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Google - Fresh Results
To search only results from the past x ammount of days take a google search results URL and append &as_qdr=dx but replace the x with a number of days. Example. Read full post here.
JigSaw - Free leads with no account!
Enter this command into a search engine: site:jigsaw.com intitle:in.jigsaw's -intitle:from then add the name of a company or competitor. Be sure to click on "Repeat the search with omited results" at the bottom of your results page. You will get name, title and company for C and V level contacts from JigSaw without needing to have an account. Read more here.
LinkedIn Boolean
LinkedIn's search interface allows the use of full Boolean querries. For example in the Job Title search box you could use: (Engineer OR Developer) AND NOT Sales.
International - Top Level Domain Search
Search results from pages hosted in a particular coutry by using the site: command in conjunction with that country's TLD. Example: to search only pages hosted by Canadian domains use site:ca. This works on most major search engines. Click here for a list of all Country TLD's.
LinkedIn Grab
You can instantly create an Outlook contact from an email signature file using the Grab feature from the free LinkedIn Toolbar.
Boolean Search Tip - NOT operand
Boolean Search Tip
NOT = Tells the search engine to reject pages with this word. It will usually REJECT too many pages.
NOT = Tells the search engine to reject pages with this word. It will usually REJECT too many pages.
Boolean Search Tip - NEAR Operand
Boolean Search Tip
NEAR = Use sparingly, not an exact science. Results vary with each search engine. The best one for NEAR is Exalead.
NEAR = Use sparingly, not an exact science. Results vary with each search engine. The best one for NEAR is Exalead.
Boolean Search Tips - Parenthesis
Boolean Search Tip
Parenthesis = Used when AND and OR are in the same search string.
If you do not use parenthesis under this condition your AND’s will be processed first, then your OR’s.
Parenthesis = Used when AND and OR are in the same search string.
If you do not use parenthesis under this condition your AND’s will be processed first, then your OR’s.
Boolean Search Tips - AND Operand
Boolean Search Tips
AND = ONLY documents that contain both words.
OR = documents that contain EITHER word.
AND = ONLY documents that contain both words.
OR = documents that contain EITHER word.
Image Search
The image search allows you to search for.jpeg images on .html documents. Open www.altavista.com and try this: (title:resume OR url:resume) AND (image:mcse OR image:microsoft certified systems engineer) then run search.
