Using Google:

1. How would you search for an exact word or phrase?
   Type in the exact word or phrase into the search bar.
   
2. How would you search for something on a specific site?
   sitename.com: searching topic
   
3. How would you correctly search for a definition?
   define: example
   
4. How would you search for a specific product available within a specific price range?
   breville espresso: $100..$200
   
5. How would you search for a specific filetype?
   search the file type for example:
   file: pdf johnny appleseeed
   
6. How would you include or ignore words in your search?
   animals -donkey
   
7. How would you find sites/pages similar to an existing one?
   related: vouge.com
   
8. How would you confirm the exact form of a quote even if you were missing some of the words?
   “search the words you know”
   
9. How would search for pages containing two connected words?
   word1+word2
   
10. How would you search for social media content containing a specific tag?
    #BLM twitter
    
    

Digital Etiquette in the Social Media World:

Digital Etiquette in the Social Media World:
The digital world is so deeply integrated in our own lives that our social media presence is often a part of our identities. Since social media involves creating an online presence and persona, it is easy to get caught up in interacting online as if it is a personal interaction—sharing yourself online, and sometimes candidly conversing. Because of this, it is important to keep digital etiquette in mind. There are several things to consider before posting, whether it’s on your personal accounts, or business accounts. Always read over your posts before publishing; this is a good practice for editing, grammar, and punctuation. It most contexts it can be difficult for other users to take your content seriously when you use they’re instead of their. A safe measure for thinking before posting is asking yourself, what what a highly-critical stranger think of this post? What about my mother or boss? It’s easy to get caught up in the echo-chamber that is most comment sections, but you must always take a moment to think before you post, and if the interaction is worth the effort. This is also a good practice because what you post isn’t always private. There is always a way for what you post to be seen or screenshotted and shared regardless of your personal privacy settings.  When posting or sharing information about personal information or events, make sure to fact check, and make sure that you are getting your information from a credible source (not just a think-piece or editorial). One rule of thumb is to act as if you will catch more responses that are corrections than support—you never want to be caught looking uninformed. Social media can be fun and feel personal, but it is inherently public, so it is important to be mindful about what you share.

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.