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    #1

    Sep 29, 2005, 06:38 AM
    Search Engines
    What is the correct boolean statement for... ONLY (A+B+C) and can I expect search engines to execute this?

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    #2

    Sep 29, 2005, 07:04 AM
    There's no boolian for "omit all else". Plus, I'll guess there's no webpages out there with only a+b+c on them.

    Am I misunderstanding something?

    Can you give an example of a search of the type you are imagining?
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    #3

    Sep 29, 2005, 07:17 AM
    Surprise
    I think you understand the problem.

    Of course I am trying to avoid getting a 100 sites to sift through every time I run a search.

    I thought that Boolean had a NOT statement that could be combined to develop an "exclusive" result.


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    #4

    Sep 29, 2005, 07:37 AM
    You may have already been here but in case you haven't:
    http://www.google.ca/help/refinesearch.html

    Here's their cheat sheet: http://www.google.ca/help/cheatsheet.html
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    #5

    Sep 29, 2005, 07:41 AM
    Thanks/Search
    Thanks for site.

    I've been close but I guess not close enough!

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    #6

    Sep 29, 2005, 07:49 AM
    If your search results are only 100 pages, then you're really doing great!
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    #7

    Sep 30, 2005, 06:20 AM
    Search sites
    Hi,
    You might also consider that the first couple of pages of search links are the most relevant. And, if you haven't tried http://www.dogpile.com, it is a good one.
    Best wishes,
    fredg
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    #8

    Sep 30, 2005, 08:05 AM
    Google Advanced
    Got it.

    Also having success with "location" feature of Google Advanced i.e. in body of text, in URL, in title, etc.

    TNX

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    #9

    Sep 30, 2005, 08:38 AM
    Oh... and I'd forgotten.

    There are some search tricks that Google does not advertise. I found them in a cool book called Google Hacks.

    I've got a few of them here.
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    #10

    Sep 30, 2005, 11:03 AM
    Search Engine
    W O W

    N E A T !

    Tnx

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    #11

    Sep 30, 2005, 01:50 PM
    Yeah, I thought so too. Pretty cool book!

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