Oct 06 2009
Education Between the Lines... - To Search or Not to Search
| KISS - "Keep It Simple Stupid"... wins every time! Start with the most general and work your way towards your goal. Don't be afraid to search for that specialized search engine... Consider what you are looking for... and where you are looking. The machine is logical... the data may not be. Try to use root words and phrases. |
Bing, Google, Ask, Yahoo, MSN, NEXUS, Lexus, Excite, Look Smart... and on and on... and on... The search for the better search. The engine with the most... Most What... It has gotten so now its quicker to look it up in the yellow pages... book that is... Or maybe not. The best search engine to use is the one that gives YOU the most answers that YOU look for. Which means that you are going to have to settle or search around. Before you go off looking... remember... no matter how hard it tries... you are asking a computer... and it can only give you a computer generated answer. A successful search is based on how well you can isolate search terms that will produce. So... Choose a couple of the big boys and ask them the same question... see who's answer you like best... See who's format best suits your style. BUT WHATEVER YOU DO.... Stay out of Tool Bar Hell... you know... the place where you have more search and help tool bars in your browser than browsing space. |
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