Search Techniques: Microdoc News shows how to Make Google Search Simple with POGs (July 30). These are "pseudo operators for Google" such as dictionary:, world:, convert:, acronym:, dictionary:, currency:, -- more.
These pseudo operators are actually simple search terms that identify what you want very well. They are not Google code words. Some call them "magic words" and could be used at any search engine to improve search results. At Google, results are almost identical whether you use the : or not. I suggest not using it.
Posted by Gwen at July 31, 2003 11:48 AM