SABEW participants get a Google deep dive

By Robin J Phillips on Mar 20, 2010 in Basics, Investigation, Research, SABEW, SABEW blog, Technology, Tools, TrendingTopic

Google's Sean Carlson offers tips for searching the Web.

Sean Carlson, manager of global communications and public affairs at Google, talked until he was horse on Day 2 of SABEW’s annual convention.

Carlson started “Google for Journalists: Search smarter tips and tricks” sessions every hour on the hour where he shared tips on ways to refine and direct Google searches.

TIPS AND TRICKS (I picked up)

First stop: Google Search Features (http://www.google.com/help/features.html)

Government documents: Google U.S. Government Search or Google Uncle Sam (http://www.google.com/unclesam)

For translations and to search international sites: Google Language Tools (http://www.google.com/language_tools)

And if you get stuck: Just Google it. You can find lots of cool Google tools by just searching for what you are after.

About the Author

I've been Web managing editor at the Reynolds Center for Business Journalism since 2009. Before that I was Online Community Manager for azcentral, the online site for The Arizona Republic. Before arriving in Arizona, I worked at Newsday where I was Deputy Business Editor. I was the small business editor at BusinessWeek Online. I teach journalists to use Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools to expand and manage their networks. You can reach me at Email: Robin.Phillips@BusinessJournalism.org OR RobinJPhillips.com OR @RobinJP