Search Features: Commands
A brief evolution of Search: out of the search box and into our lives
We live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world powered by technology that changes by the nanosecond. And search is no different. Search is...
The Feature Google Killed The + Command For — Direct Connect — Is Now Dead
Cast your mind back to November 2011, only a few months after the launch of Google+. That’s when Google made one of its biggest...
Google Power User Tips: Query Operators
I love showing off my Google power searching skills when presenting or meeting or talking with a prospective client. I just know it boosts my...
Math Engines: For Multiplying Mixed Fractions, It’s Wolfram Alpha Over Google & Bing
Ah, math. It’s why I became an English major. But now math is spinning back around and haunting me in the form of my fifth grader. Last...
Google Changes How It Handles Synonyms
In a post on the Official Google Blog, Google opens up the curtains a bit on how it handles synonyms in search queries and results. It’s a...
Does Marissa Mayer’s “Perfect Search Engine” Already Exist In Siri?
Recently IDG News Service asked Google’s Marissa Mayer about the “perfect search engine.” Here was the question posed:...
Up Close With Google Search Options
Now that Google Search Options has added new features, I thought it was a good time to revisit how everything works — and in some cases,...
New Video: Easy Tips For Better Searching
Last year, Common Craft produced a great, short video explaining RSS “in plain English.” The company is back now with another...
What You Can Learn From Google’s “Site” Operator
Google has a set of advanced search operators that can be accessed either through the advanced search page, or by using specialized commands in...
Link Development Tool Shortcuts For Firefox
A few weeks back I did a post on my blog about creating Firefox quick search bookmarks. I was surprised at how well received it was, though I...
Google Search URL Parameters Explained
Appending different parameters to the end of the Google search URL string can often extend the Google search results into something that may be...
Addicted to Link Research?
It’s been a little over a week since MS Live Search disabled linking related advanced queries. The post itself announcing the decision was...
Google Now Reporting Anchor Text Phrases
Hurray! Finally, you can get a report from Google of the top anchor text phrases used when people link to your site. Google Webmaster Central...
Yahoo To Redirect More Search Query Types Site Explorer
August of last year, Yahoo began pointing “link:” and “linkdomain:” without other search operators queries towards Site...