TECHNOLOGY CORNER
Better Googling
When it comes to search engines, many journalists swear by Google.com and use it to start their Web hunts. But there’s more to Google than the simple search function. Here are some additional Googling tools (you can find links to all these from the front page of Google):
- Languages: Google can search pages written in dozens of languages. Also, it can translate text or Web pages from French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Portuguese to English. Very useful when looking at foreign news sources.
- Toolbar: If you are using a Windows PC, you should download the free “Toolbar,” which installs a search box on your Web browser, speeding up the search process. No MacIntosh version yet.
- News: This feature allows you to search several constantly updated news Web sites at once. Saves you time when trying to track stories.
- Images: Use this feature — click “images” on the front page — to find photographs on the Web. Of course, just because you find a photo doesn’t mean you can reprint it.
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