Appendix
Appendix Intro
You’ve reached the end of the tutorial. The following sections contain additional information that you may find useful.
Summary
Useful Links
Search Leader: Why Google is Popular
The remainder of this appendix is filled with compliments and appreciative remarks, how to submit feedback, linking instructions, licensing information, and acknowledgments.
What Users Think About Google Guide
Google Guide in the Press
Submitting Feedback
Link […]
Quick Tips
Selecting Search Terms
Use words likely to appear on the pages you want. Avoid using a question as a query. For example, the query, [ where do I apply for a passport in New Zealand ], instructs Google to find pages containing all the terms. Such a query won’t necessarily find pages answering your question. A better query […]
Summary
Google strives to make it easy to quickly find whatever you’re seeking, whether it’s a web page, a recent news story, a photograph, advice, or a present for a friend. Google Guide’s Cheat Sheet (www.googleguide.com/cheatsheet.html), Google Guide’s Advanced Operator Quick Reference (www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html) Google Guide’s Calculator Cheatsheet (www.googleguide.com/help/calculator.html) and Sacramento State’s Google QuikRef (available from www.csus.edu/uccs/documents/quikrefsite/PDFs/googleqr.pdf […]
Useful Links
If the following topics are of interest to you, check out the following links:
Why is Google Popular? - www.googleguide.com/searchLeader.html
Google’s Online Help
Google Help Central - www.google.com/support
Google Site Map - www.google.com/sitemap.html
Google’s History - www.google.com/corporate/history.html
Google Privacy Policy - www.google.com/privacy.html
Google Friends Newsletter - www.google.com/contact/newsletter.html
Google Mobile (Wireless Services) - www.google.com/mobile/
Other Google Help
Google search guide in Chinese by zzllrr - sites.google.com/site/zzllrr/google-search-tips
Information […]
Why is Google Popular?
Testimonials
GoogleGuide … is the most comprehensive, well-organized, and useful search tutorial I’ve been able to find.
–Justin Keller, Marketing + Consumer Acquisition Manager, ChaCha.com, July 18, 2007
This site, which I found by accident, is wonderful. Thank you for creating it. I will be referring my students to your site as a resource to supplement our classroom […]
Google Guide in the Press
WebTalkGuys Radio Show, March 20, 2004
Google 101: How to search more effectively on the popular Website A conversation with Nancy Blachman, co-author of “How to Do Everything with Google.”
By Dana Greenlee, co-host WebTalk Radio 3/20/04
WebTalk Radio, March 20, 2004, 11 am PST
Interview with Nancy Blachman on her favorite Google features (in Archives area, search for: […]
Submitting Feedback
We sincerely hope that Google Guide helps you become (more) proficient in using Google. Google has changed considerably since Google Guide was last revised, and we aren't able to keep up with the changes. However, if you find problems in Google Guide such as a 404 (page not found) error, missing chunks of content or content that […]
Creative Commons License
Google Guide is licensed under a Creative Commons License. For more information about using and copying Google Guide, please see the Google Guide Creative Commons License page.
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Acknowledgments
First, I offer thanks to Jerry Peek for suggesting that I write a book about how to search with Google.
I revised this tutorial incorporating the valuable comments and suggestions from many people to whom I am grateful. They include: Rod Adams, Amit Agarwal, Abass Ahmady, Marian Bach, Joe Barker, Penny Barsimantov, Adam Baxter, […]
Translation Advice
The following advice is from Erik Hoy who translated Google Guide into Danish, bibliotek.kk.dk/soeg_bestil_forny/googleguide.
Before translating anything, read Google Guide as if you were a novice.
Check all the examples on your local version of Google. Some features work only on the US version and other features work differently from the US version. For example, queries with […]
For the Press
You can find the history of Google Guide and information about Nancy Blachman, the author, on www.googleguide.com/about/#history.
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Nancy Blachman with Google Guide
Nancy Blachman, Developer and author […]
Where and When Nancy Blachman will be Speaking
Below are the dates and locations where Nancy Blachman will be speaking followed by descriptions of her talks.
My Favorite Google Features
Date: Monday July 14, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Group: Princeton PC Users Group
Location: Mercer County Library, Lawrenceville, NJ
Website: www.ppcug-nj.org
Program Co-ordinator: Arnold Rosner <arnold_strand at yahoo dot com>
Power Googling: Getting What you Want from Google
Date: Wednesday July 16, […]
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