Mar 18, 2014 | Research, searching
Everyone knows how to run a Google search. Just enter your search terms and get your results. But if that's all you do, you're missing out on some powerful filters that can narrow the results to hits that are most relevant for your search. The following search tips...
Dec 31, 2013 | Blogging, Research, Writing
Blogging is one of the best ways to become known as an expert in your field. Writing fresh content on a regular basis helps boost your ranking in search results. It also keeps you mentally sharp. Setting up a blog is easy. You don't even need a website. At blogger.com...
Dec 20, 2013 | Ideas, Research, Web content, Writing
When you're searching Google for more than a quick answer, it's not always obvious which links in the search results have more in-depth information. Recently Google started returning in-depth articles for some broad topics. These are not like what you'd get from...
Nov 28, 2013 | Productivity, Research, searching
For just about anything you want to learn how to do, there are free video tutorials online - dog training, cooking demonstrations, apps and software use, and even psychotherapeutic techniques. For example, here's a video of the late Dr. Milton Erickson demonstrating...
Aug 3, 2013 | Research, searching
When Google gives you too many irrelevant search results, that usually means you need to be more specific in your search. Adding more descriptive keywords may help, particularly when you have a clear idea of what you're searching for. But sometimes you'll get better...
Jun 23, 2013 | Productivity, Research, Web content
Last March Google announced that they would discontinue Google Reader as of July 1. Bad news for the millions of users (including me). But good news for Google Reader's competitors. The GR shutdown announcement has prompted other RSS content aggregators to improve and...
