Saturday, March 30, 2013

How do I look up colleges in my area in the paper phonebook?

Q. I want a compleate list of collegs in my area. Where do I look in the phonebook, I have already tried looking under Learning, colleges, universities,and Education!

A. Use google maps ( Maps.google.com )
Put the area you want to search on the screen and type schools ... or colleges
Paper books are so last century

Does google phonebook work on celebrities too?
Q. I typed in a few celebrities and i got some numbers but i was scared to call lol. Just out of curiosity of course.

A. Very much doubt that celebrities will be in the phone book but maybe there agents or thats the number to get through to there fan stuff

How Can I Get the Search Results in the Google Search Bar For Similar Keywords I am Putting in?
Q. Hi there,

I was just wondering if anyone knew how to get other search terms to come up when I enter Keywords into the Google Search box and so that it displays how many searches there have been for that particular search over the last month.

Your help will be greatly appreciated!

A. My ideas are

Search engines are not a god.. You must ..

If youâre like me, you probably use Google many times a day. But, chances are, unless you are a technology geek, you probably still use Google in its simplest form. If your current use of Google is limited to typing a few words in, and changing your query until you find what youâre looking for, then Iâm here to tell you that thereâs a better way â and itâs not hard to learn. On the other hand, if you are a technology geek, and can use Google like the best of them already, then I suggest you bookmark this article of Google search tips. Youâll then have the tips on hand when you are ready to pull your hair out in frustration when watching a neophyte repeatedly type in basic queries in a desperate attempt to find something.

The following Google search tips are based on my own experience and things that I actually find useful. The list is by no means comprehensive. But, I assure you that by learning and using the 12 tips below, youâll rank up there with the best of the Google experts out there. Iâve kept the descriptions of the search tips intentionally terse as youâre likely to grasp most of these simply by looking at the example from Google anyways.

12 Expert Google Search Tips

Explicit Phrase:
Lets say you are looking for content about internet marketing. Instead of just typing internet marketing into the Google search box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase. To do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes.
Example: "internet marketing"

Exclude Words:
Lets say you want to search for content about internet marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term advertising. To do this, simply use the "-" sign in front of the word you want to exclude.
Example Search: internet marketing -advertising

Site Specific Search:
Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase. Even if the site doesnât support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the "site:somesite.com" modifier.
Example: "internet marketing" site:www.smallbusinesshub.com

Similar Words and Synonyms:
Letâs say you are want to include a word in your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms. To do this, use the "~" in front of the word.
Example: "internet marketing" ~professional

Specific Document Types:
If youâre looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier "filetype:". For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet marketing.
Example: "internet marketing" filetype:ppt

This OR That:
By default, when you do a search, Google will include all the terms specified in the search. If you are looking for any one of one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator. (Note: The OR has to be capitalized).
Example: internet marketing OR advertising

Phone Listing:
Letâs say someone calls you on your mobile number and you donât know how it is. If all you have is a phone number, you can look it up on Google using the phonebook feature.
Example: phonebook:617-555-1212 (note: the provided number does not work â youâll have to use a real number to get any results).

Area Code Lookup:
If all you need to do is to look-up the area code for a phone number, just enter the 3-digit area code and Google will tell you where itâs from.
Example: 617

Numeric Ranges:
This is a rarely used, but highly useful tip. Letâs say you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers. You can do this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, whatâs between the X and Y are two periods. This type of search is useful for years (as shown below), prices or anywhere where you want to provide a series of numbers.
Example: president 1940..1950

Stock (Ticker Symbol):
Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search term and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumb-nail chart for the stock.
Example: GOOG

Calculator:
The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in to Google.
Example: 48512 * 1.02

Word Definitions:
If you need to quickly look up the definition of a word or phrase, simply use the "define:" command.
Example: define:plethora

Hope this list of Google search tips proves useful in your future Google searches. If there are any of your favorite Google expert power tips that Iâve missed, please feel free to share them in the comments.




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