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22 Jul 09

Collecta

Collecta calls itself "real-time search." It focuses on searching blogs, Twitter, news sites, etc. rather than more static web content.

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search twitter tools

04 May 08

Impress Your Friends and Co-Workers: Obscure Firefox Keyword Search » CogDogBlog

Set up a keyword search in Firefox for any site that has a search box. Handy little trick, with directions and a useful example.

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firefox search howto

06 Apr 08

Boolify: PubLearn's Boolean Search Tool

Visual tool for creating Boolean searches--shows search criteria as puzzle pieces. Also includes a few lesson plans

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search visualization education k-12 lessonplans

12 Jan 08

Edublogs search

Custom Google search limited to education blogs and related sites, created by Stephen Downes

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education google search

17 Dec 07

Study: Googling Oneself Is More Popular -- chicagotribune.com

Interesting stats on looking up yourself, friends, and others through search engines. Most people say they aren't concerned about the information available about them online and that it is accurate. The low number of people reporting negative experiences from online information was a surprise to me--the fears about transparency don't seem to be backed up with data.

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identity privacy search transparency

  • Few Internet users say they Google themselves regularly -- about three-quarters of self-searchers say they have done so only once or twice. And most who have done so consider what they find accurate. Only 4 percent of Internet users said embarrassing or inaccurate information online resulted in a bad experience.
15 Aug 07

Fact-Testing on the Britannica Blog: Analyzing Internet Search Skills

  • Responding to a post on the Britannica blog that admonishes people who rely on the first page of search results  (citing incorrect stats and ignoring search refinement to back up the point), Matthew Tabor goes through some actual stats on how people search. 62% of users click on results in the first page (as opposed to the 1% claimed on Britannica's blog), but many users will refine their search results if they don't find what they want quickly from their initial search.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-08-15
12 Jul 07

KartOO visual meta search engine

02 Jul 07

midomi

  • Audio search tool. Got a song stuck in your head that you can hum but don't know anything else about it? Use your microphone to record a snippet of the song. Midomi says it can find it.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-07-02
  • Search for music by singing or humming part of a song. All you need is a microphone.
24 Apr 07

NoodleTools - MLA / APA Bibliography Composer, Notecards, Free Research Tools

  • Research and citation service. Some services from this site require payment, but others are free. The NoodleQuest is a research tool which asks you questions about your topic then suggests search strategies.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-04-24
06 Mar 07

Content Search: Use Cases at Sims Learning Connections

  • Draft use cases for searches at increasing levels of complexity and depth, related to informal learning
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-03-06
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