Google now offers specialized searches that are
accessible by clicking on the links above Google’s search box. Each
link, except the last, i.e., more, represents a separate search service.
This part describes some of Google’s specialized search services,
including Image Search, Groups, News Search, and Froogle.
Image Search
Looking for an image, map, graphic, photo, design or
drawing? Try Google’s Image Search by clicking on the Images link above
Google’s search box
or visiting images.google.com.
Enter your query and click on the Google Search button. Alternatively, enter your query and then click on the Images link above the search box.
or visiting images.google.com.
Enter your query and click on the Google Search button. Alternatively, enter your query and then click on the Images link above the search box.
Groups: Discussion Forums
Want advice, opinions, and recommendations that haven’t necessarily been edited?
Then consider using Google Groups, which provides access (posting and reading) to thousands of discussion forums — an enormous storehouse of discourse, including
Forums on practically everything from aviation to zymurgy (brewing beer)
Opinions, advice, and resource information, e.g.,
Opinions on laser eye surgery
Then consider using Google Groups, which provides access (posting and reading) to thousands of discussion forums — an enormous storehouse of discourse, including
Forums on practically everything from aviation to zymurgy (brewing beer)
Opinions, advice, and resource information, e.g.,
Opinions on laser eye surgery
News Search
After the tragedies of September 11, 2001, Krishna Bharat, a
Google engineer, built a tool to crawl news sites and organize news
into ranked clusters. Because of its popularity, Google expanded the
demo into Google News.
Google News:
Presents information culled from thousands of news sources worldwide.
Updates entries continuously throughout the day.
Groups together related headlines and photos.
Google News:
Presents information culled from thousands of news sources worldwide.
Updates entries continuously throughout the day.
Groups together related headlines and photos.
Alerts
In February of 2003, Google engineer Naga Sridhar got tired
of regularly visiting Google News to check for developments in the
imminent US war with Iraq. So he put together an application that would
email him when a news story broke that matched a specified query.
Google Product Search: Find Items for Sale
Google Product Search (formerly called Froogle) is a
searchable and browsable shopping index tuned to finding products for
sale online. Click on the Shopping link at the top left corner of
Google’s window:
or visit www.google.com/products. Search results include price, brand, description, and, if available, a photograph
or visit www.google.com/products. Search results include price, brand, description, and, if available, a photograph
More Search Tools
The last choice in the menu at the top-left corner of the
Google window is more ▼. Holding your mouse over that word makes a menu
drop down. (This only happens if JavaScript is enabled in your browser.)
You can choose one of the services on the drop-down menu.
You can choose one of the services on the drop-down menu.
Catalogs: Search and Browse Mail-Order Catalogs
NOTE: Google no longer supports the Catalog service.
After acquiring a fancy scanner, Larry Page, co-founder of Google, encouraged engineers to come up with a search service that would take advantage of its speed and flexibility. Lauren Baptist started by developing a service around mail-order catalogs because they posed the least copyright issues.
After acquiring a fancy scanner, Larry Page, co-founder of Google, encouraged engineers to come up with a search service that would take advantage of its speed and flexibility. Lauren Baptist started by developing a service around mail-order catalogs because they posed the least copyright issues.
Directory: Categories of Topics
There are two basic ways to find information systematically
on the Web: browsing and searching. Chris Sherman and Gary Price offer
the following description of browsing versus searching in their book The
Invisible Web.
Special Searches
Looking for an easier way to find information on a specific topic or at a specific website?
Google provides the following specialized search engines:
Apple Macintosh - www.google.com/mac
Search for Mac & Apple things
BSD - www.google.com/bsd
Search for the BSD operating systems
Linux - www.google.com/linux
Search for the Linux operating system
Microsoft - www.google.com/microsoft
Search Microsoft-related pages
U.S. Government and state governments - www.google.com/unclesam
Google provides the following specialized search engines:
Apple Macintosh - www.google.com/mac
Search for Mac & Apple things
BSD - www.google.com/bsd
Search for the BSD operating systems
Linux - www.google.com/linux
Search for the Linux operating system
Microsoft - www.google.com/microsoft
Search Microsoft-related pages
U.S. Government and state governments - www.google.com/unclesam
Answers
Note: As of late 2006, Google Answers isn’t accepting new
questions. You can still browse and search existing questions and
answers. A similar service, Yahoo! Answers, is available at
answers.yahoo.com.
Unlike Google Answers, the Yahoo! service is free of charge. Questions are answered by unpaid volunteers who may not have any qualifications or experience.
Unlike Google Answers, the Yahoo! service is free of charge. Questions are answered by unpaid volunteers who may not have any qualifications or experience.
Technology Playground: Google Labs
Google’s mission is to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” To this end, Google showcases some prototypes and products in development on the Google Labs, the web site of Google’s research group.Visit Google Labs’ home page at labs.google.com.
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