One of the biggest challenges the knowledge worker faces is finding information when searching on the web. With over 1 trillion URL’s indexed, it’s no wonder that finding information is a challenge: there is just so much out there!
Site search is a filter which allows the knowledge worker to limit the results to pages that only come from a specific site. This filter dramatically decreases the area that you are searching within, making it easier to find information. Think of it as follows: a person who does a regular search is searching for a needle in the ocean; using site search is like looking for a needle in a tea cup.
Site Search
1. Type your key words, followed by site:www.companyname.com in the Google Search Bar
2. This search returns information only from that one website.
How it Works
Google indexes all pages, and can return results based on the different sections of the URL. So for example, site search can be used to return results only from specific domain extensions, such as .org (usually reserved for charities), .ca (pages from Canada), or .cn (pages from China).
Or you can research only within a certain group of pages, such as www.ecomm.baxter.com/ecatalog/, which would allow you to search only within Baxter’s ecatalog pages.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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