Search Improvement Task Notes

README.md

Search Improvement Task Notes

This activity is based on the course "Power Searching with Google" and is intended to help you improve your ability to find useful information.

README Task

• In your project readme, add an h2 heading labelled "Search Terms"
• Under this heading, Summarize the focus of your query with an h3 heading.
  • ie: ### SVG transition animation
• then add a sentence that describes what you're looking for
  • ie: "how do I animate parts of an svg shape on hover and click?"
• then include the first search query as you typed it:
  • ie: "animate svg on click tutorial"
  • include the top link returned
• try to optimize your search query using the tips in the next section of this doc.
• See if you can get a more useful or accurate search result from your optimized query
  • include the new query or options changes that you used (list form is fine)

Format

## Search Queries

### Search Topic One
_description of what you're looking for in your own words_

1. [first search term as used] - https://topresulturl.com
    - Useful Keywords: "...", "..."
    - Unuseful Keywords: "...", "..."
2. [second search term as used] - https://topresulturl.com
    - method(s) used to improve search


### Search Topic Two
_description of what you're looking for in your own words_

1. [first search term as used] - https://topresulturl.com
    - Useful Keywords: "...", "..."
    - Unuseful Keywords: "...", "..."
2. [second search term as used] - https://topresulturl.com
    - method(s) used to improve search

Google Search Optimization Tips

1. Check how you're spelling things and using articles
   • ie: "The Who, and A Who will give you very different results (Java and Javascript will also because they're 2 different languages)
2. Check the type of content you're searching (if you're looking for a tutorial video, you should use the video tab in google)
3. Check the time span using the Tools tab
4. Put quotes around terms that should appear exactly as spelled
5. In some cases, use OR with "" (for multi word queries) to address variations
   • ie: handkerchief OR "facial tissue"
6. Remove invasive results with the "-" symbol
   • ie: svg transition duration -tutorial would remove all results that involve tutorials (if you wanted just docs but no step by steps)
7. If you're looking for specific files, use :PDF syntax (3 letter abbreviation for the type of file that you're looking for)

Clarifying and Filtering

Enhance your search by clarifying and filtering to the important info

• If you don't understand the results, or you're not getting close, try usind the define keyword in a few prep searches.
• do this to learn about words/expressions related to the topic that you might not understand to learn if you can use them to search more clearly
  • ie: "define css transition" indicates the importance of duration and other elements. these can be used in follow up searches
    • "svg transition duration" search returns "How to Approach SVG Animations: A CSS Tutorial" followed by a bunch of very specific results