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How does Hummingbird work? We cannot tell it and very few has been explicitly told about it by Amit Singhal and others Google spokespersons.
But we can reasonably try to figure out the basis of its functioning and, therefore, understand how SEO is definitively changed.
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How does Hummingbird work? We cannot tell it and very few has been explicitly told about it by Amit Singhal and others Google spokespersons.
But we can reasonably try to figure out the basis of its functioning and, therefore, understand how SEO is definitively changed.
Steve barbarich's seo school 101 backlink variationsteve barbarich
In the current state of SEO, backlinks are still key, but google as gotten keen on people gaming the system. So now it matters where you exactly how the backlinks are done.
This article can be considered a white paper on How to use Google Search Engine efficiently with minimal effort.
We have tried to explain all basic terms and tips to use various hidden features of Google Search Engine with possible screenshots.
Author: Sanjeev Kumar Jaiswal from Alien Coders Team
http://www.aliencoders.com
Search Google more efficiently and effectively with these tips & tricks. Find how to limit a search to a specific site, to a specific file type, exclude terms from search results and more. Discover handy tools available from Google's search box, such as a timer,calculator, package tracker, translator and more.,
Presented at Web Directions South 09
The ABC launched three new socially networked digital radio websites: ABC Dig Music, ABC Jazz and ABC Country in July 2009. They are the first of several ABC projects involving content aggregation. As well as having slick, highly usable designs the music platform integrates with various sources including MusicBrainz, YouTube, Last.fm and Wikipedia. This aggregation functionality graphically illustrates the possibilities of Semantic Web technology for an editorial organisation such as the ABC.
I developed this PowerPoint to try and help my students improve their searching skills. The hamburger analogy was identified by a member of the OZ-TL network. I made up the acronym PACT to enable students to have an easy way to remember what to check when searching.
In this presentation, Tony Gonzalez, enterprise reporter for Nashville Public Radio, helps journalists:
--write ledes for smartphones that are concise and search-optimized.
--write accurate, click-worthy headlines for smartphones that are optimized for search and social.
It is accompanied by a handout, "Beyond Clickbait: Mobile Headlines 101." Both were prepared for NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016.
NewsTrain is a training initiative of Associated Press Media Editors. More info: http://bit.ly/NewsTrain
Steve barbarich's seo school 101 backlink variationsteve barbarich
In the current state of SEO, backlinks are still key, but google as gotten keen on people gaming the system. So now it matters where you exactly how the backlinks are done.
This article can be considered a white paper on How to use Google Search Engine efficiently with minimal effort.
We have tried to explain all basic terms and tips to use various hidden features of Google Search Engine with possible screenshots.
Author: Sanjeev Kumar Jaiswal from Alien Coders Team
http://www.aliencoders.com
Search Google more efficiently and effectively with these tips & tricks. Find how to limit a search to a specific site, to a specific file type, exclude terms from search results and more. Discover handy tools available from Google's search box, such as a timer,calculator, package tracker, translator and more.,
Presented at Web Directions South 09
The ABC launched three new socially networked digital radio websites: ABC Dig Music, ABC Jazz and ABC Country in July 2009. They are the first of several ABC projects involving content aggregation. As well as having slick, highly usable designs the music platform integrates with various sources including MusicBrainz, YouTube, Last.fm and Wikipedia. This aggregation functionality graphically illustrates the possibilities of Semantic Web technology for an editorial organisation such as the ABC.
I developed this PowerPoint to try and help my students improve their searching skills. The hamburger analogy was identified by a member of the OZ-TL network. I made up the acronym PACT to enable students to have an easy way to remember what to check when searching.
In this presentation, Tony Gonzalez, enterprise reporter for Nashville Public Radio, helps journalists:
--write ledes for smartphones that are concise and search-optimized.
--write accurate, click-worthy headlines for smartphones that are optimized for search and social.
It is accompanied by a handout, "Beyond Clickbait: Mobile Headlines 101." Both were prepared for NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016.
NewsTrain is a training initiative of Associated Press Media Editors. More info: http://bit.ly/NewsTrain
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Summary: The basics behind search engine optimization (SEO) and high rankings in Google haven’t changed much in the last decade. While both on-site SEO and off-site SEO tactics remain important, newer areas of focus have come into play. Topics such as content quality, website speed, security, design, the Knowledge Graph, artificial intelligence, algorithm updates and Google mandated changes should be considered by anyone looking to stay up to date with SEO. This session will discuss some of the latest trends that site owners and managers should be aware of.
Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of SEO.
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3. Making the Most of Google
Fine-tuning “googling” skills
better command of
searches leading to valid
and more reputable results.
4. Use Likely Words
Avoid questions for queries.
NO: Where can I find a cheap
hotel in Savannah?
YES: cheap hotel Savannah
Avoid extra words to connect search terms.
NO: documentation on knee replacement surgery
YES: knee replacement surgery
5. Be Specific
Avoid ambiguous searches.
NO: java
YES: Java Indonesia
YES : java coffee
YES: java programming
NO: Michael Johnson
YES : Michael Johnson guitarist
YES: Michael Johnson sprinter
YES : Michael Johnson Georgia Tech football
6. Brevity
Stick with a few concise terms.
NO: programs on how to lose weight
YES: weight loss programs
Spelling
Stick with a few concise terms.
NO: programs on how to lose weight
YES: weight loss programs
7. Stop Words
Google ignores certain search words.
Common Google Stop Words –
a, all, any, few, how, in, into, of, more, most, my,
only, so, some, such, the, this, those, through,
very, which, while, who, whom, why, with…
BUT Google is “smart” enough to generalize when
not to ignore a stop word.
Example – Google will not ignore the “for,”
“whom” and “the” in a searching Hemingway’s
For Whom the Bell Tolls.
8. Become Familiar with Operators
Minus Sign
The minus sign excludes a term(s) in the results and
used by librarians to filter a search term
with multiple connotations.
jaguar –football –Jacksonville –car
#..#
Search a range of numbers.
Martha Stewart Halloween 2008..2011, editions 3..8
Wildcard –> *
Placeholder for a word(s), letter(s) or number(s).
pumpkin * recipe, Jan * 2011, environ*
9. Become Familiar with Operators
>
Add site:> to only search a type of site (ex: .gov or .edu)
or a specific website url.
grammar activities site:> .edu
Hubble telescope images site:>nasa.gov
or
Tells Google to search for either variable
though not necessarily together.
crescent moon or quarter moon
Filetype:
Google will only yield sources of the requested filetype.
Women* suffrage filetype:ppt
10. Become Familiar with Operators
define:
Use this preceding anything unfamiliar.
define:kerning, define:planking
quotes:
Surround an exact phrase with quotes.
“But I have promises to keep, and miles to go
before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
phonebook:
Fast way to locate a telephone number.
phonebook:Rite Aid Peachtree Rd
11. Become Familiar with Operators
related:
Browse sites with similar content.
related:ancestry.com
movie:
Instant 411 of current movies –
times, reviews, rating (G, PG, PG-
13, R), trailers, etc.
movie:Moneyball
weather:
Quick weather synopsis by location.
weather:31093, weather:Paris, weather:Turner Field
