I dearly love this site, but the search function is #$@%! Why on earth, when I use advance search, put in the search(for eg) "carry on daypack", words to be found in the body, I then get 200 hits, none of which actually says anything at all about "carry on daypacks"? I'm not saying I'm the brightest light bulb in the computer tech world, but I use search functions all the time everywhere else, with great satisfaction. Aargh!!!
Registered: 12/22/01
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Loc: Pullman, WA, USA
I searched, for the past three year period, on "carry on daypack" and got nothing at all. Zero. I searched on "carry on backpack" and got several. I searched on "carry-on backpack" and got one.
Granted, the technology is over ten years old, but it also helps to properly structure the search string.
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Registered: 02/03/06
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Which is why I inevitably have problems with any kind of search engine. I search on "wool" and get pages and pages of yarn. I search on "wool fabric" and still get pages of yarn, plus readymade wool garments. I search on "wool fabric by the yard" (google suggestion) and finally get yardage, but I also get a lot of stuff where the search focussed on "by" and "the" and "yard."
Edited by OregonMouse (02/11/1404:06 PM)
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As pointed out above, using the correct terms is a horse of another color. As Packlite points out, it's a good idea to use several different options. If nobody used the exact keywords you think are key, no results (happens to me all the time).
Edited by OregonMouse (06/01/1506:59 PM)
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