Hi,
I was not very sure where to put this, so i chose this place because it might be beneficial to the researchers and people doing their project.
There are so many ways we could make use of www.google.com Not many would be aware about its complete usefulness. So here it is:
see:
http://earth.google.com/
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now covering some Indian sites also.
http://www.keyhole.com/body.php?c=po...rageListVisual
see the Bangalore satellite map.:)
http://www.ncb.ernet.in/~rahul/Googl..._bangalore.jpg
Also:
http://video.google.com
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pasting some tips from an article that David Pogue published in NY Times.
> * Phrase your question in the form of an answer.
> So instead of typing,
> "What is the average rainfall in the Amazon basin?",
> you might get
> better results by typing "The average rainfall in
> the Amazon basin is."
>
>
> * This is an old one, but very important: Put quotes
> around phrases that
> must be searched together. If you put quotes around
> "electric curtains,"
> Google won't waste your time finding one set of Web
> pages containing the
> word "electric" and another set containing the word
> "curtains."
>
>
> * Similarly, put a hyphen right before any word you
> want screened out.
> If you're looking up dolphins, for example, you'll
> have to wade through
> a million Miami Dolphins pages unless you search for
> "dolphins -Miami."
>
>
> * Google is a global White Pages and Yellow Pages.
> Search for
> "phonebook:home depot Norwalk, ct," Google instantly
> produces the
> address and phone number of the Norwalk Home Depot.
> This works with
> names ("phonebook:robert jones las vegas, NV") as
> well as businesses.
>
>
> Don't put any space after "phonebook." And in all of
> the following
> examples, don't type the quotes I'm showing you
> here.
>
>
> * Google is a package tracker. Type a FedEx or UPS
> package number (just
> the digits); when you click Search, Google offers a
> link to its tracking
> information.
>
>
> * Google is a calculator. Type in an equation
> ("32+2345*3-234=").
>
>
> * Google is a units-of-measurement converter. Type
> "teaspoons in a
> gallon,"
> for example, or "centimeters in a foot."
>
>
> * Google is a stock ticker. Type in AAPL or MSFT,
> for example, to see a
> link to the current Apple or Microsoft stock price,
> graphs, financial
> news and so on.
>
>
> * Google is an atlas. Type in an area code, like
> 212, to see a Mapquest
> map of the area.
>
>
> * Google is Wal-Mart's computer. Type in a UPC bar
> code number, such as
> "036000250015," to see the description of the
> product you've just
> "scanned in." (Thanks to the Google Blog,
> http://google.blogspace.com,
> for this tip and the next couple.)
>
>
> * Google is an aviation buff. Type in a flight
> number like "United 22"
> for a link to a map of that flight's progress in the
> air. Or type in the
> tail number you see on an airplane for the full
> registration form for
> that plane.
>
>
> * Google is the Department of Motor Vehicles. Type
> in a VIN (vehicle
> identification number, which is etched onto a plate,
> usually on the door
> frame, of every car), like "JH4NA1157MT001832," to
> find out the car's
> year, make and model.
>
>
> * For hours of rainy-day entertainment, visit
> http://labs.google.com.
> Here, you'll find links to new, half-finished Google
> experiments-like
> Google Voice, in which you call (650) 623-6706,
> speak the words you want
> to search for and then open your browser to view the
> results.
> Disclaimer: It wasn't working when I tried it.
> (Ditto a lot of these
> experiments.)
>
>
> * Poke around the "Services & Tools" link on the
> Google.com home page
> and you'll find some of the better-known
> lesser-known Google features,
> if that makes any sense.
>
>
> For example, there's Froogle (product search), News,
> Groups (Internet
> discussion boards), Google Catalogs (hundreds of
> scanned-in product
> catalogs), Images (find graphics and photos from
> other people's Web
> sites), Blogger (publish your own online journal),
> Google language
> translation, Google Answers (pay a couple of bucks
> to have a
> professional researcher find the answers for you)
> and much more.
Regards,
Soumya Shankar
I was not very sure where to put this, so i chose this place because it might be beneficial to the researchers and people doing their project.
There are so many ways we could make use of www.google.com Not many would be aware about its complete usefulness. So here it is:
see:
http://earth.google.com/
<link outdated-removed>
now covering some Indian sites also.
http://www.keyhole.com/body.php?c=po...rageListVisual
see the Bangalore satellite map.:)
http://www.ncb.ernet.in/~rahul/Googl..._bangalore.jpg
Also:
http://video.google.com
<link outdated-removed>
pasting some tips from an article that David Pogue published in NY Times.
> * Phrase your question in the form of an answer.
> So instead of typing,
> "What is the average rainfall in the Amazon basin?",
> you might get
> better results by typing "The average rainfall in
> the Amazon basin is."
>
>
> * This is an old one, but very important: Put quotes
> around phrases that
> must be searched together. If you put quotes around
> "electric curtains,"
> Google won't waste your time finding one set of Web
> pages containing the
> word "electric" and another set containing the word
> "curtains."
>
>
> * Similarly, put a hyphen right before any word you
> want screened out.
> If you're looking up dolphins, for example, you'll
> have to wade through
> a million Miami Dolphins pages unless you search for
> "dolphins -Miami."
>
>
> * Google is a global White Pages and Yellow Pages.
> Search for
> "phonebook:home depot Norwalk, ct," Google instantly
> produces the
> address and phone number of the Norwalk Home Depot.
> This works with
> names ("phonebook:robert jones las vegas, NV") as
> well as businesses.
>
>
> Don't put any space after "phonebook." And in all of
> the following
> examples, don't type the quotes I'm showing you
> here.
>
>
> * Google is a package tracker. Type a FedEx or UPS
> package number (just
> the digits); when you click Search, Google offers a
> link to its tracking
> information.
>
>
> * Google is a calculator. Type in an equation
> ("32+2345*3-234=").
>
>
> * Google is a units-of-measurement converter. Type
> "teaspoons in a
> gallon,"
> for example, or "centimeters in a foot."
>
>
> * Google is a stock ticker. Type in AAPL or MSFT,
> for example, to see a
> link to the current Apple or Microsoft stock price,
> graphs, financial
> news and so on.
>
>
> * Google is an atlas. Type in an area code, like
> 212, to see a Mapquest
> map of the area.
>
>
> * Google is Wal-Mart's computer. Type in a UPC bar
> code number, such as
> "036000250015," to see the description of the
> product you've just
> "scanned in." (Thanks to the Google Blog,
> http://google.blogspace.com,
> for this tip and the next couple.)
>
>
> * Google is an aviation buff. Type in a flight
> number like "United 22"
> for a link to a map of that flight's progress in the
> air. Or type in the
> tail number you see on an airplane for the full
> registration form for
> that plane.
>
>
> * Google is the Department of Motor Vehicles. Type
> in a VIN (vehicle
> identification number, which is etched onto a plate,
> usually on the door
> frame, of every car), like "JH4NA1157MT001832," to
> find out the car's
> year, make and model.
>
>
> * For hours of rainy-day entertainment, visit
> http://labs.google.com.
> Here, you'll find links to new, half-finished Google
> experiments-like
> Google Voice, in which you call (650) 623-6706,
> speak the words you want
> to search for and then open your browser to view the
> results.
> Disclaimer: It wasn't working when I tried it.
> (Ditto a lot of these
> experiments.)
>
>
> * Poke around the "Services & Tools" link on the
> Google.com home page
> and you'll find some of the better-known
> lesser-known Google features,
> if that makes any sense.
>
>
> For example, there's Froogle (product search), News,
> Groups (Internet
> discussion boards), Google Catalogs (hundreds of
> scanned-in product
> catalogs), Images (find graphics and photos from
> other people's Web
> sites), Blogger (publish your own online journal),
> Google language
> translation, Google Answers (pay a couple of bucks
> to have a
> professional researcher find the answers for you)
> and much more.
Regards,
Soumya Shankar