Part II: Crafting Queries and Using the Google Research Tools in .NET framework

Paint QR Code 2d barcode in .NET framework Part II: Crafting Queries and Using the Google Research Tools

8 Click the Create My Google Answers Account button Voil ! Your Google Answers account is created and you re whisked to your Google Answers account page (As you can see in Figure 6-4, it won t contain much if you haven t asked any questions)

With your Google Answers account in hand, you re ready to begin looking through Google Answers to learn more about researching with Google As I explain earlier in this chapter, you don t really need a Google Answers account

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to read answers to questions that have already been posted, but having an account does give you the ability to post comments and to keep track of any research questions you might pose Plus, if you re using Google as an integrated part of your research, you need an account to use Google Groups, to access the APIs, and to use Google s translation services There s no harm in obtaining an account, so why not You can look through the questions and answers available on Google Answers in one of two ways: Browsing through the Google Answers categories of questions Searching for information that may be in a specific question or answer

If you decide to start your Google Answers adventure by browsing, you should know that the categories used in Google Answers are not the same as those used in the wider world of the Google Directory (I explain how to use the Google Directory in 7) Browsing through categories of information (these categories are called a taxonomy) is known as hierarchical searching (because it involves hierarchies of information) In 10, I show you when it is better to use information arranged hierarchically and when it makes more sense to start by searching using a query The top-level categories that you can use for browsing Google Answers are shown on the Google Answers home page (see Figure 6-5) Look for the Browse Previously Asked Questions heading If you have a little time on your hands, taking a look at the recently answered questions can be a lot of fun; follow the links shown on the Google Answers home page in Figure 6-5 and see where they lead you If you have a very specific deadline and need to get on with the research, browsing the categories in this way probably won t yield the best results because the organization simply isn t specific enough For example, if you click a top-level category like Business and Money, you see that the categorization scheme extends to subcategories like Consulting, eCommerce, and so on Finding pinpointed information with it isn t exactly a snap However, research answers tend to make fascinating reading and include oodles of helpful online resources In some cases, research answers run quite long, and in many cases they are clearly worth the cost You can sort questions either by date or by the price offered for the answer (in both cases, you can view them in ascending or descending order) I like to browse by highest-price question first (these questions tend to be the most interesting, and attract the most elaborate responses)

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Paying customers of Google Answers get to rate the answers on a one-to-five star scale If you stick to answers rated four or five stars, you are likely to see more interested and complete answers If you like the answer a researcher gave to a question, you can click the link next to the researcher s user ID to view all his or her evaluations (with links to all that reviewer s other answers) Table 6-1 shows a few questions with answers that I ve found extensive and interesting; all these are $200, five-star questions, along with the category for the question and the Google ID of the researcher You may not be interested in the specific issues addressed in these questions, but you should be aware that these are very complete, generously sourced research responses If you check these (and other answers) out, I think you will be surprised by their thoroughness, sophistication, and helpfulness

Table 6-1