Google search - I did not know that.

[Bobblehead]

I was playing around a bit trying to figure out how to use Google's site parameter to search CP.

So I tried something CP's search does NOT like, finding the thread started about Mad Men.

The first hing I tried was

mad men site:http://forum.calgarypuck.com/

which gives the results http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&cl...G=Search&meta=

Hmm, no luck there. There are a few hits, but not the thread dedicated to Mad Men.

But then I tried

Mad Men site:http://forum.calgarypuck.com/

which gives the results: http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&cl...G=Search&meta=

Eureka, first hit on the result.

So Google search is case sensitive - I did not know that.

Note: Interestingly enough, Google themselves say they are NOT case sensitive ("Google searches are NOT case sensitive. All letters, regardless of how you type them, will be understood as lower case. For example, searches for george washington, George Washington, and gEoRgE wAsHiNgToN will all return the same results." link), but the results of the above query say otherwise! (perhaps the Site: modifier affects this?)

Any other Google search hints that may come in handy in the future?

[Lithium]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Good ol' google!

[Bobblehead]

If you got to http://www.google.com/sitesearch/ it is not case sensitive. Very strange.

[Barnes]

You're doing it backwards.

If you use;

site:http://forum.calgarypuck.com/ mad men

you'll get what you want even though advanced google search shows it the way you originally tried it.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Barnes

You're doing it backwards.

If you use;

site:http://forum.calgarypuck.com/ mad men

you'll get what you want even though advanced google search shows it the way you originally tried it.

Interesting. And strange, even the "Advanced Help" puts the site last:

You can use Google to search only within one specific website by entering the search terms you're looking for, followed by the word "site" and a colon followed by the domain name.

[jar_e]

Somewhat ironically this thread is now at the top of both searches

[IntenseFan]

Originally Posted by jar_e

Somewhat ironically this thread is now at the top of both searches

Recommend red square for pointing that one out.