Googling for Invisible Words

booleanstrings September 17, 2021Boolean 9 Comments

Sometimes, Google indexes words from the pages’ source code that do not appear on pages. This includes the alt tag, dd tag, and a few other cases.

Here are some practical search examples. You can utilize the hidden-but-found words well in LinkedIn X-Ray!

Find LinkedIn members by job location. (This is not possible on LinkedIn, even in keywords). site:linkedin.com “work location * san francisco bay area”
“I accept direct messages and business inquiries by anyone on LinkedIn for free, even if we’re not connected.”
People recommended by Donna site:linkedIn.com/in “Click here to view Donna Svei, Executive Resume Writer’s profile”
Companies past and present site:linkedin.com/in “ibm graphic”; only past – site:linkedin.com/in “ibm graphic” -intitle:ibm
Schools – went to Princeton site:linkedin.com/in “princeton graphic” -intitle:princeton
Group members site:linkedin.com/in “sourcing summit graphic”
Certifications site:linkedin.com/in “Google AdWords Search certification graphic”
Associations site:linkedin.com/in “women in technology graphic” “director of engineering”
Service providers site:linkedin.com/in “work preference”
Companies past and present site:crunchbase.com/person “google logo”
site:zoominfo.com/p “google logo”

Fun, huh?

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(@henkvaness)
September 17, 2021 at 2:24 pm

BRILLIANT STUFF, see also https://twitter.com/henkvaness/status/1438973629006598151?s=20

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  booleanstrings
  September 17, 2021 at 3:24 pm
  
  My pleasure!
  
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  booleanstrings
  September 17, 2021 at 3:26 pm
  
  Henk, thanks! Do not forget the “graphic” word – though if a group name is unique, you can skip it.
  
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chris
September 17, 2021 at 3:23 pm

Thank you!

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Ola
September 18, 2021 at 8:17 am

But how does point 2 work?

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  booleanstrings
  September 18, 2021 at 9:48 am
  
  Magically 🙂
  
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MK
September 18, 2021 at 1:47 pm

Great tips! How can I use the site:linkedin.com “work location * san francisco bay area” for finding diversity candidates?

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  booleanstrings
  September 18, 2021 at 3:11 pm
  
  Thank you! To search for Diversity, you can add “diversity indicators” such as names, pronouns, and school and association names you research ahead of time. We teach a class on Diversity – https://sourcingcertification.com/diversitycertification/.
  
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