Online information can be found using Google as a search engine. It is not meant to be a tool for data mining, but it can be used as a source of data for that purpose. Large datasets are analyzed through data mining to find patterns and relationships that can be utilized to make predictions or guide decisions. By conducting specified types of searches and gathering the results, Google can be used to harvest data for data mining. For instance, you might use Google to look for articles on a specific subject, and then you might compile the data from those articles into a dataset for data mining. Google, however, lacks the capabilities of specialized data mining software because it was not created to carry out data mining operations.