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From: "Susan" <>
Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] HOW TO DO A GOOGLE SEARCH.
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:14:43 -0500
References: <f2.2a9c1ee0.2ba8729a@aol.com>


Hi Listers,

Hope that I am not intruding. Some may not realize that
google.com is a"filtering type" way to search.
If it hasn't been shown, I have put an example search
here. Google actually works as a web crawler picking
up lots of things that other search engines miss. If you
use the quote marks and + sign at the beginning of each
search it will bring back only the exact terms that you
listed. {Without the quote marks and + sign, the terms
show up single-ly, or doubled, and in different order.}

After this initial search which often does find 72,000 sites,
you keep adding a word or few words continually narrowing the searchuntil
you have less than 50-100 sites
to search through. It is NOT necessary to use quote marks or + signs after
the first search. Use lower case
letters that first time, to avoid government and business
listings.
EXAMPLE=

"jennie+jones" results 34612 sites

{at bottom of first page/screen, click on box that says
seach within the search, or something similar to those words}
On this second page type in
teacher results 728 sites

Then type in
1840 results 57 sites

Philadelphia results 4 sites

Hope this helps.

Susan E

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Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:01 AM
Subject: [ROOTS-L] RE: GOOGLE SEARCH


>
> Lastly, here's what puzzles me....several days ago someone posted asking
for
> some information and a member responded to the list that the poster should
do
>
> a "google search" like she herself had just done on the subject (and had
come
>
> up with over 1100 hits). Well, why on earth would anyone want to wade
> through 1100 websites looking for an answer when someone here on the list
> just might know it?? Isn't that the point of joining an email list? To get
> some help and offer some back when you can? It isn't the first time I've
> seen the "google" response to someone's question, and I may be the only
one
> who finds it somewhat rude, but there you have my 2 cents worth.
> The person who suggested the search had already looked up and sent the
> information privately to the individual. She found it on the second line
of
> responses from google and emailed the website to the individual to enable
> them to use the whole site if needed. Having researched for a long time,
it
> was deducted the inquirer may have been a newbie. She always tries to
inform
> them as to how and where to search different venues. After much trial and
> error over the years, and still trying, she has found that giving the
newbie
> the direction for search will expand her search areas and they will find
on
> their own different sights.
> She was helped by many when she was a newbie and has continued to help
others
> anyway she is able.
> Sometimes there are many who know the answer and will reply the answer to
the
> list, but that does not give the new researcher any idea of how to find
> answers for themselves. On a daily basis, by using different search
engines,
> we broaden our horizons at this mad, addictive thing called genealogy. It
is
> very rewarding sometimes and sometimes not, but there are great and
wonderful
> people out there that are willing to help and offer suggestions to
> searchers, to make it easier for them.
> Continued happy hunting and hope all find what they need.
> Janet Paris
>
>
>
>
>


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