Google Announces release of new Government Search Engine

this came across the wire this morning… Google has a new government search engine. it looks to me like the new ’site’ is a new front end with the same indexing behind it that Google Uncle Sam used. fine with me; i really like the layout and information options. totally customizable, too, which rocks. i like the news headlines. however, i dont like how most of the news links are straight from the white house and the military… i’d like to see a little less bias, but at least Google News offers their government news feeds. at least you can use it to keep track of what the government thinks of itself.

the weather thing is pretty cool, too. it’s kinda fun being able to see if our ‘leaders’ are getting rained on.

Google, the Dictionary

one of my favorite Google features, Google, the Dictionary!

in the search box, type ‘define:whateverwordyouwant.’ any definition indexed will return in the search list. Google is also sweet enough to offer links to related phrases above the search results. here, give it a try define:crochet

pretty cool, huh?

using Google to search websites

found a new Google trick… to use Google to search a website (good for when the website’s search feature sucks, or if it totally lacks one) use the following syntax:

search parameters here – site:site url here

for example,

contact information – site:http://libraries.claremont.edu

google uncle sam

need government information? check out www.google.com/unclesam. it only searches domains that end in .gov, .org, .edu, & .mil. if the government has it online, google uncle sam is the way to find it!