Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Boolean logic
    2. The Boolean operators
    3. Logic diagrams: the AND operator
    4. Logic Diagrams: the OR operator
    5. Logic Diagrams: the NOT operator
    6. Using multiple Boolean operators
    7. Constructing precise Boolean searches
    8. Search engine assumptions
    9. Advanced search facility
    10. Advanced searching on Yahoo
    11. Other points on Boolean searching ...
  2. Truncation and wildcards
    1. Non-obvious search terms
  3. Grammar of the Internet
    1. Using WHOIS
    2. URL extensions
    3. United Kingdom extensions ...
    4. United States extensions
  4. Search engine operation
    1. Search terms
    2. How ranking works
  5. Ownership of the web
    1. Who owns the Internet?
    2. Who owns the Web ...
  6. Dark internet and the invisible web