Extending from my previous post on What Treasures Can You Find On Twitter?, I want to now discuss how to search Twitter effectively beyond just using basic keywords. Just like Google’s search, Twitter offers advanced search functionalities that can really help you find what you are looking for and filter out all the trash. Also, [...]
ContinueWhy Should You Bother With Alternative Search Engines
For most people, Google is the only search engine they know (OK maybe you have heard about Bing now!) when in fact there are a number of powerful and useful alternatives search engines out there. Blogs such as AltSearchEngines does a great job in promoting and teaching the merits of these alternative search engines. At [...]
ContinueBing Search Improves on the Search Results Page
So Bing has a good name that you can now replace “To Google Something” with “To Bing Something!” and has been getting tonnes of positive media coverage, but from the searcher’s point of view, what is the big fuss and why should I care? Well the good new is that Microsoft has done their homework [...]
ContinueAre You Asking More Of The Search Engines?
Well, according to the latest report released by Hitwise released today. (PDF download), we are! According to this latest report by Hitwise, the interesting trend revealed is that the the search strings that people use are getting longer, with the biggest jump in people using 8 or more words query when compared with last year!
ContinueWhy You Need to Check Out Google Scholar Search
When it comes to authoritative source or fresh new thinking based on actual research, you just can’t beat academic research. Sometimes, you are looking for what the latest thinking or theories is on a particular topic or wants to know what academia thinks about a theory you want to apply in business. If you have [...]
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