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Why did Google replace the “+” operator?
Google no longer accepts the + operator. If I attempt to use the + operator, I get the following message:
The + operator has been replaced.
To search for an exact word or phrase, use double ...
4
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1answer
283 views
How do I exclude results with the .php file extension in Google search?
I spend a lot of time searching for resources about PHP. As the search narrows and the results get fewer, I begin to get a lot of noise from pages unrelated to my research, simply appearing there ...
3
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1answer
65 views
Is there a way to specify more precise site category in Google Search?
Is there a Google Search feature to show results from a very specific category?
For example, show only results from software company websites, or social networking websites, etc. I am aware of a few ...
3
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2answers
1k views
How to use a wildcard in the middle of an URL when querying a site-specific search in Google?
I commonly use the Google wildcard asterisk (*) term. One of my favorites uses is searching with
site:*.edu
But I recently tried
site:csu*.edu
in order to search California State University ...
2
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0answers
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How do I use the search term +? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Forced words in Google search query are being ignored, plus no longer working as explicit inclusion
When I have multiple search terms, I like to use the '+' to tell ...
3
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1answer
97 views
How do I get pages marked +1 in Google search results to rise to the top?
I've noticed that pages where I have marked with +1 have "You +1'd this" in Google search results.
However, it doesn't seem to affect the order of results, or there may be very small differences I ...
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0answers
58 views
Google search based engine with clustered results
Is there a search engine based on Google Search that clusters search results by subject, and shows them e.g. as circles on a 2D graph, so:
results with similar subjects have a smaller distance ...
4
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1answer
117 views
Google Instant Keyboard Navigation stopped working
I just noticed that the keyboard navigation stopped working for me in Google Chrome. I tried to re-activate Google Instant and to re-login, but that didn't solve it. How can I reactivate it? Or do you ...
5
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1answer
1k views
Switch off drag and drop feature of Google image search
How do I turn off Google's drag and drop image-based search feature?
When you go to the Google Image search engine, people can drop a picture into the search box and the results of the search will be ...
3
votes
1answer
105 views
Disable the huge first result display when it shows sitelinks in Google Search
How can I disable this huge first result from displaying when I run a search in Google? It shows on big sites, CNN, BBC, etc.
I'm using Google Chrome, is there a way to hide or disable the site ...
2
votes
2answers
245 views
Return multiple Google search results in same query
Is there a way to search for more than one topic at a time in Google?
For example, I wish to look for speeches for President Obama, President Bush, and President Clinton and didn't want to do a ...
6
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1answer
255 views
How to do a Google search for webpages last updated within 2 years?
How to do a Google search for webpages last updated within 2 years ?
In other words I would like Google, but I do not wish any of the results to be over 2 years old.
5
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1answer
71 views
+1 a website in Google search results using the keyboard
How do I +1 a website I see in Google search using the keyboard?
I love the use of arrow keys to navigate the search results and would like to +1 the websites I like. I don't want to move away from ...
1
vote
1answer
80 views
“These terms only appear in links pointing to this page”
Sometimes when searching for something in Google, after clicking a result's cache, some keywords are said to "only appear in links pointing to this page". I was wondering how to find out these ...
2
votes
1answer
549 views
Why doesn't Google Instant work for me?
Even though I have signed in, cleared all cache/cookies Google Instant still doesn't work for me. How can it be fixed?
[Edit]
The URL I use is www.google.com.vn.
I see the dropdown keyword ...
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2answers
743 views
Inappropriate URL for POST search to Google
I'm trying to search Google via POST rather than GET, but so far am getting the error:
The request method POST is inappropriate for the URL/search
But which URL is it?
This isn't for a ...
1
vote
1answer
29 views
anyway to customise google search such that whenever we click on a link it will automatically create a new tab
Is there a way to set up our google page such that whenever we click on a link it will automatically create a new tab instead of navigating to that page?
I'm aware that I can press the Ctrl + click, ...
5
votes
1answer
365 views
How to change black Google bar back to white?
Today, the Google Apps bar went to black. How do you change it back to white?
4
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0answers
235 views
How do I change my Google search location? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I access google.com outside the US?
Is there a way to tell Google to speak to me in English, instead of German?
When searching google by using the Chrome (12.0 ...
8
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1answer
944 views
Does Google log your search to your Google account?
When I go google.com and do a search while being logged in to my Gmail account (or Google account). does Google log that search to that specific account or will it only log that search to the ...
7
votes
1answer
734 views
Why on the first page google says there are thousands of results but on the last page there are less than a hundred?
Why on the first page google says there are thousands of results but on the last page there are less than a hundred?
That's kind of a recursive google search that should be self explanatory. It did ...
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5answers
3k views
Can I exclude spam domains from my search results?
Sometimes when I search for something, there are plenty of links to sites with no content (those who only have the premade templates which the search terms), spammers, and leechers (as in copying ...
2
votes
1answer
188 views
How to get Google definition search in other languages?
The previous version of Google's definition: search, showed some language options, so I could lookup the definition of a term in other languages. But since they updated it, I can't find those options ...
3
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1answer
277 views
Longer google autocomplete lists?
Is it possible to have more items in the Google autocomplete suggestions as you type?
4
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1answer
64 views
Limit a Google search to history only
In Google, I want to seach for words "rungs" "lunar module" but I want to search only the pages I have visited in the last 7 days.
Does anyone know how to do this?
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vote
2answers
668 views
How to get Google search results in a simpler format?
Google search requires a JS enabled web browser to display the results. But I want a simple XML or JSON format, so my app can parse it.
I looked into Web Search API but it is deprecated. I looked ...
3
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1answer
304 views
Returning date in Google search results
Sometimes when I search for articles on the net, I would like to see the year of the article to see if it's relevant for my search. Is it possible to return that in the search result of Google search ...
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2answers
463 views
How to google search and not have results be influenced by cookies/IP location etc?
http://vanillaresults.com/ does not work.
5
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2answers
612 views
Is there an API for searching only recently indexed webpages?
I'm looking for an API that allows me to do a web search query, but filtered by how recently the page was published or indexed (could be indexed by Google or Yahoo! or anyone that indexes a similar ...
2
votes
2answers
375 views
How to customize URL search conditions on Google
I want to be able to tell Google
if [some string] is in the URL, don't include as a search result
For example:
If I want to do a search for "popcorn", the first thing that comes up as a result ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
Google's “I'm Feeling Lucky” URLs no longer working?
In the past, adding &btnl to a google search URL would turn it into an "I'm feeling lucky" search, which would redirect you straight to the first result.
I.e. ...
1
vote
1answer
100 views
How come this page came up during my Google search
I did a Google search of "perl equivalent of python str function", but looking in that page (first hit), there is no mention of Perl. I checked the source too, CtrlU, thinking that maybe it was hidden ...
0
votes
1answer
255 views
Showing Images filter on encrypted Google search
When I use Google Encrypted sometimes I can't see Images in the left panel (even if I click on More).
How do I make it show?
2
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1answer
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When an already published blogpost content gets edited or modified, does google re index it?
I am a blogger and just curious about how google index blogs in case they modified . so When an already published blogpost content getd edited or modified , does google re index it ?
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1answer
58 views
Google Realtime: how to search for messages from a specific Twitter user?
For example, how would you write a search query that returns the recent updates from the Twitter user @google (and not return updates from other users that just happen to contain the word "google")? ...
5
votes
1answer
109 views
Can I make parental searches on Bing / Google?
Is it possible to make searches on Bing, Google or another search machine, that will only show results that is, for example, PG-rated?
For example, if I wanted to send a school student to search on ...
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0answers
45 views
Is there a way to always filter results from Google based on a set of unwanted domains? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I exclude spam domains from my search results?
There are several sites that have been out for a while that are starting to crawl StackOverflow and related sites. I ...
4
votes
3answers
384 views
How do I disable Google Instant Previews?
Is there an official way to disable the Google Instant Previews feature?
4
votes
1answer
463 views
Google search by date?
How can I list all Google search hits in order of date of page modification or indexing rather than by rank?
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0answers
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Is there a bookmarklet that can toggle my Google search settings? [closed]
There are two is one settings I'd like to toggle:
the open search result links in new window
instant search Just saw it's already right there.
Both of these can be set in ...
8
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3answers
2k views
Google: what language is chr, and why is my homepage set there?
For reasons I can't fathom, my Google searches keep ending up at http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=chr. What language is 'chr' (I don't why I can't find this by searching Google, but I can't)? More ...
2
votes
2answers
4k views
How to search ftp in Google?
I used to be able to do Advanced Search on Google, and search by 'type' (can't remember what they called it). It enabled me to choose between http and ftp and probably others.
I need to search ftp ...
7
votes
1answer
520 views
Does word order matter for Google Search?
Does it affect the speed or efficiency of Google Search if I just put the words in randomly as opposed to some specific order?
5
votes
2answers
119 views
Google Search is giving more results for a query when it's quoted
Search results:
218m - "blog post"
204m - blog post
I expected it to be the other way around, at least.
1
vote
1answer
62 views
How do I add a video to the Google search result from my website?
I own a website with some instructional videos. How do I make Google show snapshots of the videos in search results for website? (like it does for ...
4
votes
1answer
120 views
How to remove google search result?
How to remove google search result ?
It contain my full name and surname and email address like personal information.
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2answers
399 views
Search within results - Google Search
How can I "search within results" in a Google Search page?
Example:
I want to search something from the Google Search result of "more useful than" firefox OR chrome. How can I do that?
1
vote
1answer
436 views
Why aren't my google preferences saving?
In google search preferences, there is an option to open search results in a new window. This has never ever worked for me, on any browser. Why?
Also, with the newer google options on the lefthand ...
6
votes
1answer
1k views
Google top 100 words searched for
Is there any way to see the list of top words searched for on Google? I'm looking for a range of somewhere like 100-500 words.
The problem with Google Hot Trends/Searches and Google Zeitgeist is that ...
3
votes
2answers
162 views
Keyboard-only usage of Google Search
How can I perform a Google search without using the mouse?
I want to be able to:
type in the search term and start the search ( possible already since I use a browser search bar );
navigate through ...
