How do you find the information you need?

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How do you find the information you need nowadays using Google?

While there are some quality products being put out by a number of marketers, and marketing techniques are being used for legitimate purposes (i.e., article marketing, video marketing, etc for good products), I am finding that it seems there are an increasing number of websites that are produced en masse for the purpose of spamming the search engines, and they appear to be quite effective.

If I look for it seems virtually any product or service (including the 'original' manufacturer), instead I find:
- Literally thousands of "unbiased" review sites (which are affiliate links pointing to a product)
- Literally thousands of autoblogs copying the same information from other autoblogs making a massive blogosphere with rehashed and useless information
- Literally thousands upon thousands of "respun" articles in an attempt to get every single possible keyword variation possible, so -- if I actually do try a different keyword phrase to find what I am looking for -- I actually get the same article respun with a different title on a different blog appearing in search engine results
- etc, etc.

To find actual "useful" is becoming a bit of a pain. I can easily spend 15-20 minutes in Google, and it would almost be easier to hire someone to find the information that I need for me.

What do you do to get "quality" information, and sift through the 95% pure junk? Do you use other search engines other than google, have particular authority sites you are fond of, or what?

Thanks in advance!
#excuse #find #information #rant #slight
  • Profile picture of the author jedz
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    Google + patience is the key to find detailed information of what you need.
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  • Profile picture of the author awmi
    After more than 13 years online I have a "cluster" of sites for specific information. These include:

    technologyreview,com (MIT tech mag)
    cnet.com (technology)
    howstuffworks.com
    webmd.com and health.com (health)
    consumerreports.org (product reviews)
    kbb.com and edmunds.com (car info, reviews and appraisals)
    sciencedaily.com (science news)
    popsci.com (technology trends)
    popularmechanics.com (automobile gadgets and more)

    If you are in the information business a yearly subscription to britannica.com will give you an edge...
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  • Profile picture of the author badboy_Nick
    I always do a thorough industry check and market research.

    I scan through magazines, newspapers, Google, journals and even watch the news. Google trends is also a good little tool to use. All this has worked pretty well so far.

    Any questions just let me know

    Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author awmi
    The government websites also have valuable information. For example the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics gives economic forecasts and a 10 years outlook of where the "hot" jobs will be. This is great for HR/job related sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nicholas Kemp
    I have found some quality information and great feedback using Yahoo Answers
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