tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post4451700390246374520..comments2024-03-28T18:39:59.184-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Why site: sometimes doesn't seem to workDan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-40087321895679681952021-06-13T09:01:07.142-07:002021-06-13T09:01:07.142-07:00informative informative Ameer Hamzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068671214914541617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-4610518596224930032013-03-09T16:15:00.870-08:002013-03-09T16:15:00.870-08:00The site: operator, I've just learned from Ale...The site: operator, I've just learned from Alex Chitu's blog (http://googlesystem.blogspot.pt/2013/03/advanced-uses-for-googles-site-operator.html) is one of the few if not the only Google operators that work with a wildcard. So, if you search [ site:amazon.* ] you will find all international Amazon's domains.<br /><br />The problem is that the results are not consistent, that is, this trick does not work every time. In fact, [ -site:closure-library.* "closure" autocomplete ] gives the same results as the search without the asterisk. Even if you add .com to the search — [ -site:closure-library.*.com "closure" autocomplete ] — the results are the same.<br /><br />What's more, [ site:closure-library.* "closure" autocomplete ] or [ site:closure-library.*.com "closure" autocomplete ] — without the minus, i.e., supposedly telling Google to search only in that — don't yield any results, contrary to [ inurl:closure-library "closure" autocomplete ].<br /><br />By the way, somehow if you add the asterisk to inurl:closure-library [ inurl:closure-library.* "closure" autocomplete ], the set of results is different and much smaller, not larger as could be expected.Luís Miguel Viterbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198394145108636883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-90158142679438264402013-03-08T08:35:25.269-08:002013-03-08T08:35:25.269-08:00It might be a bit nit picky, but since this is a p...It might be a bit nit picky, but since this is a post on the workings of site: I wanted to point out that searching for site:www.example.com would not search all the pages at example.com, the correct search to do that would be site:example.com. That is because the www is treated as a sub-domain, and thus eliminates all other sub-domain. <br /><br />When I search the Canadian Forces website like this site:www.forces.gc.ca I am missing pages like army.forces.gc.ca, in that particular case the vast majority of pages are found in sub-domains. <br /><br />in general I avoid using www in my site: searches, unless I have a good reason to leave it in. <br /><br />On a couple rare occasions I have found this search useful basically it is a way to get you a sense of what sub-domains exist. If after surveying the results a particular sub-domain contains a particular type of information then you can focus in on that sub-domain. <br /><br />I hope that is clear, and useful. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066114543916888304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-82969033945694351732013-03-08T06:23:41.059-08:002013-03-08T06:23:41.059-08:00I completely agree with you. In fact, I meant to ...I completely agree with you. In fact, I meant to mention it in this post (but ran out of time). I previously covered inurl: in http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2010/10/around-has-always-been-around.html and http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2012/12/wednesday-search-challenge-121912.html and <br />http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2011/10/wednesday-search-challenge-october-19.html and <br />http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/assets/textversions/6-24-Using_site_structure/624Usingsitestructure.html#h.eccuysiayehc<br />Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-73132759902829098132013-03-08T00:25:28.764-08:002013-03-08T00:25:28.764-08:00Daniel, I believe that you should have used a comp...Daniel, I believe that you should have used a completely different Google search operator, namely inurl: So, in you example, this would have given the result you first expected:<br />-inurl:closure-library "closure" autocomplete<br /><br />This area is very will covered here since long: http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators.html<br />I also like this article: http://iosint.wordpress.com/category/osint-in-practice/2-collection/search-engines/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-50913467712351234782013-03-05T11:07:57.755-08:002013-03-05T11:07:57.755-08:00Thanks Dan for the useful tips. This particular ti...Thanks Dan for the useful tips. This particular tip struck a cord in me that I would find useful and perhaps help others. I don't have a webpage, have never built a website and it struck me that type of experience is probably very useful. Not that I want to build websites. But understanding the building blocks ought to give you insight to search techniques. I was just looking at Google Custom Search Engine for ideas. If you think we can benefit could you give a tip in the future. Thanks.Rosemary Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291661159622665464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-14281618018376811352013-03-04T15:40:22.871-08:002013-03-04T15:40:22.871-08:00Thanks for the tip.
I thought it was like in thi...Thanks for the tip. <br /><br />I thought it was like in this example: related:simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_guacamole/ that you need to add in the query an space to find the results desired. related: simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_guacamole/ <br /><br />And now I learn a new thing!.<br /><br />I'd like to know more about what Dmytro asks, if possible. It is interesting to add Google alerts<br /><br />Thank you and have a great month, Dr. Russell<br /><br />Ramon Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129830563029534511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-49545850874461094692013-03-04T09:15:43.138-08:002013-03-04T09:15:43.138-08:00Would you write a post about Google Alerts and que...Would you write a post about Google Alerts and query tips in it? Because this service is a little bit hard to use, maybe only for me. Results on my queries aren't the same in Alerts and Google.com.<br />I think this service should keep growing. In Google Now and IFTTT way but wider. Alert when weather will change, when movie will arrive in near theater and etc.<br />ps: site:www.google.co.za news - search all pages in 'google.co.za' with word 'news'. Almost every Google navigation bar has it.<br />site:news.google.co.za "query" - search exact words in News service of 'google.co.za'.MightyDelighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223831080976886350noreply@blogger.com