Site or Domain Searching in Google
site:
Use the syntax (prefix) site: in Google to refine your search to search all or parts of a web address. The site: prefix can then be used in combination with other words or phrases to search for those words or phrases but ONLY within the part of the web address (domain name) as specified by site: prefix.
Search within a website using the site: prefix
For example, you can search within a whole website, the following search will search for web pages on “global warming” in 2008 BUT only on the ABC’s website.
"global warming" 2008 site:abc.net.au
The following search will search for the phrase “drivers test” BUT only on the RAA’s website. Click on the image below to see the results.
"drivers test" site:raa.net
Search by websites type & country
You can use the site: syntax to search by website type & country. The following search will search for the phrase “global warming” BUT only Australian Government websites. Notice how ALL of the websites are Australian government web sites with information on “global warming”.
"global warming" site:gov.au
The following search will search for the phrase “global warming” BUT only Australian Education websites. Click on the image below to see the search results. Notice how ALL of the websites are education web sites with information on “global warming”.
"global warming" site:edu.au
Search by country
Use the site: syntax and limit your search to the part of the web address that defines the country code. For example the following search will search for “rocky mountains” and the keywords train & travel but ONLY in Canadian web sites. ca is the country code for Canada.
"rocky mountains" train travel site:ca
Monday, December 8, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Google Tip No2 & Google Fact
Title searching in Google
intitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) intitle: before a word or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” appears in the title of the webpage. (click on the search box to view the search) It finds 1.4 million hits.
intitle:"global warming"
You can combine your intitle: search with extra words to refine your search. For example a search for information on “global warming” and “climate change” could be done like this. Approx. 675,000 hits.
intitle:"global warming" "climate change" site:au
This type of search will find Australian web pages with the phrase “global warming” in the title and the phrase “climate change” somewhere on the webpage. Approx 14,800 hits.
allintitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) allintitle: before a words and/or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” & “climate change” appear in the title of the webpage.
allintitle:"global warming" "climate change"
This type of search will find Australian web pages with both the phrase “global warming” and “climate change” in the on the webpage. (Note: need to select - pages from Australia) Approx 560 hits.
Google Fact.
You can type up to 10 words or phrases in to the Google search box
intitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) intitle: before a word or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” appears in the title of the webpage. (click on the search box to view the search) It finds 1.4 million hits.
intitle:"global warming"
You can combine your intitle: search with extra words to refine your search. For example a search for information on “global warming” and “climate change” could be done like this. Approx. 675,000 hits.
intitle:"global warming" "climate change" site:au
This type of search will find Australian web pages with the phrase “global warming” in the title and the phrase “climate change” somewhere on the webpage. Approx 14,800 hits.
allintitle:
Use the syntax (prefix) allintitle: before a words and/or phrase in the Google search box to refine your search to just the title of a webpage. For example the following search will find web pages where the phrase “global warming” & “climate change” appear in the title of the webpage.
allintitle:"global warming" "climate change"
This type of search will find Australian web pages with both the phrase “global warming” and “climate change” in the on the webpage. (Note: need to select - pages from Australia) Approx 560 hits.
Google Fact.
You can type up to 10 words or phrases in to the Google search box
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Google Tip 1 & Google Fact
Phrase Searching using Google
If you are searching for words that are likely to appear next to each other on a webpage then use quotation marks “ “ to search for those words as a phrase.
"chocolate cake"
Add extra words within the quotation marks if you are looking for a specific chocolate cake.
”flourless chocolate cake”
Combine your “phrase search” with extra word “recipe” to refine your search and search only Australian sites.
“flourless chocolate cake” recipe
Using Phrase searching to search for literature
Phrase searching is good for searching for information where a number of words appear next to each other. It is can be especial handy for searching for song lyrics, literature – Poetry, Prose
“lucy in the sky with diamonds” lyrics
“the colt from old regret”
Google Fact
The name Google comes from the word googol and is the number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros. Example:10100 It represents the large number of webpages Google indexes everyday.
If you are searching for words that are likely to appear next to each other on a webpage then use quotation marks “ “ to search for those words as a phrase.
"chocolate cake"
Add extra words within the quotation marks if you are looking for a specific chocolate cake.
”flourless chocolate cake”
Combine your “phrase search” with extra word “recipe” to refine your search and search only Australian sites.
“flourless chocolate cake” recipe
Using Phrase searching to search for literature
Phrase searching is good for searching for information where a number of words appear next to each other. It is can be especial handy for searching for song lyrics, literature – Poetry, Prose
“lucy in the sky with diamonds” lyrics
“the colt from old regret”
Google Fact
The name Google comes from the word googol and is the number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros. Example:10100 It represents the large number of webpages Google indexes everyday.
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