Bing & Google Side by Side: Compare Search Results

Bing vs. Google

• Tags: Google, Bing, searchengine, search, 21cif

  • Can't choose default search engine? Want to compare Bing & Google results?
    
    This is the right place to be. Just put your query in the search box and press Enter. You'll see results from both engines side by side.
    
    Search provider for Internet Explorer 7/8 and Firefox is also available - search both engines from your browser!

• Google Jolts Search Engine With Caffeine - New search tech under the hood?

  Tags: google, search

  • Google engineers unveiled the news in a blog and said that they have been working on this "secret project" over the past few months.
  • The changes may be more apparent to Web developers and power searchers, so Google is opening up a Web developer preview to get their feedback.

  • Another tester liked the fact that Caffeine also provides more results from social networking sites.
    

    
    "I've noticed more Twitter pages in the results with this version of Google. Quite like having that - makes it easier to find people and companies."
    

• information fluency @ Bing vs. Google

  Here's a side by side comparison of Bing Vs Google results on the term: Information Fluency
  
  21cif.com ( formerly 21cif.imsa.edu ) has been online for 10+ years and dominates the Google Search results. Nothing in the top ten for Bing? Google ranks our old url #1 and our new url #4. Give this a try for your self with the same terms? I'll bet you get radically different results from Google than I do. Since I've worked on the 21cif project for nearly 8 years, I know the materials well. Also Google has adapted to my search habits and provides me with more links relevant to my interest. On the Google page I'm given a link to my search-wiki results: http://tinyurl.com/21cif-search-wiki

  Tags: google, bing, search, 21cif

  • Here's a side by side comparison of Bing Vs Google results on the term: Information Fluency
    
    21cif.com ( formerly 21cif.imsa.edu ) has been online for 10+ years and dominates the Google Search results. Nothing in the top ten for Bing? Google ranks our old url #1 and our new url #4. Give this a try for your self with the same terms? I'll bet you get radically different results from Google than I do. Since I've worked on the 21cif project for nearly 8 years, I know the materials well. Also Google has adapted to my search habits and provides me with more links relevant to my interest. On the Google page I'm given a link to my search-wiki results: http://tinyurl.com/21cif-search-wiki - By Dennis OConnor

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Google Image Search - Creative Commons Filtered Search

• Official Google Blog: Find Creative Commons images with Image Search

  Tags: Google, Images, fairuse

  • Find Creative Commons images with Image Search
    

    
    7/09/2009 09:47:00 AM
    

    
    Let's say you're a blogger. You've just returned from a trip to New York City, and you're writing a post on New York landmarks. You want to illustrate your travel guide with an image — as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. It's easy to find images of New York online. But you want to make sure that you don't use images without the permission of their owners, and you can't afford licensing fees for professional photographers.
  • To enable this feature, go to our advanced image search page. Under the "Usage rights" section, you can select the type of license you'd like to search for, such as those marked for reuse or even for commercial reuse with modification. Your results will be restricted to images marked with CC or other licenses. Once you confirm the license of the image and make sure that your use will comply with the terms of the license (such as proper attribution to the image's owner), you can reuse the image. Some of you may already see these options, and we'll be rolling this feature out to everyone throughout the day.

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Open the Door to Free Google Goodies: Google For Educators

• Google For Educators

  Tags: google, e-learning, education, tools, teaching, resources, 21cif

  • At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. That’s why we’ve assembled the information and tools you’ll find on this site. Learn more about Google for Educators.

• Home ‎(Google Teacher Academy Resources)‎

  Tags: google, education, technology, resources

  • This site was created to support the Google Teacher Academy (GTA). Anyone may view the site and take advantage of the resources shared here. Only Google Certified Teachers (GCT) are free to edit and add to the site. Google Certified Teachers, please follow the Guidelines when you edit the site.

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One Page Guide to Google (Simply Google)

• Simply Google, Google search and service, Google Desktop, Google Earth, Google Video Player,Google Talk

  Tags: web2.0, reference, google

  • Google is so big nowadays, its very easy to lose track of all the services, products, and pages they provide us.
    
    Simply Google managed to summarize all of those things into one single page.
    
    Simply-Google.com is a roundup of every Google search and service out there on one convenient page.
    
    For those people who don't have time to learn the shortcuts or creating smart keywords, this page puts everything Google has to offer on one page.

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Google Goodies: Resources to consider

• Interactive online Google tutorial and references - Google Guide

  Tags: google, guide, tutorial, reference

• Google for the Cell Phone

  Who needs Internet access when you can google using their SMS service! This is very slick! I can search for pizza in my location, get the results, and then within minutes call them and order! How sweet! This site also contains information on "how to" use it!

  Tags: google, sms, mobile

• Google Sites Training

  Overview of Google Sites web/wiki building system. Animated, interactive tutorial with audio track. Useful for initial orientation.

  Tags: google, google sites, tutorial

• Google Apps Training

  Google Apps Start page. Tutorials from Google on Calendar, Talk, Docs, Sites. These are audio enhanced overviews with animated graphics. Good Stuff. However the catch is that this is an Apps oriented overview. It's intended for webmasters who are installing Google apps on their domains. The tutorials still apply to the individual Google tools, but it might be confusing for folks who are only interested in a single product.

  Tags: googleapps, google, tutorials, googletools, googledocs

  • This is an awesome resource! I plan on using it with my staff this summer. Thanks for sharing! - By Jen Hegna

• Google Apps Training

  Google Apps Start page. Tutorials from Google on Calendar, Talk, Docs, Sites

  Tags: google, tutorial

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Google Tutorials: Interactive online training

• Interactive online Google tutorial and references - Google Guide

  Tags: google, guide, tutorial, reference

• Google Sites Training

  Overview of Google Sites web/wiki building system. Animated, interactive tutorial with audio track. Useful for initial orientation.

  Tags: google, google sites, tutorial

• Google Apps Training

  Google Apps Start page. Tutorials from Google on Calendar, Talk, Docs, Sites. These are audio enhanced overviews with animated graphics. Good Stuff. However the catch is that this is an Apps oriented overview. It's intended for webmasters who are installing Google apps on their domains. The tutorials still apply to the individual Google tools, but it might be confusing for folks who are only interested in a single product.

  Tags: googleapps, google, tutorials, googletools, googledocs

  • This is an awesome resource! I plan on using it with my staff this summer. Thanks for sharing! - By Jen Hegna

• Google Apps Training

  Google Apps Start page. Tutorials from Google on Calendar, Talk, Docs, Sites

  Tags: google, tutorial

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Google Documents (Fully Facilitated 5 Day Online Class)

Moodle Based Fully Facilitated!

Login as guest: Gdocs

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions:

How much time will this take?

Plan for at least 5 hours of instruction (about an hour a day). It will be easy to put in more time than that. We hope you'll find the information so interesting that the time will fly by.

Do I have to login at a specific time each day?

The course is completely time shifted. It's designed so that participants can enter the online classroom 24/7 and still interact. This let's you fit the class to your schedule. We'll go Monday - Friday, with the following Saturday to wrap things up.

What will I learn how to do?

• Create a Google account


• Upload documents to Google docs


• Share a Google document with a colleague


• View the revision history of a shared document (a wiki like function of Gdocs)


• Publish a shared document as a web page that automatically updates when the source document is edited.


• We also have an optional independent study module on how to use Google Docs offline.

How is this course taught?

Instruction includes the use of illustrated webpages and video. Additionally Dennis O'Connor will be facilitating this class. (Dennis is a highly trained online teacher.) There are discussion forums where participants can share ideas. The instructor will also be monitoring the class for questions and be available for trouble shooting help.

What about teaching resources?

You will find many resources with ideas for teachers and librarians interested in using Google Docs in the classroom.

How long will I have access to this course?

The course remains open to you for at least three months so you can continue study and have access to the resources.

How do I register?

• First establish an account on http://21cif.mrooms.net. Note the graphic on the course home page. (Each person taking the class should create their own account.)


• Next login using your established username and password.


• Click into the Gdocs online classroom.(Found in the Information Fluency Category.)


• When you first enter you'll be presented with a PayPal registration page.


• Click through to pay for the class by credit card.


• You do not need a Pay Pal account to use this secure system. (We do not store your credit card information.)


• Once you have paid you'll be returned to the Gdocs class.


• The next course begins December 1, 2008
  

We hope to see you online!

21CIF YouTube Channel

We created some short tutorial videos on Google power operators and uploaded them to YouTube.

Here's our channel:

http://www.youtube.com/21cif

Here's a sample video
Google Operators: filetype:

YouTube Video: the Road to Google Power Tips

New Videos from Google

• How to search your computer with Google Desktop
• How to edit your iGoogle homepage
• How to search with Google Toolbar
• More webmaster questions - Answered!
• Full Web Experience: Web Browser on Android-Powered Phones
• NYC Transit on Google Maps
• Google Mobile Products on Android
• Project 10^100
• UGC Seinfeld Search on Google Maps

You'll find lots of goodies on the Google Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Google

Privacy & Google: Take a look at the tech side.

This YouTube video provides a good basic introduction to just what information Google is tracking when you make a search.

Keep in mind that if you have a Google Account (which I do) you are providing Google with far more than IP numbers and cookies. When using Google tools we pay with data, not money. Each 'Free Tool' provides a stream of information that Google is very adept at turning into advertising profit.

I'm quite comfortable with this symbiotic relationship. Are you?