• supernicepojo@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Im sorry to say: these are very outdated tips. Google-fu has not worked for a long time now. Google removed a lot of this functionality about the same time they decided to remove their motto, “Don’t Be Evil.”

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      8 months ago

      booleans etc are extremely useful for other search engines as well. :)

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      They sometimes work and sometimes don’t. My guess is that they work when it doesn’t cost them any potential ad clicks, and don’t work when they have the potential to make money by stuffing your results and ignoring your query.