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January 9th, 2005, 08:54 PM
#1
Google use
I've never really found how advanced google searches work, I couldn't find the info on google.
For example, what I mean is, on eBay if I want to find items that contain "wifi" or "wireless", "router" but not "dlink", I would enter:
(wifi,wireless) router -dlink
This was clearly explained on ebay, but I can't find the syntax for google, by experimenting, I think it goes like:
(wifi OR wireless) router -dlink
Is this right? Is there a page on google that explains their syntax? If there is they sure make it hard to find.
Thanks
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January 9th, 2005, 09:52 PM
#2
Registered User
Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com
I've never really found how advanced google searches work, I couldn't find the info on google.
Of course you've seen this:
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
And I hope you've seen these:
http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html
http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
Between these two I pretty much find everything I need.
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January 10th, 2005, 04:28 AM
#3
Registered User
my favorite is to look within a site,
site:www.windrivers.com NEC
or what I do is use the Google Toolbar and most of the features are there. Its true, nobody ever uses technology to its full potential. But we always want more.
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January 10th, 2005, 06:38 AM
#4
Registered User
Originally Posted by rgharper
thanks rgharper, I've always used the standard boolean operators as a throw back to using yahoo long ago. But I never knew, or looked, where google listed them.
"And just when I thought today couldn't get anymore poo-like." -Outcoded
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January 10th, 2005, 07:24 AM
#5
Registered User
Originally Posted by craigmodius
thanks rgharper, I've always used the standard boolean operators as a throw back to using yahoo long ago. But I never knew, or looked, where google listed them.
You're welcome.
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January 11th, 2005, 05:20 PM
#6
Thanks, but I dont see how or if you can you parenthesis as in my example, what if I want a search that contains "router" and also contains either "wifi" or "wireless"? Can I use parenthesis for that as in my above example with the ebay search?
Also, what if I want a word that near another? I didnt find that.
Thanks
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January 11th, 2005, 06:48 PM
#7
Registered User
Out of curiousity, did you google it?
"We must always fear the wicked. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men." -- Monsignor; The Boondock Saints.
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January 11th, 2005, 07:48 PM
#8
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Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com
Thanks, but I dont see how or if you can you parenthesis as in my example, what if I want a search that contains "router" and also contains either "wifi" or "wireless"? Can I use parenthesis for that as in my above example with the ebay search?
Also, what if I want a word that near another? I didnt find that.
Thanks
Looks like you're limited to what I found. Apparently Google doesn't offer the search parameters you're looking for.
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January 11th, 2005, 10:40 PM
#9
Registered User
Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com
Thanks, but I dont see how or if you can you parenthesis as in my example, what if I want a search that contains "router" and also contains either "wifi" or "wireless"? Can I use parenthesis for that as in my above example with the ebay search?
Also, what if I want a word that near another? I didnt find that.
Thanks
you want to use this link he posted http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html
for example...
notice a search on ~wireless router
returns bolded keyword synonyms like 802.11
same with ~wifi router
you could also use
wifi OR wireless +router
"wifi router" OR "wireless router"
"And just when I thought today couldn't get anymore poo-like." -Outcoded
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January 12th, 2005, 03:11 PM
#10
Registered User
You can also search for items like this:
*wifi router
"wifi router"
boolean searches rule
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January 15th, 2005, 02:45 PM
#11
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