This Week on Webopedia: Google Search Tips and Shortcuts

Friday, December 17, 2010

This Week on Webopedia
Volume 14, Number 49

PC Pulse - The top 10 terms from the last week
Social Media Tips for Small Business Marketing
Get Social and Visit Webopedia on Facebook
Terms of the Day
New Terms
Google Search Tips and Shortcuts
This Week on internet.com

PC Pulse
Here are the top 10 terms our users were interested in last week:

Social Media Tips for Small Business Marketing

Social media is the new (buzzword) that is used to describe a variety of Web-based platforms, applications and technologies that enable people to socially interact with one another via the Web or Web 2.0 as these services are normally labeled.

Some examples of social media sites and applications include Facebook, YouTube, Del.icio.us, Twitter, Digg, blogs and other sites that have content largely contributed based on user participation ? that is, sites that organize and deliver user-generated content (UGC).

If you think about it, social media is like an online version of word-of-mouth advertising. One user on a social site may favorite, follow, or Digg something about you, and suddenly your brand and name is now being shown to all of their friends -- and if they repost the mention, they open your brand up to all of their friends, and so on down the line.

Learn more about social media marketing for small businesses in this Webopedia Did You Know...? article.

eBook: Getting Started with Virtualization
Sponsored by Intel: Virtualization can have a huge effect on productivity and cost savings when consolidating wide-ranging workloads, but getting the best performance out of your software is something else entirely. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn what you'll want to keep an eye on if you're determined to get the most out of the technology. Start here.

Webopedia Items

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Get Social and Visit Webopedia on Facebook
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Webopedia Terms of The Day - From The Last Week

December 17, 2010: MP3 player
December 16, 2010: iPhone
December 15, 2010: iPad
December 14, 2010: iPod
December 13, 2010: consumer electronics
December 12, 2010: replication
December 11, 2010: storage management

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Whitepaper: An Enterprise Private Cloud Architecture and Implementation Roadmap
Sponsored by Intel: This paper shares how Intel IT has defined an architecture and implementation roadmap for a private enterprise cloud designed to increase agility and IT efficiency. This shared multi-tenant environment is built on a highly efficient, automated, and virtualized infrastructure. Learn more.

New & Recently Updated Terms

billing software
backup software
Android fragmentation
network management
network monitoring
Ubuntu Certified Professional
Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)
Oracle OCP DBA
AcceleratedSAP
PMML - Predictive Model Markup Language
predictive analytics
Meebo
VMware ESX
VSwitch
PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft SharedView

Google Search Tips and Shortcuts

Google Web search is so popular because it offers fast and powerful searches, plus it has a simple Web page that is quick to load and easy to use. While Google produces fast search results, there several quick and easy shortcuts that will help improve your Google searches.

Area Code: You can search for the geographical location to any U.S. and many other country codes by typing the 3-digit area code into the search box. Example Search: 876
Book Search: To search for book text, simply use the word "book" in front of your search phrase. This will remove non-book related search results. Example Search: book The Lord of the Rings
Calculator: Google has a built-in calculator function. To use it, simply type the equation in the search box.

Learn more Google search shortcuts in this Webopedia Quick Reference article.

This Week on internet.com

25 Twitter Tools to Make Tweeting Easier, Faster
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Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Software That's Easy to Use
Software review: 11Ants Analytics turns Microsoft Excel into a data mining and predictive analytics tool for even the most non-technical users.

PDF: Schools, IT, and Cloud Computing--The Agility for 21st Century eLearning
Sponsored by Intel: Cloud computing is one of the most talked about solutions on the education scene. School IT managers and educators know firsthand that technology changes and the potential they create for young learners have been constant and swift. Each new offering brings opportunities for pedagogy and challenges for deployment. Here you will find a brief overview of cloud computing and some things to consider when deciding if it is right for your school.