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Using
Phrases
What are
phrases? How can you use them to refine your search?
You can
try each of the searches below using the Google search engine
and compare your results with ours. [We performed
the searches on July 19, 2005].
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1.
Click on Google
and search:
radioactive cats
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- About
212,000 results
- Not
all web results contained the phrase "radioactive cats"--
some just contained the words "radioactive" and "cats"
somewhere in the page.
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2.
Click on Google
and search:
"radioactive cats" |
- About
9,070 results.
- Each
result contained the phrase "radioactive cats"...
but did each result contain information on the "radioactive cats" you were looking for (the 1980 photograph by Sandy Skoglund) or something else (e.g., rock band,
jokes, etc.)?
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3.
Click on Google
and search:
"radioactive cats" "sandy skoglund" |
- About
840 results.
- Each
result contains text on "Sandy Skoglund" and
"radioactive cats". Most results are about the photograph but many are consumer sites selling posters of the photograph.
- But
what if you want to find more reliable information from
organizations that offer information on the photograph?
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4.
Click on Google's Advanced Search.
Use the same search as above; it should already be entered
in the boxes. Limit your search to the Domain ending:
.org
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- About
72 results.
- The
results are taken only from websites with a .org address
that contain information about Sandy Skoglund's "Radioactive Cats" photograph.
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