Google Searching Tips

We use Google many times a day, a big part of
answering work questions, doing research, or otherwise finding
information online. This search engine became a mainstream tool partly
because of its simple, powerful results. But hidden, advanced
techniques can get you better information with less hunting.

And searches: If you're familiar with Boolean search
operators, Google uses "and" to include every listed term. Google also
weights the first terms more than the last, so type them in the order
of importance. If you include a common word, such as "the," or "1,"
it'll ignore that term. Be sure to manually add that item by adding "+"
directly in front, without a space. (Additionally, you can put
quotation marks around a full phrase to specific that exact string.)

And not searches: Google's advanced search page can omit
results containing certain words, but you can do the same thing in a
standard search. Just type "-[your word]" to toss undesired results, such as the full search term "bass fishing –music".

Search specific sites: Google often gives better results than a
site's built-in search function. Or avoid hunting for that little box
on an unknown site. Just type your search term and then add "site:[domain name]", such as "Google Searching Tips site:santabanta.com".

Make conversions: Convert all sorts of units, including weight,
currency, and distance. Type the known item, "in", and the unknown
unit, such as "10 km in miles" or "100 degree celsius in fahrenheit".


Track packages: Just enter a shipper's tracking number to get tracking results and links for major delivery companies.

Dictionary and spellcheck: Often handier than reaching for
another reference--or searching for one--Google can look up definitions
and spellings. Define words by typing "define:[word or phrase]" such as
"define:maverick". Spellcheck just by typing your guess as the search
term, and see if Google asks if you meant something else

New Google Office

We
already knew that working for Google had certain advantages, but,
believe me, this giant of the search motor takes the welfare of its
employees seriously .. as shown by this decompression (stress) capsule
that is impermeable to sound and light

Moving
around: A slide allows quick access from different floors ... There are
also poles available ... they are similar to the ones used in fire
stations.

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Food. Employees can eat all they want from a vast choice of food and drink.






Work Station: Each employee has at least two large screens. There are 4-6 'Zooglers' per office.






INOVATION:
Large boards are available just about everywhere because 'ideas don't
always come when seated in the office' says one of Googles managers.






LEISURE. Pool tables, video games etc. are available in many areas.






Communication. .. On each floor, there are private cabin areas where employees can attend to personal affairs.







Technical Support: Problem with your computer ? No problem ... Bring it
to this area where drinks are available while it is being fixed ...




Health: Professional masseurs (eusses) available.

REST ... This room provides massage chairs that you control ... while you view relaxing aquariums ...

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Ambiance ... There are many books in this library ... even some about programming !!

Google

The Google Story..
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1)Google is a mis-spelt word. The original word is Googol which means 1 followed by 100 zeroes.


2)Larry Page's brother Carl page also sold his internet company during the dot com era for an eye popping $500 million.



3)Google's ad model was originally developed by a company named Overture ( Now a Yahoo company)
4)From their original hostel at Stanford, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were shifted to a newly constructed building named William Gates building.



5)Though a tech company Google followed the practices of media companies during its IPO. To protect itself from unwanted takeover threats the company issued class A and B types of shares. Valued similarly the two classes of shares differed only in their voting rights. The company also developed an auction based system of allotting its stake to prevent unwanted volatility just after listing.


6)Google had lost the Amazon Europe ad deal to Yahoo. Larry and Serjey were traveling on their private jet when they got this news. With much persuation the founders arranged a secret meeting with Amazon's CEO. Google raised its bid to such a level that Yahoo was eventually forced to back out of the deal
saying that it did not make business sense for the latter.


7)Google's inhouse chef Charlie Ayers is one of the few chefs in the world who became a millionaire by selling personal Google shares given to him.


8)Its very rare to find Kleiner Perkins and sequoia capital investing in the same venture. Larry and Sergie played a sleek game pitting the two VC'c against each other resulting in the two firms investing $12.5 million each.


9)Google has a policy where employees are allowed to spend 20% of their time persuing their interests. Googlenews, Gmail
and a host of other applications are a result of employee ideas which originated during this 20% time.


10)Google has one of the largest hardware infrastructure and computing power in the world. This can be gauged from the fact that the company crawl the entire web and saves it in its computers. When a user searches for something, the google computers searches through the saved pages and throws out relevant results within seconds.

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