Get efficient with your search: Conduct a Site Specific Search! Here's How:
1. Get different views on the same subject by searching various domains. Why bother? Because you can find out what governments, non-profit organisations, corporations, and educational institutions are saying about the same subject. Here's a review of domains you may want to search:
.org - anyone can get a .org domain, but it is still true that many non-profits often end in .org
.gc.ca - want to find out what the canadian government is saying on a topic? .gc.ca stands for government of canada. canada
.gov - the US government has this one sewed up
.edu - generally, you will be finding information from universitites in the U.S.
.ubc.ca - Canadian university sites usually use their short from =.ca
Enter your search term in the Google Search Box. Then filter your results by indicating which domain you want to search. Here's what your search string would look like for a search on salmon farmingof domains ending in .org:
"salmon farming" site:.org
2. Search a specific site to get specific information. Websites often have inadequate search tools. Use Google's bots to find the information you need. Here's how:
Let's say you want to know what sports fisherman think about salmon farming. You are going to need the URL of a sports fishing organisation. Here are the steps.
Google sports fishing in BC . You will find the URL for Sports Fishing BC is sportfishingbc.com.
Create a search string for "salmon farming" that is focused on the sports fishing site:
"sports fishing" site:.sportfishing.com
The Google bots will search the Sport Fishing BC site to find any information they have on the topic of salmon farming.