Standard Search EnginesCrawler based | crawls Web pages to build lists of words that are then indexed and stored into a searchable database | Examples | Google, Bing, Yandex |
Purpose of a search engineFor the same reason you need a card catalogue in a library, people use a search engine when browsing the Web. There is a lot of great and useful information but when it is not physically possible to examine all sources personally, a search engine assists the resesarcher in sifting through the near endless and constantly changing information on the Web. |
Search Engine FeaturesRefinement support | ability to use Boolean, Phrase, and Field searching | Wild Card (Truncation) suport | ability to subsitute part of a word or a whole word with the " * " | Stemming support | ability to find variants of terms such as, tense, plural & singular form | Size of database | how large the search engine's database is | feel and *look | uncluttered and easy to use interface |
These are only a few features of search engines. CustomizationSearch Filters | filter out inappropirate content | Number of results | how many dispayed per page (SERP) | Instant search | predications while you type | Where results open | new tab? same tab? new window? | Language | ability to translate |
Your search engine may have many other customization options, however, these seem to be standard among the majority. Math Calculation/Conversion support+ | addition, 978+456 | - | subtraction, 978-456 | * | multiplication, 978*456 | / | division, 978/456 | convert | convert 2 miles to inches | ^ | raise to a power of, 237^3 |
| | Phrase your queryCheck your keywords | put more important terms in the begining | Forget about case | use all lower case (excluding Boolean operators) | Avoid stop words | common stop words include: a, are, as, be, for, has, that, will, was, to, is, it... | Use refinements alone or in combination with others | Boolean operators, Phrase searching, Field searching |
Advanced Search Featuresterm1 AND term2 | returns results that include both query terms | term1 OR term2 | returns results that include either of two query terms | + term | results must INCLUDE the term | - term | results must EXCLUDE the term | " this is a phrase " | returns results that include the exact phrase | inurl: term | returns results that include the term in the Web page URL | filetype: document extension (pdf, doc) | returns results that are only the specified document type |
Instant AnswersGet a map | map portland or | Get local weather forcast | weather 71115 | Define a term | define onamonapia | Get movie showtimes | showtimes 71111 | Find area gas prices | gas 71047 | Learn sports scores | packers scores | See current market data for a given company or fund | enter stock ticker, e.g. goog (for Google) | See he time in many cities around the world | time london | Find precise times of sunrises and sunsets | sunrise new york |
Not all search engines support instant answers or the same ones. | | MetaSearch EnginesSearch tool | sends user request to other search engines then displays the results in a single list | Examples | DogPile, MetaCrawler, Mamma |
Sites to exploreSearchEngineWatch.com | provides tips and information about searching the web and analysis of the search engine industry | MalekTips.com | search engine syntax, advanced search engine features, filtering results | TheFilterBubble.com | website and blog about filter bubbling, what search engines are hiding from you | SearchEngineColossus.com | international directory of search engines across 314 countries, since 1998 | SearchEngineLand.com | news and information site covering search engine marketing, searching issues and the search engine industry | LinkedIn.com | connect with industry professionals to learn about and discuss topics |
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