tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849059.post3723066660580480140..comments2007-04-15T11:45:46.107+01:00ImprobulusBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849059.post-35071565372715816412007-04-15T11:45:00.000+01:002007-04-15T11:45:00.000+01:00TGOM, thanks for the comment. Yes the + works to stop<BR/><BR/>I should have checked the + link on the results page... I confess I'd assumed it worked the same way as in normal Google searches, so I didn't think it would add anything.<BR/><BR/>I didn't realise that it forces what Google News would otherwise convert into a source to remain as a keyword (which does make sense given the normal use of the + to force a search for "common words" like "the"). Thanks for clearing that up!<BR/><BR/>I do think that the link that appears under the search box in the results page e.g. "Search news pages that contain the term +reuters "second life" should contain an explanation.<BR/><BR/>I don't think it's obvious, otherwise. Though it's probably just me!<BR/><BR/>I'd still be interested to know exactly which words Google News convert into search sources, and why those & not other ones...Improbulustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849059.post-284321453244412562007-04-15T00:15:00.000+01:002007-04-15T00:15:00.000+01:00You should get the results you're looking for with the + sign.<BR/><BR/>When searching a source for a keyword use "second life" reuters.<BR/><BR/>When searching for a keyword that is also a source use "second life" +reuters.<BR/><BR/>Google News usually produces a link to the latter search right beneath the search box on the results page. <BR/><BR/>I tried the "second life" +reuters search and it gave results about Reuters and many other companies "setting up shop," which I was clueless about and find freaky, but nonetheless, Google is returning the right results, no?TGOMtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849059.post-9887215168663728192007-04-13T19:30:00.000+01:002007-04-13T19:30:00.000+01:00Thanks for your thoughts Tom. Course if you typed in "Second Life" <I>without</I> the "Reuters" it would no doubt search all the datacenters for "Second Life", so why don't they let you search them all for the word "Reuters" too? <BR/><BR/>I guess I don't like their thoughts about what I want overriding mine, especially when they get it wrong; if I want to search only Reuters as a source, I'd use source:Reuters or the Advanced news search page. I'd like the ability to use Reuters as a search term instead of data source if I so wish; as a user, I don't like the choice being taken away from me. <BR/><BR/>I do hope it's only temporary too!Improbulustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849059.post-25142245593380422452007-04-11T15:49:00.000+01:002007-04-11T15:49:00.000+01:00Perhaps searching all new source makes the scope a little wide, limiting the results to one source could make it easier on the datacenters. I've not seen this before so it could just be a tempoary measure.Tom Martin