This training with Alun Hill will “take you by the hand” and show you, in simple, straightforward terms just how to interrogate the internet and quickly find the information you want.
This updated course is specifically designed for journalists, young and old, internet experienced or not and will be delivered in a relaxed environment at a simple pace.
Here’s what you will learn:
- How to really interrogate the Internet – including simple and advanced use of Google.
- When NOT to use Google. And what to use instead!
- Using search engines and search tools effectively.
- Precision searching using advanced (but simple to use) techniques.
- Do you need to search for trends, for Patents, businesses? No problem!
- How to access the “invisible web”. When your research fails, try this!
- People search – do you need to find information on a particular person?
- Searching on maps – looking at the streets and buildings from online photographs.
- Find historical copies of websites – do you want to see what a site used to say? Perhaps they copied some of your work and you want evidence? Perhaps they’ve changed what they said!
- Anonymous searching of the internet – very useful these days!…and much more.









