Saturday, June 17, 2006

Google Alerts

How would you like Google to tell you about new websites that have topics that you are interested in? I had signed up for Google alerts http://www.google.com/alerts . I entered quartzsite genealogy & got a bunch of hits that nothing to do with what I was looking for. But when I change my search to something that would limit my hits, +quartzsite +genealogy, I was surprised what I got, someone had linked my Blog. Just think, what if you are looking for John Doe in Elk City, Oklahoma, you could enter +Doe +“Elk City” +Oklahoma. Now when Google finds a site that mentions Doe, Elk City & Oklahoma they will email you a link to the site. See http://quartzsitegen.blogspot.com/2006/03/using-search-engines-to-look-for.html for tips on limiting search engine results.

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