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Information overload; addressing too much outdated information on the Internet.

Noticedtrends

2006-08-02, 11:39 am

Difficulties in filtering search-engine results to yield up-to-date
content.

Phrase to find "Internet trends" "July * 2006" (month, date,
year) content posted within last three-months: (about 700 results)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...=m3&btnG=Search

To narrow-down search-results (much) further:

The words HE, SHE, ME are excluded (the 'without the words' feature
in advanced search form). After all, content which can signal current
trends usually doesn't contain HE, SHE, ME. Certain pronouns usually
indicate personal accounts of individuals; rather than the
"collective conscious" shaping current trends.

(Less than 50 results)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...=m3&btnG=Search

Searches still need to be narrowed-down further; as most search results
don't include current month.

Descriptions of results within search-results mostly include three
bolded periods '...' which indicates two different parts of
content; where the date searches are separate from the keyword
searches; yielding outdated content.

Are there search-engine utilities to allow omission of search-results
containing the three bolded periods '...'?

John Bokma

2006-08-02, 11:39 am

"Noticedtrends" <noticedtrends@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Difficulties in filtering search-engine results to yield up-to-date
> content.

Dear Noticed Trends,

This is a first and final warning.

Excessive crossposting without setting a proper follow up to header is
Usenet abuse IMNSHO.

Either pick 1 group that is the right one for your posting, or pick a few
(not everything that sounds like right) and *set a follow up to* to the
one you consider the best.

With your next abuse I will start reporting you which might result in your
account(s) being terminated because of ToS violation.

--
John Freelance PERL programmer: http://castleamber.com/

Firefox Fast Search:http://johnbokma.com/firefox/keymarks-explained.html

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-08-02, 11:39 am

"Noticedtrends" <noticedtrends@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1154218857.194164.152500@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Difficulties in filtering search-engine results to yield up-to-date
> content.
>
> Phrase to find "Internet trends" "July * 2006" (month, date,
> year) content posted within last three-months: (about 700 results)
>
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...t+trend%22+%22j
uly+2006%22&as_qdr=m3&btnG=Search
>
>
>
> To narrow-down search-results (much) further:
>
> The words HE, SHE, ME are excluded (the 'without the words' feature
> in advanced search form). After all, content which can signal current
> trends usually doesn't contain HE, SHE, ME. Certain pronouns usually
> indicate personal accounts of individuals; rather than the
> "collective conscious" shaping current trends.
>
> (Less than 50 results)
>
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...t+trend%22+%22j
uly+2006%22+-he+-she+-me&as_qdr=m3&btnG=Search
>
>
> Searches still need to be narrowed-down further; as most search results
> don't include current month.
>
> Descriptions of results within search-results mostly include three
> bolded periods '...' which indicates two different parts of
> content; where the date searches are separate from the keyword
> searches; yielding outdated content.
>
> Are there search-engine utilities to allow omission of search-results
> containing the three bolded periods '...'?
>

It would be usefull if Google allowed you to filter results by the date of
the pages last update......