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Old January 23rd, 2004, 06:39 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Google: Search results inadequate

I read that sometime in Oct or Nov (i forget which) google changed their search algorithm, and it is obvious that it leaves something to be desired. The first result for a brandname product is someone talking about it on a messege board, etc.

What are your thoughts on this, and what are some good replacements for google in terms of powerful searches?
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Old January 23rd, 2004, 06:58 PM     #2 (permalink)
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I always use the advanced search options on google.

But I use Copernic Pro most of the time. Gives be better control over my searches and even checks for bad results!

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Old January 23rd, 2004, 07:11 PM     #3 (permalink)
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We use both Copernic Agent Professional and google.com (adv search).
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Old January 23rd, 2004, 11:21 PM     #4 (permalink)
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But I use Copernic Pro most of the time. Gives be better control over my searches and even checks for bad results!

Copernic Pro = a search engine program I'll assume?
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I see Google search image engine are similar to Yahoo. Nothing much different result.

I don't use Google search for stuff and only using Yahoo as standards.
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I've compared google to other search engines and it seems to be one of the best and fastest. I always use google and froogle.
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