The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook

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An essential guide for anyone who conducts research on the internet including librarians, teachers, students, business professionals, and writers this fully revised handbook details what users must know to take full advantage of internet search tools and resources. From the latest online tools to the new and enhanced services offered by standbys such as Google, the major search engines and their myriad of possibilities are thoroughly discussed. This revamped fourth edition also features chapters on fact-checking sites and popular social networking sites as well as a collection of up-to-date screenshots for visual reference. For those with little to moderate searching experience, friendly, easy-to-follow guidelines to the world of Web research are provided, while experienced searchers will discover new perspectives on content and techniques. This fully revised handbook details what users must know to take full advantage of internet search tools and resources. From the latest online tools to the new and enhanced services offered by standbys Google and Yahoo!, this revamped edition also features chapters on popular social networking sites such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn as well as a collection of up-to-date screenshots for visual reference. COVER ......Page 1 COPYRIGHT ......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 FOREWORD......Page 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 14 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 ABOUT THE EXTREME SEARCHER’S WEB PAGE......Page 22 THE PIECES OF THE INTERNET......Page 24 A VERY BRIEF HISTORY......Page 25 SEARCHING THE INTERNET: WEB “FINDING TOOLS”......Page 31 GENERAL STRATEGIES......Page 36 CONTENT ON THE INTERNET......Page 41 CONTENT—THE DEEP WEB......Page 46 COPYRIGHT......Page 49 CITING INTERNET RESOURCES......Page 50 KEEPING UP-TO-DATE ON INTERNET RESOURCES AND TOOLS......Page 51 Chapter 2: DIRECTORIES AND PORTALS......Page 54 GENERAL WEB DIRECTORIES......Page 55 CLASSIFICATION OF SITES IN GENERAL WEB DIRECTORIES......Page 56 WHEN TO USE A GENERAL WEB DIRECTORY......Page 57 THE MAJOR GENERAL WEB DIRECTORIES......Page 58 OTHER GENERAL WEB DIRECTORIES......Page 63 SPECIALIZED DIRECTORIES......Page 65 HOW TO FIND SPECIALIZED DIRECTORIES......Page 66 SOME PROMINENT EXAMPLES OF SPECIALIZED DIRECTORIES......Page 68 GENERAL WEB PORTALS......Page 77 SUMMARY......Page 82 HOW SEARCH ENGINES ARE PUT TOGETHER......Page 84 HOW SEARCH OPTIONS ARE PRESENTED......Page 86 TYPICAL SEARCH OPTIONS......Page 87 SEARCH ENGINE OVERLAP......Page 92 RESULTS PAGES......Page 93 SPECIALTY SEARCH ENGINES......Page 94 METASEARCH ENGINES......Page 95 KEEPING UP-TO-DATE ON WEB SEARCH ENGINES......Page 96 GOOGLE......Page 98 BING......Page 123 YAHOO!......Page 130 ASK.COM......Page 141 ADDITIONAL GENERAL WEB SEARCH ENGINES......Page 145 VISUALIZATION SEARCH ENGINES......Page 149 SEARCH ENGINE COMPARISON SEARCHES......Page 151 Chapter 5: DISCUSSION GROUPS, FORUMS, NEWSGROUPS, AND THEIR RELATIVES......Page 154 GROUPS OF GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL GROUPS......Page 156 GROUPS SEARCH ENGINES......Page 158 MAILING LISTS......Page 166 NETIQUETTE POINTS RELATING TO GROUPS AND MAILING LISTS......Page 170 THINKING OF THE INTERNET AS A REFERENCE COLLECTION......Page 172 TRADITIONAL TOOLS ONLINE......Page 173 ENCYCLOPEDIAS......Page 174 DICTIONARIES......Page 176 COMBINED REFERENCE TOOLS AND ALMANACS......Page 178 ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS......Page 179 QUOTATIONS......Page 180 WEATHER......Page 183 MAPS......Page 184 STOCK QUOTES......Page 185 STATISTICS......Page 186 BOOKS......Page 188 GOVERNMENT AND COUNTRY GUIDES......Page 193 COMPANY INFORMATION......Page 196 ASSOCIATIONS......Page 199 OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE......Page 200 LITERATURE DATABASES......Page 203 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES......Page 205 FACT-CHECKING SITES......Page 206 TRAVEL......Page 207 FILM......Page 208 REFERENCE RESOURCE GUIDES......Page 209 THE COPYRIGHT ISSUE......Page 210 IMAGES......Page 211 AUDIO AND VIDEO......Page 224 TYPES OF NEWS SITES ON THE INTERNET......Page 236 FINDING NEWS—A GENERAL STRATEGY......Page 237 NEWS RESOURCE GUIDES......Page 238 MAJOR NEWS NETWORKS AND NEWSWIRES......Page 241 NEWSPAPERS......Page 244 RADIO AND TV......Page 245 AGGREGATION SITES......Page 246 SPECIALIZED NEWS SERVICES......Page 250 BLOGS......Page 251 RSS......Page 253 ALERT SERVICES......Page 254 CATEGORIES OF SHOPPING SITES ON THE INTERNET......Page 256 COMPANY/PRODUCT CATALOGS......Page 257 SHOPPING MALLS......Page 259 PRICE COMPARISON SITES......Page 261 CLASSIFIEDS......Page 266 PRODUCT AND MERCHANT EVALUATIONS......Page 267 BUYING SAFELY......Page 269 A “PLACE” ON THE WEB......Page 272 WEB-BASED SOFTWARE......Page 273 SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES......Page 274 SHARING SITES......Page 275 MICROBLOGS......Page 276 BLOGS......Page 277 CROWDSOURCING......Page 280 YOUR OWN FULL-FLEDGED WEBSITE......Page 281 WEBSITES......Page 282 CONCLUSION......Page 290 GLOSSARY......Page 292 URL LIST......Page 302 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 320 INDEX......Page 322