Introduction
In the real world, finding something as common
as your favorite "French Roast" coffee hardly ranks as much of a
challenge. Just head for your local supermarket or Starbucks and scan the
shelves for the package or bin with the appropriate "label."
Your choices are really quite straightforward and simple. Just grab the
package and you're done.
However, looking for that special item online can be an altogether different experience. Searching for the answer is akin to the search for the Holy Grail without the map. You know it's out there, you just can't find it in the over 1 billion published web pages currently online. After attempting a search on the Internet, responses can come back that do not match your intent, while others are obscured in a jumble of undesirable links that aren't what you really want. Truly, this is the proverbial "needle in a haystack" experience.
To overcome the problems of "searching" the Internet, learn about the variety of software tools that can help you. The correct tool with the appropriate strategy can help you "surf" the web to full advantage. The goal of this article is provide an understanding of the basic categories of search software on the web and suggest approaches that use these resources in a productive, efficient, and meaningful way.
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| Citation Number: Vol. 2, No. 4, Page 034 |
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