Searching+for+a+Needle+in+a+Haystack

Megan Cooper - Leander ISD

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needle and haystack strategies:

needle: keywords, index, white pages, searching (typing), search engine, computer intelligence, google, later strategy, needs > eval, more hits / less relevancy (scattered target)

haystack: subject, table of contents, yellow pages, browsing (clicking), directory, human intelligence, original yahoo, earlier strategy, needs < eval, more relevancy (bullseye)

google - kids do subject searches in the largest keyword search engine available = problems

before research: what words are you going to search for? what if those don't work?

shrinking the haystack: keyword strategies books databases online directories: google directories, allmyfaves, dmoz meta search engines: iseek, bing, dogpile, browsys, yippy Rss feeds

Ran Hock *the extreme searchers internet handbook*

needle modifications: mas words, search commands

google: boolean search, OR, link:martinlutherking.org, dogs site: .edu .org .gov etc." "christina aguilera" -national -anthem -super -bowl - menas take out texas rangers -baseball

EVALUATION along the way: EasyWhoIs, BetterWhoIs, DomaintTools.com, SEO stats, website-worth.org

EVAL test: take california velcro crop and paste into open directory; male pregnancy site

Works Cited page = resume of paper represents the work- quality http://bit.ly/searchingforaneedle