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1. Information Update
October 2014
Inbar Yasur | T +972 4 6013103 | M +972 54 9988090 | E Inbar.y yasur@gmail.com | W www.Hipusit.info

2. Keywords
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3. Google Dictionary Card
• Google updated the dictionary card and it now includes a message
next to the big arrow at the bottom
• Translations
• Word origin
• Usage over time
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4. Synonym 4 Right Click
• Highlight words to show synonyms
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/thesaurus-synonym-4-right/lpkpcliecpgjbkffooidajhakoidhidh

5. PearlTrees
• A visual and collaborative tool that allows users to collect, organize
and share any URL they find online as well as to upload personal
photos and notes.
• A unique visual interface that allows users to drag and organize
collected URLs with pearltrees
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www.pearltrees.com/

6. PearlTrees
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http://www.pearltrees.com/inbaryasur

7. Site Information
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8. Site Search - Google
• Search and display all pages from a particular site
• site:cbs.gov.il
בננות • site:cbs.gov.il
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9. Bing LinkFromDomain is back
• Search and display Links from all pages
• LinkFromDomain:cbs.gov.il
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10. Google Updates
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11. Google Patents
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www.google.com/patents

12. Google Patents - Hyperlinks
• Inventor
• Applicant / Assignee
• Non Patent Citations
• Cited Patents
• Legal Events
• Family Members
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www.google.com/patents

13. Google Patents - Hyperlinks
• Bibliographic Information
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www.google.com/patents

14. Google Patents - Hyperlinks
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www.google.com/patents

15. Google Patents - Hyperlinks
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www.google.com/patents

16. Google Patents - Hyperlinks
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www.google.com/patents

17. Google Alternatives
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18. Million tall
• Eliminates top 100 sites / 1000 sites / 10000 sites /100,000 sites /
million sites
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https://s.milliontall.com/index.html

19. Talkwalker Alerts
• Easy and free alerting service that provides email updates of the
latest relevant mentions on the Web directly to your email box or
RSS feed reader.
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http://www.talkwalker.com/alerts

20. Talkwalker Social Search
• Designed to find key information from social conversations taking
place in real-time in blogs, forums, online news, Twitter, Facebook
& other key social networks
• Incorporating social search, with analytics tool provides game-changing
insights about brands & competitors.
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https://www.talkwalker.com/en/social-media-analytics-search

21. Visualization
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22. Inforgraphic Creation - Visme
• Visme allows you to create interactive presentations, infographics
and other engaging content.
• Pros.
• Creates infographics, presentation, animations, ad banners, and
custom layouts.
• Insert and edit chart objects directly by changing the data values.
• Large library of icons and images.
• Embed YouTube videos directly into designs.
• Special pricing for students & teachers.
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http://www.visme.co/

23. Inforgraphic Creation - Visme
• Cons.
• The basic free version is limited.
• Only 3 projects.
• Must include the Visme logo.
• Limited access to charts and infograph widgets.
• JPG download is still in Beta, with a few bugs.
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http://www.visme.co/

24. Inforgraphic Creation – Visme - Pricing
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http://www.visme.co/

25. Inforgraphic – More Tools
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26. Amazon
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27. Google’s Eric Schmidt
• Really, Our biggest search competitor is Amazon not Microsoft
or Yahoo”
People don’t think of Amazon as search, but if you are looking for
something to buy, you are more often than not looking for it on
Amazon . . .(October 12, 2014)
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28. Amazon
• Search for Chemical Substance:
• organized by subject
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29. • Search for Chemical Substance:
• Books & Shampoo
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Google Shopping

30. Amazon Vs. Google Shopping
Auto complete Suggestions
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31. Amazon Vs. Google Shopping
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32. Amazon Vs. Google Shopping
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Find
Brands

33. Amazon Vs. Google Books
• Number of Results
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34. Amazon Vs. Google Books
• Refine
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35. Amazon Vs. Google Books
• Advanced search
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No Direct Link

36. Google Books Advanced Search
• No Direct Link – Search for “Google books advanced search”
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37. Amazon Vs. Google Books
• Number of Results
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38. Archive Search
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39. Internet Archive Book Images
• 2,619,833 copyright free images are available from the Flickr
account of the Internet Archive Book Images.
• There are another 10 million images (thereabouts) to go up into the
collection as well.
• Range from 1500 to 1922 when copyright law kicks in.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages

40. PearlTrees
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http://www.pearltrees.com/inbaryasur

41. The Person Behind an Email Address
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42. Find The Person Behind an Email Address
• Find the sender’s location
• Open the header of an email message and look for lines that say
“Received: from” and are followed by an IP address in square brackets.
If there are multiple entries, use the IP address mentioned in the last
entry.
• Paste the IP address in trace route tool and get a fairly good idea about
the approximate location of the email sender.
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43. Find The Person Behind an Email Address
• Reverse email search with Facebook
• Facebook has a billion users and the likelihood is therefore high that the
sender may also have a profile on Facebook.
• Unlike LinkedIn and most other social networks, Facebook lets you
search users by email address
• Paste the email address of the person into the search box
and Facebook will instantly tell you if a profile exists with that email
address or not.
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44. Find The Person Behind an Email Address
• Reverse email search with Facebook (If you are able to locate that
person on Facebook):
• Download the profile picture
• Upload it to Google Images (click the camera icon in the search box).
• Link to a list of other reverse image search engines
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45. Find The Person Behind an Email Address – For Gmail users
• Rapportive add-on and find the Twitter and LinkedIn profiles
associated with an email address, if any of them exist
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46. Keyboard Shortcuts
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47. Keyboard Shortcuts
• Office
• Insert a hyperlink CTRL+K
• Unlink a field CTRL+SHIFT+F9
• Browser (Chrome / Explorer / Firefox)
• Easy access to location bar CTRL+L
• Office & Browser
• Select or unselect one character to the left - SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
• Select or unselect one character to the right - SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
• Select or unselect one word to the left - CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
• Select or unselect one word to the right - CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
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48. Word Tips
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49. Select Text Quickly
• Hold down the ALT key and drag your mouse to select any
rectangular area
• Apply formatting to the selected area
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50. Change the Sentence CASE
• Select some text in Word and press Shift+F3 to quickly change the
case of the selection. It toggles between UPPERCASE, lowercase
and Camel Case (first letter in capital) and should come handy if
you’ve accidentally left the CAPS LOCK key on while typing.
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A Dual-Probe Real Time Pcr Assay, Based On The
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A DUAL-PROBE REAL TIME PCR ASSAY, BASED ON THE
SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF TWO TAQMAN®
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51. Thank you!
Inbar Yasur | T +972 4 6013103 | M +972 54 9988090 | E Inbar.y yasur@gmail.com | W www.Hipusit.info