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Why Doesn't TOTV's Search Function Work Better?

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Old 11-17-2010, 09:11 AM
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Are there any plans to improve TOTV's "Search" function? Many times I'll search for words or names that I recall were posted earlier and come back empty. As this site's content grows, the search function will become more necessary and more valuable. Anyone else have a similar observation?

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Old 11-17-2010, 10:22 AM
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George,

I don't fully understand our search either.

You can try Google, but make is specific to our site.

Go to google.com

enter your search terms following this.

site:talkofthevillages.com xxx

Your search term would go where the xxx is.
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Old 11-17-2010, 10:37 AM
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Tony. You have made my day. I never knew that little trick!



PS. I would be careful using xxx on google
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Old 11-17-2010, 10:49 AM
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Tony :
I think you made my day also. I thought I was the only person having trouble with the search option. I gave up on it .
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Interesting. I never knew you could you google to search individual sites. I'll have to try that in the future.
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Interesting. I never knew you could you google to search individual sites. I'll have to try that in the future.
Me too. Thanks for the info.
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Old 11-17-2010, 12:22 PM
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Yas! I entered talkofthevillages+nice administrator and my picture came up.
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Tony, It worked as advertised. Glad I asked. Got any more useful tips?

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Yas! I entered talkofthevillages+nice administrator and my picture came up.
You sure that wasn't a picture from a "wanted poster" at the local post office??

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You sure that wasn't a picture from a "wanted poster" at the local post office??

Tony,
Remember it's Good to be wanted!
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ha-HAAAAA!

Now who is the nice administrator?
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ha-HAAAAA!

Now who is the nice administrator?
Darn, Tony. You beat me to it.
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Old 11-17-2010, 08:35 PM
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You can try Google, but make is specific to our site.
Hey, Tony, why don't you place a Google search box right on TOTV? There's a radio button that makes it specific to this site. See the bottom of any page at http://www.drmirkin.com/ for an example of this. Set up a google Adsense account to install it. You will even make a little money from it.
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Old 11-17-2010, 08:43 PM
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We have talked about this for a while, and we are talking about it again.

We talk too much. Should have done this month's ago when Talk Host suggested it. I think he invented it.
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We have talked about this for a while, and we are talking about it again.
While you're at it, you might want to add Google Adsense for content -- painless revenue.
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