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Web Search Garage
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Web Search Garage

by Tara Calishain
August 2004
Beginner to intermediate
264 pages
6h 33m
English
Pearson
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Using Unique Language in Your Searches

The results of any given search will have a tendency to be general. If you search for the word “cat” you will not get a page about a particular Burmese kitty or the problems with Persians. Instead you'll get a general cat page.

Specialized words and vocabulary slant the results of your search to more technical and specific results. Do a search for cat and see what you get. Now do a search for cat "dew claw". The results become much fewer and very cat-oriented. (The phrase “dew claw” just isn't used casually.) Finally, search for cat "dew claw" alopecia, and suddenly you have less than ten results.

You're going to use your unique language that's relevant to your subject to slant your results to your topic. ...

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