Web Search Strategies

This video introduces the best ways to use search engines to find information on the Web. It uses real-world examples that illustrate ways to reduce useless results and includes:

• How search engines work
• Picking the right key words
• Using quotes and the minus sign
• Combinations of strategies

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Tips
1) Be specific. 
2) Know basic shortcuts - for words that appear together, like a phrase or a quote, put quotes around the words. 
3) For words with multiple meanings - place a hyphen or minus sign just before the word you want to exclude.