Chris Nolan and Search Engines

I learned a lot of good information in this presentation. I have always used Google for my main search engine, but I never really understood it. This helped me to understand how it works and he gave me some tips for searching. Some of the tips include, using the "Advanced Search" link to narrow your search. Also, you can use Google Scholar to get better information for research projects, papers, and other school work. I also learned how Google rates the websites that come up when you search. It rates them according to the words that appear in the title, how often the words appear, the quality of the site, and also how often the sites are linked. This is interesting because although a site is linked lots of times, this doesn't mean it is necessarily a scholarly source. There are many websites that are only popular and are only for enjoyment that will be linked more often than many scholarly websites. Overall, I enjoyed this presentation and I learned a lot of useful information. Thank you Chris Nolan!