Our Google powered engine searches more sites more
quickly, to bring you the most relevant results. Google
search runs on a unique combination of advanced hardware
and software. The speed you experience can be attributed
in part to the efficiency of the Google search algorithm
and partly to the thousands of PC's that have been
networked together to create a 'Super Fast' search
engine.
At the heart of the Google search software is PageRank
(TM), a system for ranking web pages. And while there
are dozens of engineers working to improve every aspect
of search on a daily basis, PageRank continues to
provide the basis for all of our web search tools.
PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature
of the web by using its vast link structure as an
indicator of an individual page's value. In essence,
it interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote,
by page A, for page B. But, search looks at more than
the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives;
it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes
cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh
more heavily and help to make other pages "important."
Important, high-quality sites receive a higher PageRank,
which this search engine remembers each time it conducts
a search. Of course, important pages mean nothing
to you if they don't match your query. So, search
combines PageRank with sophisticated text-matching
techniques to find pages that are both important and
relevant to your search. Search goes far beyond the
number of times a term appears on a page and examines
all aspects of the page's content (and the content
of the pages linking to it) to determine if it's a
good match for your query.
Google search has complex, automated methods which
make human tampering with results extremely difficult.
And though relevant ads are run above and next to
the results, we do not sell placement within the results
themselves (i.e., no one can buy a higher PageRank).
A Google powered search is an easy, honest and objective
way to find high-quality websites with information
relevant to your search.
The search index, comprising of more than 1 billion
URLs, is the first of its kind and represents the
most comprehensive collection of the most useful web
pages on the Internet. While index size alone is not
the key determinant of quality results, it has an
obvious effect on the likelihood of a relevant result
being returned.
2. You'll see only pages that include
the terms you type.
Unlike many other search engines, the Google search
engine only produces results that match all of your
search terms, either in the text of the page or in
the text of the links pointing to the page. This spares
you the frustration of viewing a multitude of results
that have nothing to do with your search terms.
3. The position of your search
terms is treated with respect.
Not only do Google's search results contain all of
your search terms, but the Google search engine also
analyzes the proximity of those terms within the page.
Search then prioritizes results according to how closely
your individual search terms appear and favours results
that have your search terms near each other. Because
of this, the result is much more likely to be relevant
to your query.
Instead of web page summaries that never change, the
Google search results show an excerpt (or "snippet")
of the text that matches your query - with your search
terms in boldface - right in the search results. This
sneak preview gives you a good idea if a page is going
to be relevant before you visit it.
Google search excels at producing extremely relevant
results, and flat out nails many queries such as company
names. Try it out and you will quickly see just how
good, how accurate and how fast this search engine
really is!
As search crawls the web, it takes a snapshot of each
page and analyzes it to determine the page's relevance.
You can access these cached pages if the original
page is temporarily unavailable due to Internet congestion
or server problems. Though the information on cached
pages is frequently not the most recent version of
a site, it usually contains useful information. Plus,
your search terms will be highlighted in colour on
the cached page, making it easy to find the section
of the page relevant to your query.
7. You can find pages similar
to what you are looking for?
When you click on the "Similar Pages" link for a search
result, the 'GoogleScout' technology automatically
scouts the web for pages that are related to this
result. This function can be used for many purposes.
If you like a particular site's content, but wish
it had more to say, 'Similar Pages' can find sites
with similar content with which you may be unfamiliar.
If you are looking for product information, 'Similar
Pages' can find competitive information so you can
make direct comparisons. If you are interested in
researching a particular field, 'Similar Pages' can
help you find a large number of resources very quickly,
without having to worrying about selecting the right
keywords. 'Similar Pages' finds comparatives for many
millions of web pages. However, the more specialized
a page is, the fewer results 'Similar Pages' can find
for you. For example, 'Similar Pages' may not be able
to find related pages for your personal home page,
if it does not have enough information to authoritatively
associate other pages with yours. Also, if companies
use multiple URLs for their pages (such as company.com
and www.company.com), 'Similar Pages' may have little
information on one URL but lots on the other. In general,
however, 'Similar Pages' works well for the majority
of web pages.
8. You can find out which sites
actually link to your site
Some words, when followed by a colon, have special
meanings to the Google search engine. One such word
is the link: operator. The query link:siteURL shows
you all the pages that point to that URL. For example,
link:www.esatfusion.ie will show you all the pages
that point to Esat Fusion's home page. You cannot
combine a link: search with a regular keyword search.
Example:
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to top 9. Google search enables you to search
a specific site
The word "site" followed by a colon enables you to
restrict your search to a specific site. To do this,
use the site:sampledomain.com syntax in the search
box. For example, to find information Donegal within
IOL's site, enter:
