September 28, 2005

Thinking Outside the Search Box

In SearchEngineWatch, Mary Ellen Bates wrote an article about how to find things on the internet without relying solely on search engines. Using her example of finding information on the trends in the U.K. market for Internet phones, otherwise known as VOIP (voice over Internet protocol), she walks you through her entire search process. By following her search process, you can learn a lot about developing an effective search process of your own.

Some keys search skills or resources she addressed included:

• Using those pesky ads to find free resources
  
• Wikipedia
  
• How Stuff Works
  
• Open Directory Project
  
• Yahoo's UK Directory
  
• BitPipe.com, a searchable portal of white papers
  
• Various technology sites

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