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Blogs on the art and science of Googling

vizsla — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:21:28 -0800

Are there any good blogs out there on improving your Googling skills? I'm talking about the sort of techniques to find information using search engines that make you go "wow, why didn't I think of that?" and open you up to a new way of finding things. It is such a fundamental skill on the internet - surely someone has had to have written one?

Classes in Google-Fu

Shoeburyness — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:37:10 -0800

Classes in Google-Fu

This MeTa thread suggests that some people could perhaps use some tips on how to Google (or otherwise search) more effectively. I often find that I give up on a search because I can't seem to hit on the exact right phrase that gives me what I want, or I get tired of wading through crummy, informationless, auto-generated sort of links. Masters of Googling, enlighten us!