Search Strategies:

As part of the Global Communications course students will need to become better 'consumers' of the content they find on the Internet. Much of the information they find will come from search engines of one type or another. But what we really need to teach is that there isn't a one size fits all search strategy. There are different search strategies and search engines for different types of content an material. The biggest point to remember is that.... one search engine does NOT fit all searches!
How to search

Types of search engines:

Traditional Search Engines:

google:



Blog Search Engines:

- Technorati:
Article: Ten Ways to Search with Technorati: From Lifehacker.com

Reusable Media (Copyright free)

Article: Six Ways to Find Reusable Media: From Lifehacker.com


Creative Commons Search