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Appendix
l also has definitions related to using the Web. Page
7 of the Introduction
to The Network is a guide to searching online.
It provides access to definitions.
computer tool:
... anything that facilitates
a computerized process or makes it possible to proceed
through a task using a computer;
a device or machine especially suited for working on a computer.
FMH Search Tool:
... application
program installed when The Network was first
introduced online. Although its role changed as search
engines began recognizing resources offered
by The
Network, this tool still has a place in helping users:
(1) It remains available in Find Me Here.com to help
users search for the names of locations, contacts,
and enterprises listed online from the Global
Registry of Contacts. (2) Likewise, it's
offered in Site Location Assistance.com.
google ... the generic
adaptation of to Google which means to use the Google search
engine or, more specifically, to use the Google/.network search
engine in the case of The Network. Suggestions
are made throughout The
Network for using key
word combinations to Google the Web for mission-related
information. Typically the suggestion is to copy and paste
italicized text in a search
box like the one at the top of
this page which
is allows you to Google the Web should you choose to
use it after taking at look.
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... logo for the most-used
search engine on the Web. It was developed at Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CA, by Larry
Page and Sergey
Brin. The search engine was.
launched just a little over two years after The
Network. The only relationship between
the two, however, is that the latter has
permission to offer a version of Google's search engine.
You cane choose to Google the Web (see the
definition below) from the top of resource pages throughout The
Network.
For example, the search engine is available above.
The Google/.network Search
Engine gives you the additional choice of querying
inside a website of The Network. Assess it through
the link in the previous sentence or go to a looped
three-pages in series. Since
its introduction in 1999 the original
Google search engine has
become so popular that googling is
is now a generic term for querying online.
Google the Web:
... expression meaning
to google,
usually by placing text in a search
box and clicking your mouse
on the search button of
the Web's
most-used
search engine. Google is so popular that its name in generic
form is sometimes used to indicate the use of any search
engine to query online.
The Network offers the Google/.network search
engine which give you choices for searching
the Web or inside its
websites. It also provides access
to various other search engines recommended
by members of
the .network user
group.
location search:
... the primary activity of site selection,
part of which is gathering information for comparative
analysis.
A marketing consultant who works with places seeking economic
development survaied business decision makers several years
ago and found the trend apparently moving towards use of
the Internet. CLICK HERE for the exact quote from the consultant's
report. To see where that strong
likelihood that they would use an economic development
organization's
website
in their
next location search. to find out how they gathered
information about locations. They found that Many
location searches
begin online with
the gathering of information about places
of interest. A survey indicates
that a majority of business
decision makers in their roles
of enterprise
developers like the websites of area
and local development representatives for gathering location
data. See the definition of location
data supplier to learn
more. An
Introduction to the Enterprise Development Process covers
the basics of conducting a location search.
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search app:
... a simply written application used
for searching. The acronym app indicated that its
a small
program. For example, see the
search tool available to look inside Find Me Here for
names listed from the Global
Registry of Contacts. It's a internal search program
that is relatively small.
search box:
... the rectangular box used for
entering instructions to a search tool go
back
search button:
... the graphical
user interface you select after
entering instructions into the search
field,
thus activating the search
tool. To select is the same as to click to
selectdefinition
of click.
search engine:
... Wikipedia has a definition.
We offer the Google/.network search
engine as an example.
search engine results page:
... one that typically pops on your computer
screen following a search. It shows you what was found
and typically provides links for accessing a list of
items. Search Engine Results Page is often abbreviated
as SERP. Take a look at the SERP that pops up after using
the Google/.network search
engine to see an example. CLICK
HERE for a guide to what appears on its SERP report.
FYI: The
Network provides
access
various search tools.
search field:
... the box used for
entering instructions before selecting the search
buttongo
back .
search find:
... results reported from a search; search findings; that
which is reported as search
results.
search help:
... one of a
series of introductory pages to The Network. It has a
directory of help topics.
search region ... the geographic
area targeted for a site
search.
search results:
... findings reported from a online query;
a list of items arranged by a search tool and presented
after
it parses an information source; that which is found on
a SERP, produced as a result
of placing keywords in
a search field
and selecting the search button of
the query
program. Wikipedia offers a relevant discussion
of search
engine indexing. Search results
buttons (example)
or search results help buttons (example)
are available at the top of .network pages
that are organized to accommodate queries
or that come from Google/.network search
engine usesee
the search
engine's SERP guide. The buttons are graphics
linked to help you search and overcome problems encountered
with search results items.
search tool
... application
software dedicated as a query
program; a webpage that
facilitates an online search;
a computer tool having a search
field and search
button that work together so that it is possible
for its user to seek and discover information;
a tool for
asking questions or inquiring of a source of information;
a tool for
gathering information. The search
engine is generally though of as the most-used
tool for querying online. Also, the page-search tool is
useful. It can save time and increase a searcher's
efficiencysee
the .network guide
for searching the page showing on your computer screen.
One of the best examples of a search tool for gathering
information is the Site
Selection Directory. Site selection is a search process.
The directory facilitates the gathering of information
about places
of interest to site
selectors. [search
tools]
search tools directory:
... a listing of search
tools that
allow you to choose which one you want to use. (example)
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