One Day Tailor-made
Research Course

The Pitfalls of Internet Research

Searching

Search Engine Comparison

Search Theory: Subject or Keyword?

Exercise: Is this a Keyword or Subject search?

Subject Searching

Using Yahoo and dmoz Directory

Subject Research Exercise

Keyword Searching
lateral thinking, search phrasing and keyword selection

Keyword Search Exercise

Advanced filters and advanced Google
url, title & link

Advanced Search Exercise

Special Investigations

Who Owns a Website?

Whois

Turn email address into web address

Phone Number

Name Search

Find who links to a site

tertiary research exercise

Research within communities

Finding stories on specialist sites

Alternative News

• Indymedia

• Urban75

Hobby / campaign / interest sites

• anti-speed cameras

• espionage

• uk cyberpunks

Industry news

• motor industry

• sex industry

Messageboards & Guestbooks

boardreader

finding message boards by keyword 

finding message boards by subject 

using Yahoo groups

• English Loyalists

• People who run cars on vegetable oil

• Prostitutes and their Customers

USENET Newsgroups

find a newsgroup

using Google Groups

using advanced Google Groups

Dodgy Dealer

Best Practice

Netiquette & language

BBC Policy on transparency

Using dedicated "research" email address eliminates hassles, stalkers and spam

communities exercise

Communities practical - apply community research to your project