My friend and I were talking this morning about how he could
be a “bad guy” to make himself more attractive to the ladies. Note, this was a very tongue in cheek, not
for real, joking around etc. conversation.
I was saying that short of kicking
puppies/kitties/children, not getting put in jail, requiring bail sort of idea,
then it was basically fair game. Got
to love conversations with writers.
So we were trying to come up with ways to be naughty, but
not too naughty. So I went to Google to
look it up. This was the exact phrase I
used to search:
“What are some things that you can do to get
into trouble, without requiring bail?”
So here is what Google pulled up:
Yea, not what I expected either.
What you have to do with any search engine, is to be as
specific as you can. Be the “needle” in
other words…or you will always just get the “haystack! “
So, for instance, today I researched “Query Letters vs. Cover
Letters” (there will be a blog follow
up on this topic later). This is the
result:
See the difference?
Much better, and the top results were exactly what I needed.
Now, let’s try to get the original search for what I was
looking for narrowed down, and see what happens.
The original (so you don’t have to scroll up)
“What are
some things that you can do to get into trouble, without requiring bail?”
Maybe key words like “Trouble,” or just “Getting into
trouble.”
Trouble:
· Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were
Trouble - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNoKguSdy4Y
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Dec 14, 2012 - Uploaded
by TaylorSwiftVEVO
Buy Now: iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red/id571445253 Music video by Taylor Swift
performing I ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trouble_(board_game)
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Wikipedia
Trouble is a board game in which players compete
to be the first to send four pieces all the way around a board. Pieces are
moved according to the roll of a die.
dictionary.reference.com/browse/trouble
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Dictionary.com
to disturb the mental
calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate. 2. to put to inconvenience,
exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the
door?
Troublesome - Troublemaker - Troubleshoot - Troubled waters
www.amazon.com › Toys
& Games › Play Vehicles
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Amazon.com, Inc.
But don't you get
bumped back, or you're in Trouble; Trouble is a
perfect travel game--car or boat motion won't upset the game's progress; It is
indeed satisfying ...
www.newtrouble.com/
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Trouble
Jul 16, 2013 - The Distortion Field' makes history in the TROUBLE camp
through the band's acquisition of a new lead vocalist, Kyle Thomas of Exorder
and ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trouble
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Merriam‑Webster
to make (someone) feel
worried or upset. : to disturb or bother (someone). : to cause (someone) to
feel pain. SCRABBLE fan? Try our new word finder! ».
Nope. Scratch that one.
“Getting Into Trouble.”
Definitely an improvement.
Figure 4
But you see how narrowing it down, gave you more targeted
results, and not just anything that mentioned the word? Narrowing the field down, you spend less
time and find what you need. You may
also not even find what you were looking for with the haystack approach.
Comments and feedback are appreciated. Happy hunting!
I have no idea what happened to the pictures that I had posted in here, they used tobe there :P
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