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

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