| It is much easier to travel from one place to another | | | | Dictionary |
| if you have a map. The Internet is so big that you | | | | There are free online dictionaries you can make use |
| are missing out on many of it if you rely just on | | | | of anytime. These are very accurate and contain |
| Yahoo or Google. | | | | Thesaurus and other features. Most popular is |
| These are some of the shortcuts to find the | | | | Directories |
| Information you need. This way you find what you | | | | These are not much useful. The only directory that is |
| need faster and easier. | | | | worth using is the Dmoz Directory. It consists of |
| Google Search Engine | | | | thousands of sites, under categories and sub |
| Google is the best search engine, that means it | | | | categories. That is the Internet biggest directory. |
| provides the most up to date information. Make your | | | | Each website is checked by a real human to make |
| first search on Google. To get better results do not | | | | sure it is up to date. |
| use the quotation marks. They are useless. | | | | Other directories make use of software to |
| If you are not satisfied with the Google results, you | | | | determine the quality of the sites. That is less useful |
| can then use the Yahoo Search Box, which gives | | | | that the method used in the Dmoz Directory. |
| different results. You can also search information | | | | Article Directories |
| inside blogs instead of websites. Such service worth | | | | Article directories are sites that contain only articles. |
| visiting is to search information inside blogs. | | | | Some of them targeted to a specific category. You |
| Digital Products | | | | may find article directories that contain only sport |
| Looking for digital products? | | | | related articles, business articles and so on. General |
| is a huge marketplace, with different types of digital | | | | directories contain articles on almost anything. If you |
| products. Products like ebooks, videos, software, | | | | are looking for articles, it's better to search for article |
| online courses and advertising just to mention a few. | | | | directories and then search for articles within the |
| Usingclickbank to purchase digital products is not only | | | | directory. |
| secure but very easy. | | | | Newsletters and Ecourses |
| Clickbank is a trusted source, where you can search | | | | You can find these useful too. These are also known |
| amongst the hundreds of products for instant | | | | as online magazines. First you choose a newsletter |
| download. | | | | that interest you, then you optin to receive the |
| Yahoo Answers | | | | news or information. The information is sent to you |
| Yahoo Answers is a place where people ask | | | | via email, and you can optout anytime. Ecourses are |
| questions. It is very useful to get quick answers | | | | more or less very similarto newsletter. |
| about any category. Any one across the globe can | | | | Search for your favorite newsletter in Google. For |
| participate both in asking and answering. | | | | example type in golf newsletter and simple follow the |
| Google Answers is a bit different, and if you really | | | | instructions on the site to optin. Some newsletters |
| want an answer from an expert you should test | | | | send out their emails once every week, month or bi |
| Google Answers. Contrary to Yahoo Answers, this is | | | | weekly. Ecourses usually cover a certain topic in a |
| not a free service. You pay a specific amount of | | | | series of messages, for example golf tricks or tips |
| cash depending on your question. Every one can ask, | | | | for removing adware or spyware. Usually ecourses |
| but only experts from the Google team will answer | | | | send their emails every day and take no longer than |
| your question. | | | | 7 days each. |
| Forums | | | | Social Bookmarking sites |
| Forums are a great place to get advice on almost | | | | Social Bookmarking sites are becoming more popular |
| anything. Forums give people the ability to ask their | | | | especially if you are looking for stories and news. |
| questions, get tips on new products and find out | | | | First find a popular social bookmarking site using |
| what others think about certain products. You can | | | | Google, and then search within the social site. |
| find forums on any category by typing in the Google | | | | Finding images |
| search box computer forum, or soccer forum | | | | Yahoo images section on the Yahoo home page give |
| depending on your interest. | | | | the best results. Google images show less results |
| Groups | | | | when you compare them. I suggest you use Yahoo |
| Buying a new product? You can now get feedback | | | | images if you are searching for images. |
| on a certain brand, company, software or any | | | | Videos |
| product. Same like forums, but a bit different are | | | | Youtube is by now popular more or less by |
| Groups. | | | | everyone that uses the Internet. You need to watch |
| Google groups, Yahoo groups and Myspace groups | | | | videos? Check website. Google Videos and Yahoo |
| are the best. They have the highest number of | | | | Videos both offer a free service like Youtube, so |
| users. Joining a group is free, and you can ask | | | | you can watch, share and find videos on the |
| questions, reply and joindiscussions about any topic. | | | | Internet. |
| There exist groups related to cars, computers, | | | | Knowing how to find what you want is important as |
| software, business, games cheats, video renting, | | | | much as the information you need. Rely on these |
| home improvement. Unlike Yahoo Answers, in a | | | | shortcuts to enjoy the Internet much more than |
| Group you can join a discussion not just ask or | | | | before. |
| answer questions. | | | | |