Search engines suck!

Cyrus

Is it just me, or is it really hard to get good results when you google something lately?

It used to be that I would find what I wanted fast, now I search something and I get nothing but garbage.

Anyone else notice this change lately?

Gelsamel Epsilon

Not me, but I must say I don't search stuff too often.

verty

Not me, although I do also look elsewhere like dmoz.org.

0rthodontist

Getting good results out of a search engine is just a matter of choosing the right terms. I use google all the time and I'm often surprised by how accurate it is. If I have a couple pieces of information vaguely related to some random fact I need to know, google will frequently provide that random fact in the top 10 results.

Ivan Seeking

Quote by cyrusabdollahi

now I search something and I get nothing but garbage.

Aha, see, all that trash talk is catching up with you!

turbo

Choosing your keywords properly is important, but with Google, you can get much more accurate hits by enclosing key phrases or word combinations in quotes. If you're not doing this and you're searching on keywords that are common, you will get a lot of stuff that is unrelated to what you really want.

Stevedye56

I've really had no problem with Google lately. However, a few pages in the search hits are completely useless.

robphy

You can also use boolean operations. You can also use a minus sign "-" to exclude results.

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Cyrus	Search engines suck! Tweet Is it just me, or is it really hard to get good results when you google something lately? It used to be that I would find what I wanted fast, now I search something and I get nothing but garbage. Anyone else notice this change lately?

Gelsamel Epsilon	Not me, but I must say I don't search stuff too often.

verty	Not me, although I do also look elsewhere like dmoz.org.

0rthodontist Recognitions: Science Advisor	Search engines suck! Getting good results out of a search engine is just a matter of choosing the right terms. I use google all the time and I'm often surprised by how accurate it is. If I have a couple pieces of information vaguely related to some random fact I need to know, google will frequently provide that random fact in the top 10 results.

turbo Recognitions: Gold Member	Choosing your keywords properly is important, but with Google, you can get much more accurate hits by enclosing key phrases or word combinations in quotes. If you're not doing this and you're searching on keywords that are common, you will get a lot of stuff that is unrelated to what you really want.

Stevedye56	I've really had no problem with Google lately. However, a few pages in the search hits are completely useless.

robphy Blog Entries: 47 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help Science Advisor	You can also use boolean operations. You can also use a minus sign "-" to exclude results.