+ Gathering Information Online Marie K. Shanahan Fall 2012 University of Connecticut
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Gathering Information OnlineMarie K. ShanahanFall 2012University of Connecticut
+Journalism is…
Storytelling With Facts
Gathering Filtering Distributing
*Conversing
+What to gather online:
Story ideas
Sources for stories
Primary research, other information
Diverse points of view, perspectives
+Search Using Keywords Names
Places
Proper nouns
Topics
Try different word combinations/abbreviations: For example, CT or Connecticut or Conn.
Synonyms
Word order can make a difference
+ Start with Google (and check other search engines, too)
- Ask, Yippy, Yahoo, Bing, Twingine, Dogpile, DuckDuckGo
+Advanced Searching http://www.google.com/advanced_search
Don’t forget the “More” tab
+Google Advanced Search Tips
Precede with site: to only search the pages of one site
Use quotes for “exact phrase”
Limit results to a particular type of file: .pdf, .doc. .xls
Limit results to a particular type of domain: .gov, .edu or .org
When searching images, limit by color
+RSS Feeds
Real Simple Syndication
www.commoncraft.com/video/rss
www.google.com/reader/
+YouTube: Video Search
Youtube.com = second most searched website after Google
“Filter” your search results
Use keywords: Topics, Locations, Names
Scour YouTube user profiles
Can also search Vimeo, Viddler, Daily Motion
+Facebook Use social media for surveillance,
sourcing, crowdsourcing.
www.facebook.com/search
People
Pages
Groups
Posts by Everyone
Also, try a Facebook specific Google search:
Site:Facebook.com XkeywordX
Twitter.com/search
Go to advanced search
Keywords
Try designating a location
+LinkedIn: People Search
http://www.linkedin.com/search
Expertise in a particular field
Employees of a particular company
+Flickr: Photo Search
http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/
Search for topics, locations, people
Photopin.com
+Social Bookmarking
Take your bookmarks with you.
Google Bookmarks
Delicious.com
+Expert Source Services
+Backgrounding People Don't just search for somebody by their full name
Use nicknames avatar name, email address
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