Everyone knows how to Google, but there are some special functions that can really help when you need specific information on, say, atheist penguins. (Yes, that was my attempt at a Google Whack. No, it didn’t work.)
Google has a great cheat sheet with hints for finding just what you need. If you have a few minutes to kill, it’s worth taking a look and trying out some of the less-common helper-terms. In particular, I find the info: and site: delimiters useful.
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March 2nd, 2005 at 5:00 am
Oh, since there’s a sense of ego-polish with a successful, original Google Whack, Here’s Mine:
“Nehushtan Cartography”
And I SWEAR I didn’t need any help!
March 2nd, 2005 at 7:39 am
Haven’t you just broken your own whack? Er, so to speak? Will this comments page be archived in Google? If so, I’d edit your comment quick, or it won’t be a whack anymore…
March 2nd, 2005 at 2:23 pm
Just so it’s said, a Google Whack isn’t a Google Whack if it’s in quotes. That’s too easy.
March 3rd, 2005 at 10:35 pm
It’s not listed on the Google cheat sheet, but a Google function we screen scribes (and cinemaphiles in general) should find very handy is “movie:”. Go ahead; try it. Type, say, “movie:Alien”. Google is darn cool.
March 4th, 2005 at 12:39 pm
God, man! The movie: function is genius. Thanks for the tip.