"Google School"

From a newsletter by Dawn at smalldog.com

Since Google appears to be taking over the world, or at least the virtual

world, we should all brush up on how to take advantage Google's
capabilities.

Just about everyone knows that searching for small dog electronics versus
"small dog electronics" is different, and some of us even know that you can
use Google to define a word (just enter define: unknownword ) but did you
know that you can search just one web site or search for a file type or
search for movie reviews, stock prices, and phonebooks?

The Google Guide is a fabulous resource for beginners and advanced users
alike. Use the Quick Reference page for a instant look at all the advanced
operators at your disposal. Here are just a few examples:

Enter link: To find linked pages (i.e., show pages that point to the URL)

Example:
link:www.smalldog.com
(Find pages that link to Small Dog's website.)

Enter bphonebook: To show business phonebook listings

Example
bphonebook:Hearst Castle San Simeon CA
(Search for the Hearst Castle phone numbers.)

To restrict a search within Froogle Use store: To find Froogle products from
the specified store

Example: quickertek store:smalldog
(Find Quickertek products at Small Dog. You may need to find the store name first.)

http://www.googleguide.com
http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html

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Another great way to use Googleis to see a map of an area code using Google
Maps. Just type Area Code 802 and you'll see that your first choice is to
see a map of the area code. It's helpful if you don't recognize an area
code and want to see where it is.

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There is a feature called Q & A where you enter a question and the result
is a direct answer. For example, "What is the population of Japan?" . There's
a bunch of different types of questions to ask, such as "when is galileo's
birthday" or "where was alexander the great born."