Atas rujukan rekan sekantor, saya menghadiri seminar kisah sukses Google bersama Mark Malseed
salah satu oleh-oleh yang buat saya berguna adalah ini:
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SEARCH REFERENCE GUIDE - GRAMEDIA April 20, 2007
SEARCH ESSENTIALS
Get answers faster by using tools Google has built into their search system:
Exact phrase
"eric schmidt"
* very helpful when searching for people or phrases with common words
spears -britney
*helpful when one search term is popular but irrelevant
~cars
ipod $50..$100
earthquakes 1960..1990
tourism site:id
zebras site:edu
*Restrict searches to any top-level domain (com, net, edu, mil)
*Remember these other Google sites!
GOOGLE INSTA-ANSWERS
For answers in a flash, type these queries directly into any Google search box:
Weather
weather
Conversions
pints in milligrams
26.2 miles in km
500 us dollars in yen
define bamboozle
FedEx tracking
[enter tracking code]
Flight status
Qantas 31
Math
158+290
50^2*(20-12)
GOOG
Coming soon to lndonesia, I hope:
Maps
map
starbucks
SPAM DETECTION & TIME SAVERS
Even well-structured queries will generate web "spam." How to avoid it:
1. Go to the green - Before clicking on a result, make it a habit to check the actual URL, which Google displays in green. While the page title may mislead, the URL rarely does.
One tell-tale sign of spam is lots of dashes in the URL: www.best-bookstore-in-Jakarta.com
2. Skim the snippet- In Google's auto-generated text summaries, ellipses (...) between your search terms means they do not appear together on the page, suggesting irrelevance.
HELPFUL SITES
RefDesk.com - great all-in-one research starting point, and family-friendly
WeatherUnderground.com -comprehensive weather site, founded by friends of Google lifehacker.com-Tips for computers and life, updated daily
43folders.com - More tips for keeping up with technology in life
Flickr.com - millions of images on every imaginable topic
Questions/comments: markmalseed@gmail.com
