Google vs NING Search

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on March 8, 2010 at 6:48am

What should be in the main topic?

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David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Luis Fraguada on March 8, 2010 at 9:48am

how about:

"How to best search this website"

Permalink Reply by taz on March 8, 2010 at 10:05am

Shhh... You're going to put me out of a job!

Ever since Daniel suggested it a while back I've only been using Google site specific search.

NING is a four letter word...

Google search basics: More search help

Permalink Reply by Damien Alomar on March 12, 2010 at 7:09am

yea, this is needed.... If its not going to be stickied, some one should at least reply to this every few days to keep it towards the top of the queue

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on March 12, 2010 at 8:26am

I know very little about site search. I've used it maybe 3 times in my life. Someone please write this topic and I'll feature it.

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David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by taz on March 12, 2010 at 1:01pm

It's just basic (standard?) Google search syntax...

Google search basics: More search help

To search a specific site, it's as Luis mentioned (except I don't think www is necessary).

For example try:

path mapper site:grasshopper3d.com

flow along surface site:grasshopper3d.com

It's nice to limit the search results to "Discussions" because otherwise the results will include grasshopper3d.com member pages...

Permalink Reply by taz on April 17, 2010 at 2:36pm

Uh oh....

It's gone...

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on April 17, 2010 at 2:55pm

We added a Google search box directly on the main page (right hand column). I'd rather not flood the most important bit of the Discussion are with static stuff.

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David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by taz on April 17, 2010 at 3:45pm

Cool! Nice and clean.

(So clean I didn't notice it)