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Search Help
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- What do we mean by "Natural Language"?
- How do I conduct my search?
- What's the difference between the three search types?
- What's the difference between a category and a website?
Now, searching the Internet is easier and more rewarding than ever before. SuperDirectories takes the frustration out of searching for information by allowing you to type in natural language text and also by letting you choose the method you prefer to search with. To make sure you have access to all the information you need, SuperDirectories has an enormous and comprehensive database (see the no. of categories and websites at the top of any pages).
What do we mean by "Natural Language"?
With SuperDirectories' Natural Language search capabilities you no longer need to use strange symbols in your search to get the results you want. Some other sites use "+", "-", and ":" symbols that tell the search engine how the user wants to search the listings. This leaves all the work up to you, and it can be confusing and time consuming for the user. Searches on some sites requires the user to type something as bewildering as "anchor: Employ* +opportunity* +(Visual+|Interdev) +text: 3+years+Experience". This same query, or search, done on our site can be achieved by simply typing "Visual Basic employment 3 years experience'. We know our users are more comfortable searching the Internet using very natural (and not programming) language.
How do I conduct my search?
SuperDirectories provides three user input areas to help you customize your search: The Input Box, Search Type dropdown menu, and the Search Area dropdown menu. Confused? Here's a rundown.
a. Input Box
This is the space provided for the user to type in their "Search String", or the information they wish to obtain.
b. Search type
This is where the user decides how they want their search to be conducted. By using one of the three search options, "Exact words", "Any words" or "All words", the user can control how SuperDirectories handles the search.
c. Search area
You can choose if you want to search categories, websites, or both. SuperDirectories is designed to be used for either a general search for information that might be contained in all web sites and categories, or to find very specific information that might only be found in a web site or a category.
What's the difference between the three search types?
You can choose your search method by clicking on the drop-down bar directly below the Input Box. In order to best illustrate the difference in search results, we will use one search theme for each method to show you the different results they achieve. Our Search theme will be "information on the hungry horse dam in Montana".
a. Exact Phrase
What you're telling SuperDirectories: "I want to see results that contain the EXACT phrase I've typed."
When To Use "Exact Phrase": When you know the specific subject or site you're looking for. In this example you would type in "hungry horse dam" as your search string.
Example: "Hungry Horse Dam"; Exact Phrase; Categories and Websites
b. All Words
What you're telling SuperDirectories: "I want to see results that contain the words "hungry" AND "horse", in any order throughout the document."
When To Use "All Words": When you have a good idea of what would likely be in the websites or categories. For example, if you knew that the words "hungry" and "horse" were in the name you could type in "hungry horse" and choose the "All Words" search type.
Example: "Hungry Horse"; All Words; Categories and Websites
c. Any Words
What you're telling SuperDirectories: "I want to see results that contain the words "hungry" OR "horse".
When To Use "Any Words": When you have a very general idea of the subject matter you're searching for. For example, if you're going to Montana and you like to tour dams, then you could find a lot of information by typing "Montana dam" as your search string and choosing the "Any Words" search option.
Example: "Montana Dam"; Any Words; Categories and Websites
What's the difference between a category and a website?
The Search Area drop-down box allows you to specify whether your search should cover SuperDirectories over all the categories, or the Internet sites or both. SuperDirectories has taken the time to categorically organize their many links by subject. These Categories make it easy for you to pinpoint areas of interest with very little effort. If you know that you are searching for a specific website, then limiting your search area to Websites would filter out any search results that come from SuperDirectories categories. Alternately, if you're interested in a subject matter, like gardening, then you could choose to search the categories and increase the amount of information available to you. Alternately, to cover your bases, try selecting "All", which will provide information from all possible avenues.
As you can see, Super Directories has taken the complexity out of searching the Internet. It's as simple as typing in the information you're looking for, selecting what type of search you prefer, and deciding where you want you results to come from. By allowing you to type in natural language and control the search behaviour, we are aiming to provide an intuitive and functional medium for accessing the myriad of information that exists in SuperDirectories.com. We hope you enjoy using our site!
Luke Lalonde,
President
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