Boost eLearning's Google Search Experience Survey Results

The primary benefit of Boost eLearning's Google Search Training is to enhance the productivity of enterprises by increasing the skills of their employees searching on Google. In order to establish foundational data to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of Google Search, Boost eLearning hosted the "Your Google Search Experience" survey on the Boost eLearning website from August 15, 2008 thru September 8, 2008. The following is a summary of the key survey findings based on 377 responses confirming the need of our training:

When asked "how important is Google to doing your job?" The results were:

Survey Results:

The results show a significant loss in productivity due to lack of technical proficiency in searching Google. In addition to lost productivity, a high search-failure rate also indicates that a user's current research results are likely incomplete, leading to missed opportunities, the value of which could far exceed any time lost.

The survey confirms real-world Google users are only finding the information they need about 60 percent of the time. With this in mind, it's critical that learning professionals understand how they can help employees increase their productivity and search accuracy by leveraging the full functionality of Google. Boost eLearning's Google Search Training is designed to develop the skills to empower users to take advantage of the full functionality of Google Search.

More than 233 million Google searches are conducted a day in the U.S., making the Google search engine one of the most powerful and ubiquitous resources available to information workers today. While Google is designed to provide users with accurate results quickly, only a fraction of todays Internet-powered employees fully utilize its built-in functionality.

To help users take full advantage of Google, Boost eLearning has developed a single course of 20 online lessons that quickly and easily instill in workers the expanded range of search skills they need to dramatically increase the effectiveness of their queries. Based on proven adult learning principles, Boost eLearning's Google Search Training empowers users to become proficient in a wide array of search practices, including queries they did not know were possible.

Benefits At A Glance

Boost eLearning’s Google Search Training’s Solution is designed to increase productivity by focusing skills that benefit the work environment, save time, and allow your team to perform searches they didn’t know they could. The training will develop your team into Savvy Consumers of Knowledge who take advantage of the full functionality of Google.

Look below to find what each lesson offers. You can see details of each lesson on our Course Content page.

Lesson 1: Phase — FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE Find words in the order you want them, not scattered unrelated over the page. Lesson 2: Or Receive fuller results using multiple terms at one time. Lesson 3: Not Exclude terms that trigger advertisements in your search results. Lesson 4: Synonym Finder Have Google find synonyms for your search terms. Lesson 5: Wildcard — FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE Have Google fill in the blank. Lesson 6: Number Range Search by number range to find prices or other high value information. Lesson 7: Plus Sign Stop Google from returning multiple forms of a word. Lesson 8: Definitions Have Google find exact definitions of a word or term. Lesson 9: Site Focus your search within a site, domain, or webpage. Lesson 10: File Type — FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE Search by File Type, such as Power Point or Excel. Lesson 11: Cache Learn an organization’s history: find a prior version of a webpage. Lesson 12: In URL Focus your search on terms within a URL to get highly relevant information. Lesson 13: In Title Focus your search for terms that appear in the title of a webpage. Lesson 14: In Text Ensure your terms are within the text of a URL to find what you are looking for. Lesson 15: Info Link Learn to analyze how a website is linked to other websites. Lesson 16: Date Range Search by date range and target your results within a specific time period. Lesson 17: Advanced Search Learn the benefits of the Google Advance Search page. Lesson 18: Filtering Discover the benefits of adding filtering codes to the URL; example: filter only for pictures of people. Lesson 19: Geographic Limit your search to a specific country or city. Lesson 20: Directory Use Google Directory to find websites created by subject matter experts.