Re: [IRCA] Search machines on the Internet

["Tim Hall" <timhall1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Charlie,

Here are two quick tips:

The first tip would be to use quote marks around words that should
appear together:

Charles Taylor = 80,100,000 matches (any page that has "Charles" and "Taylor")
"Charles Taylor" = 4,300,000 matches (must include the phrase "Charles Taylor")

The second tip would be to use minus sign to screen out things you
know you don't want (kind of like using a loop antenna to null out a
pest).  Since a lot of sites would probably mention Charles Taylor,
president of Liberia, you might try:

"Charles Taylor" -Liberia = 1,980,000 matches

Now I see a lot of references to the Charles Taylor Prize, and a
Professor Charles Taylor of Harvard.  So...

"Charles Taylor" -Liberia -Prize -Harvard = 1,420,000 matches

and screening out the congressman:

"Charles Taylor" -Liberia -Prize -Harvard -Congress = 1,170,000 matches

and the philosopher (assuming that isn't you, hi!):

"Charles Taylor" -Liberia -Prize -Harvard -Congress -Philosophy
-Philosopher = 927,000 matches

"Charles Taylor" -Liberia -Prize -Harvard -Congress -Congressman
-Philosophy -Philosopher "North Carolina" -Representative  gets it
down to 27,400

and zooming in a bit more:

"Charles Taylor" -Liberia -Prize -Harvard -Congressman -Congress
-Philosophy -Philosopher "North Carolina" -Representative DX = 67
matches

"Charles Taylor" -Liberia -Prize -Harvard -Congressman -Congress
-Philosophy -Philosopher "North Carolina" -Representative DXer = 2
matches

73, Tim


On 3/23/06, Doug Pifer - KE6GMM <oregon4wd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Bill and Steve,
> Charles! Did you get this??
>
> I'll check these out.
> 73- Doug
>
>
>
> Hi Charles and Doug
>
> They do have a book on Google!  The name is "Google for Dummies."  Here is a
> link for the book.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764544209/002-5884593-7754461?v=glance&n=283155
>
>
> Bill Block
> Prescott Valley, AZ
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Amdxmail@xxxxxxx
>   To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:11 PM
>   Subject: Re: [IRCA] Search machines on the Internet
>
>
>
>   If you're in the US, go to Zabasearch dot com and type in your own name
> and address.  You may be rewarded with the month and year of your birth!
>
>   Go to Google, choose "local", type in your address, click "satellite".
> You'll get an aerial view of your house!
>
>   Steve Francis
>   Alcoa, Tennessee
>
>

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