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How do I use boolean search now that the + operator no longer works?

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How do I use boolean search now that the + operator no longer works? Slothman 10/18/11 1:08 AM I was previously accustomed to doing boolean searches putting a + on any term I wanted guaranteed to be on the page and a - if I wanted it guaranteed off the page. Now, if I search for "+linux +kodak +2170", I get: The + operator has been replaced.
Re: How do I use boolean search now that the + operator no longer works? dtfinch 10/18/11 11:05 AM I made some profane comments in their search feedback, but apart from that, I don't know what can be done. If Google wants to shoot itself in the foot, there's little we can do to stop them. The first hit (the zdnet one) does in fact contain the wor
Re: How do I use boolean search now that the + operator no longer works? sgadsby 10/18/11 9:37 PM I can't believe they have done this -- really frustrating.
Re: How do I use boolean search now that the + operator no longer works? ElderGalactic 10/20/11 7:08 AM This.  As people use search, more and more of us become "power users".  Typing a "+" in front of a word dozens of times a day is MUCH easier than surrounding each word with quotes. Added to the fact that Googles fuzzy/"smart" search often ignores my
Re: How do I use boolean search now that the + operator no longer works? Kremmen 11/13/11 11:11 PM Quotation marks around single words does not work. My only solution so far is to use Bing.