“Google introduced a new advanced search feature that enables users to search not only for a particular keyword, but also for its synonyms. This is accomplished by placing a ~ character directly in front of the keyword in the search box.
For example, to search for browser help as well as browser guides and tutorials users can search for browser ~help. The ~ character was chosen because it’s shorthand for approximate and a good way for users to express their wish to expand searches to include synonyms. More information about this feature is available here.” [via GoogleWeblog, and attributed to Nate Tyler, who is Public Relations Manager at Google Inc.] [via beSpacific]
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Genie Typburski, in her always interesting TVC Alert, The Virtual Chase, https://www.virtualchase.com, reported in her August 5 issue, that “during my testing of this syntax, the command actually limited, rather than expanded, search results.” For more details, go to http://www.virtualchase.com/tvcalert/aug03/5aug03.html#gg.
OK, now I can tell you. I didn’t particularly like your old site -too much of a cookie-cutter Userland template look to it. This is much better looking. Now, if you can just figure out how to limit the damage that changes and moving always cause……