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Google Drops Plus Symbol From Boolean Search Tool
- The Register, Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:07 PM
Google quietly dropped the use of the + (plus) symbol to link search items in a move the Mountain View, Calif. company says will simplify the process of Boolean searching, according to Iain Thomson. Dumping the symbol hasn't been popular with the folks in the forums. Thomson points to comments that back up his claim, and tells us how eliminating the sign will alter Boolean search results.
