#GOOGLE BOOLEAN SEARCH NOT PC#

Perhaps Google is working on a way to incorporate the Google+ social network into its search system, and therefore needed to get rid of the + operator's previous functionality. 'After all, to tag people in Google+ posts you currently put the + symbol in front of their name.

#GOOGLE BOOLEAN SEARCH NOT PC#

PC World's Sarah Purewal also speculated the latest move indicates Google wants the + symbol. Though the functionality is still there, quotation marks around each term are, obviously, slightly more of a hassle.

So, if in the past you would have searched for, you should now search for ,' Kelly F said.īut PC World noted Boolean operators are as old as search engines themselves, and they're a quick, convenient way to find what one wants from Google. 'In addition to using this operator to search for an exact phrase, you can now add quotation marks around a single word to tell Google to match that word precisely. Google search community manager 'Kelly F.', in a forum post, said they expanded the functionality of the quotation marks operator. The Boolean + operator would guarantee that the search results returned contained that exact term, when placed in front of a specific search term. They do not want Google + confused with the operator, and now typing in + into Google + will auto complete with your friend’s names,' he said.

'I am feeling Google removed the plus operator because of Google +, their social network. He said the move may be connected to potential confusion between the boolean + and Google's upcoming social network Google+.

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