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But first…some fun stuff

But first…some fun stuff. ACL. That crazy festival. And a lot like online searching. Searching for a. Two key concepts. Lots of power searching. making this bigger …. Better searching : i t’s all about…. and. this smaller. So you get this. Instead of this.

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But first…some fun stuff

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  1. But first…some fun stuff

  2. ACL. That crazy festival. And a lot like online searching

  3. Searching for a

  4. Two key concepts Lots of power searching

  5. making this bigger… Better searching: it’s all about… and this smaller

  6. So you get this Instead of this

  7. Some “Search Engine” talk

  8. Needle and Haystack Talk Needle Haystack Subject Table of contents Yellow Pages Browsing (clicking) Directory Human intelligence Original Yahoo Beginning strategy Needs < evaluation Fewer hits, greater relevancy (bull's-eye target) • Keyword • Index • White Pages • Searching (typing) • Search engine • Computer intelligence • Google • Advanced strategy • Needs > evaluation • More hits, less relevancy (scattered target)

  9. Shrinking the Haystack Books! $$$ databases @ your library Online directories Meta search engines RSS feeds

  10. Needle modifications… After selecting a haystack of appropriate size and content, make your needle bigger and sharper using… • Words, words …and more words • Search commands for quality and relevance

  11. Evaluation all along the way • Another benefit of the directory… • EasyWhoIs • Analyzing URLs

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