Digital Amy
Be Savvy at Searching - Part 2. Digital Amy's Journalism Tech Tip 39
Here are a few more tips to help your searches:
Search by title of page. title:XXX
This particular technique allows you to search for Web pages by the words that the web designer used to name that page in the title tag of the page.
Search by connections. link:xxx.com
Use this technique to find companies, groups or individuals who linked their Web pages to the website in particular.
Search for topic by domain. (topic here) site: (.edu, .gov, .com, etc.)
This option allows you to search on a particular topic by the type of website domain (such as educational, government or commercial domains).
Each of these techniques can make you more efficient in your searches and make you a savvy searcher!
About Me
Amy Schmitz Weiss is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University. Schmitz Weiss has a PhD in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She was a co-founder of her college's online newspaper and has worked at Chicago Tribune Online and Indianapolis Star News Online, where she produced and wrote news packages. Schmitz Weiss has also worked in business development, marketing analysis, and account management for several Chicago Internet media firms. Her research interests include online journalism, media sociology, news production, multimedia journalism, and international communication. She has an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and B.A. in Journalism and Spanish from Butler University. Explore the website to learn more about Digital Amy!
(En Español) Amy Schmitz Weiss es un profesor asistente en la Escuela de Periodismo y Estudios de Medios en la Universidad del Estado, San Diego. Schmitz Weiss tiene un doctorado en periodismo desde la Universidad de Texas en Austin. Fue coordinadora del periódico en línea de su universidad, y trabajó para el Chicago Tribune Online e Indianápolis Star News Online, donde produjo paquetes multimedia de noticias para la Web. Schmitz Weiss también ha trabajado en desarrollo de negocios, análisis de mercado y manejo empresarial de negocios de Internet en Chicago. Sus intereses de investigación incluyen periodismo en línea, sociología de la prensa, producción de noticias, periodismo multimedia, y comunicación internacional. Tiene un Master en periodismo de la Universidad de Texas en Austin y un B.A. en periodismo y español de la Universidad Butler.