Earlier this year Google removed the "advanced search" link from its home page. The answer to the question "why did Google hide Google Advanced Search?" remains a bit of a mystery. Google home page simplicity taken one infuriating step too far remains my best answer. Where you can find Advanced Search is pretty easy. But understanding why this little change is significant is very important to lawyers and others who want to be Internet users who are, well ….. ADVANCED!
First of all, even though the link is gone, you can still access this service by clicking on the gear in the upper right hand corner of Google next to "Sign in." Advanced search is on the drop down menu.So really the only change is two clicks instead of one. And, if you do a Google search and the results you see displayed are not to your liking, you can still click on advanced search and have your initial search terms automatically pulled in. If you use advanced search frequently, you can even bookmark this page: http://www.google.com/advanced_searchinstead of www.google.com, if you do wish. (This link is not new. I referred to it in a blog post in December, 2008.) I assume most readers knew this.
But if this is all news to you, then I might respectfully suggest you are not finding the information you are looking for as fast or accurately as you might be. In a discussion aboutthis topic in the Google Web search forum, one poster said, "[l]imiting [searches] by file type, domain name, etc is absolutely essential for students to know." Lawyers, too! As Inoted in that 2008 blog post, using the "site:" search filter is great to search a single domain.
The advanced search feature I use most often is the date filter. If I am searching for information about a product, I generally start by limiting the search to pages posted or updated within the last year.
If you are searching on a fairly obscure topic and find one good resource, then using the advanced search to find other pages that are similar to that page or link to that page can lead to other great resources.
In years past, a lawyer might respond to me initiating this type of discussion by saying, "I'm not really an advanced Internet researcher, more of a basic one." My response now would be the same as it was then: Look at your billing rate, you are an advanced Internet researcher!
First of all, even though the link is gone, you can still access this service by clicking on the gear in the upper right hand corner of Google next to "Sign in." Advanced search is on the drop down menu. So really the only change is two clicks instead of one.
On your computer, do a search on google.com. Below the search box, select the type of results: All, Images, Videos, or Books. At the bottom part of the search box, click Tools.Under Tools, click Advanced Search.
Your SafeSearch setting can be set to "Filter" and locked by your account, device, or network administrator. You can check if your SafeSearch setting is locked at google.com/safesearch. If your setting is locked, at the top right, you'll find a Lock .
Google Search is constantly changing. Google launched 4,725 changes to search – including changes to its ranking systems, user interface and more – in 2022. That means Google Search is changing 13 times per day, on average. But really, it could change even more than that if you're opted into one or many experiments.
You can find the advanced search in the Settings menu on Google's home page, or on any results page, under Settings/Advanced Search. On the Google Advanced search screen, you can take advantage of "any of these words" for similar concepts.
SafeSearch is set to Filter automatically when Google's systems indicate you may be under 18. If you can't change your SafeSearch setting, it might be because it's being controlled by your account, device, or network administrator.
When you encounter "Google search no results," it simply means that your search query did not yield any matching or relevant results. This can happen due to various reasons such as misspelled words, very specific search terms, or uncommon topics.
Performing a simple system reboot can fix Google search not working on Android in most cases. Restarting your phone will close all running apps and processes, refresh the system, and repair some software-related issues.
User reports indicate no current problems at Google
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Accidental actions like blocking Googlebot or disabling its access to your site could lead to your website disappearing from Google. To revert this, check your robots.
Google says the result is "45% less low-quality, unoriginal content in search results". It could be viewed as a wild success. "Our recent updates aim to connect people with content that is helpful, satisfying and original, from a diverse range of sites across the web," a Google spokesperson tells the BBC.
Problems with your browser settings or extensions can interfere with the functioning of Google search. Clearing your browser Google Activity history and cache can help resolve these issues. Disabling conflicting browser extensions or updating your browser to the latest version can also improve performance.
Time may be one of the biggest reasons why results vary between people. For example, we regularly add new content from the web soon after it's published. Those who search a few hours or even a few minutes apart may find variations because of newly available content.
Gen X and millennials might have made “google” a verb, but Instagram and TikTok are now the preferred search engines for Gen Z when seeking local results. According to a new study of 1,002 U.S. consumers, Google is now in third place for 18 to 24-year-0lds.
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