Thursday, May 1, 2008

Refine your Web searches with Boolify

Here's another great tool I picked up from the blog Lifehacker.
This one's called Boolify, and is at the Web site http://boolify.org.


Essentially, Boolify is a tutorial on Boolean operators (like using connectors such as "and" and "or" to refine search results). It lets users build a visual search with those operators, then runs it through Google. The results can be much more relevant than the typical "throw terms in and see what works" approach.
Of course, you can always use Boolean operators without this tool, but the visual format helps users form these searches and makes the whole process more accessible.

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