Thursday, August 16, 2001

I do like Google, and I'm forever finding new features.
  • For instance: want to search within a blog, but it doesn't have an internal search engine? Use Google, telling it to limit the search to just that site. Let's say you want to find out how many times Ian has used the word 'drunk', just type: drunk site:www.iansie.com [n-n-n-nineteen, FYI]
  • Want to see current search trends - what's coming into favour, what's falling out? Use Google zeitgeist.
  • Want to find out who links to you? Type link:swishcottage.blogspot.com
  • Want to see when Google last spidered your page? Click on the cached hyperlink on your search results to see a snapshot of what the page looked like when Google last looked at it.
  • Want to find a picture? Try Google's image search facility. It's virtually useless, I'm afraid, but the results are unpredictable and fun.
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