[Search-l] Fwd: [Wikia-l] simple new search idea to make the web a better place....

[Wikinews Markie]

forwarded from the central list to the search list which is more appropriate
i think

mark

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From: Stephen Carr <stephencarr at blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Dec 21, 2007 3:17 PM
Subject: [Wikia-l] simple new search idea to make the web a better place....
To: wikia-l at wikia.com


 Hi all,



I'm new to the mailing list and arrived here after an email from Jimmy Wales
in response to an email I sent him, I had an idea some time ago that I
believe would help people when using a search engine.  The idea is very
simple, it's a wild card search facility for URL's, here is an example



Go to Google and type www.cti*.com because you want all the URL's that start
with "cti" and end in ".com" if you look at the actual URL's not all and in
fact most do not start with "www.cti" or end in ".com" !!



I first discovered this when I wanted to find a website that I had forgotten
the name for and thought that simply by using wildcards Google would find
it, I was amazed it didn't!



Think of all the people that see adverts in magazines and on posters with
web addresses, when they get home they can only remember the first few
characters of the address! Also this search could be combined with other
words to filter even further e.g.



www.cti*.com car sales



Would only bring URL's starting in "cti" ending in ".com" and having car
sales in the page somewhere. The search should adhere to the normal wildcard
filtering like in good old DOS



Well that's about it, all I ask is you credit me properly and ask me before
using this idea, I will always say yes unless it's used is unethical, I just
would love to know where it's going to be used, maybe one day even do a Wiki
about me :o).



Regards



Stephen Carr





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