Everyone knows how to search on Google, but not everyone understands how Google works. What alternatives do you have if you Google is not being effective. Searching with Social Media Engines.

1. A BETTER WAY TO SEARCH
A Look into Internet Research Process

2. Table of Content
• Starting A Search
• Searching
• Challenges
• Secure Search

3. STARTING A SEARCH
• What are you looking for?
• What do you already know?
• What do you want to know?
• Use a scratch pad to stay organized
• Have a strategy in place

4. SEARCHING
There are different ways the web can be searched
for information.
Knowing the right method to use depends on what
kind of information you are looking for.

5. SEARCHING
MANY SHADES OF SEARCHING
• Search Engines
• Meta Search Engines
• Directory / Yellow Pages
• Maps
• http://www.dogpile.com
• http://www.ixquick.com
• Disappearing act //
not certain vconnet is still a yellow page
anymore
• http://google.com/maps
• http://bing.com/maps
• http://www.gogle.com
• http://www.duckduckgo.com

6. SEARCHING
EXTENDED SHADES OF SEARCHING
• Stackoverflow
• Githud
• Codeproject
• Codeplex
Warning: lots of programming code ahead

7. SEARCHING
EMERGING SHADES OF SEARCHING
• Twitter Search
• Facebook Search
• LinkedIn Search
• Quora

8. SPECIALIZED SEARCHING
• Blekko.com – “How To Make Latte Art”
• Wolframalpha.com – Data, Statistics, Mathematics
• Quora.com – Real people questions = Real people
answers
Warning: lots of programming code ahead

9. REFINING YOUR SEARCH
WHEN YOUR RESULTS ARE EITHER NOT
RELEVANT OR TOO RELEVANT
USE ADVANCED SEARCH OPERATORS
• Google
(http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html)
• BING
• DuckDuckGo !Bang
• Quora

10. BE SAFE
• STOP USING GOOGLE
• USE THE RIGHT SEARCH ENGINE
• DON’T SIGN IN TO GOOGLE
• USE A NON-TRACKING BROWSER (DDG)
• USE A SECURE ENGINE TO SEARCH GOOGLE
(DISCONNECT SEARCH)
Warning: lots of programming code ahead

11. TIME UP!

12. ANY QUESTIONS?