Google want to give users a heads up when it thinks their search results are missing the mark. Google announced that it will be including notices on search results that it determines may be of dubious helpfulness. ‘We’ve probably all gone through this before: you do a search for something, and the results just don’t […]
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Windows 10’s built-in search was down today
Windows 10 search function goes down leaving users unable to look for apps or other files on their computer. Windows 10’s built-in search functionality has been down for many people since 8AM ET due to what appears to be a Bing outage. Typing anything into the search bar won’t return any results, even if all […]
Google added a share button to search results
The latest Google app beta for Android now includes a convenient way to share a Google search with others. Android owners with the beta version of the Google app will now see a “share” button on their search results page. Tapping this brings up a share menu, which includes a “search.app.goo.gl” link. Fling that off […]
Google testing ‘Before’ and ‘After’ commands that filter dates direct from the Search box
Google is testing the “before:” and “after:” commands, which allows users to restrict queries to specific dates. Google tweeted an example of the function being used when searching for Avengers: Endgame articles. The before: & after: commands return documents before & after a date. You must provide year month day dates or only a year. […]