17 Sept. 2006
Eric Rasmusen, erasmuse@indiana.edu
This file is now at http://www.rasmusen.org/a/google-rasmusen.htm
These notes are latest tips and tricks that I have found useful or
thought might be useful. I wrote these for my own use and have not tried
to make them clear for others, but some other people will find them
useful.
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Google Scholar
http://froogle.google.com/Froogle
FEATURES
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books about ecuador
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Calculator
5+2*2
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define protagonist
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pizza 47401
movies 47401
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Google has added the convenience of US street address and phone number
lookup to the information we provide through our search box. You'll see
publicly listed phone numbers and addresses at the top of results pages
for searches that contain specific kinds of keywords.
To find listings for a US business, type the business name into the
Google search box, along with the city and state. Or type the business
name and zip code. Entering the phone number with area code will also
return a complete business listing.
To find listings for a US residence, type any of the following
combinations into the Google search box:
* first name (or first initial), last name, city (state is optional)
* first name (or first initial), last name, state
* first name (or first initial), last name, area code
* first name (or first initial), last name, zip code
* phone number, including area code
* last name, city, state
* last name, zip code
If your query results in business and residential listings, both
categories will be listed for your convenience.
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Parcel tracking IDs, patents and other specialized numbers can be
entered into Google's search box for quick access to information about
them. For example, typing a FedEx tracking number will return the latest
information on your package. Other special search by number types
include :
• UPS tracking numbers example search: "1Z9999W99999999999"
• FedEx tracking numbers
example search: "999999999999"
• USPS tracking numbers example search: "9999 9999 9999 9999
9999 99"
• Vehicle ID (VIN) numbers example search:
"AAAAA999A9AA99999"
• UPC codes example search: "073333531084"
• Telephone area codes example search: "650"
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The word "site" followed by a colon enables you to restrict your search
to a specific site. To do this, use the site:sampledomain.com syntax in
the Google search box. For example, to find admission information on
Stanford's site, enter: The word "site" followed by a colon enables you
to restrict your search to a specific site. To do this, use the
site:sampledomain.com syntax in the Google search box. For example, to
find admission information on Stanford's site, enter:
admission site:www.stanford.edu
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To use Google to find street maps, enter a U.S. street address,
including zip code or city/ state (e.g. 165 University Ave Palo Alto
CA), in the Google search box. Often, the street address and city name
will be enough.
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To see delays and weather conditions at a particular airport, type the
airport's three letter code followed by the word "airport." For example,
San Francisco International Airport updates can be found by searching
for "sfo airport."
To check the status of a U.S. flight, type the name of the airline
followed by the flight number. For example, to see the status for United
Airlines flight 134 search for "United 134."
weather palo alto, ca
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Some words, when followed by a colon, have special meanings to Google.
One such word for Google is the link: operator. The query link:siteURL
shows you pages that point to that URL. For example, link:www.google.com
will show you pages that point to Google's home page. You cannot combine
a link: search with a regular keyword search.
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