"edu" is a very common word and was not included in your search

When did this lame filter get approved.

[optisoft]

I consider any search with +".edu" to be considered as a reliable source for information. We can add +".gov" to the search but cannot add +".edu" anymore. This is a really stupid thing google did.

[dmorison]

Use Advanced Search to search only the TLD .edu.

[Chndru]

Try Cars +".edu" [google.com]. It works.
But, Cars + ".edu [google.com] would bring the edu as a common word.

Or you can always add site:.edu [google.com] to your search.

[superscript]

I think optisoft was suggesting it was silly to exclude this term - not looking for advice on advanced search solutions ;)

[choster]

Well, I wouldn't consider all .edu sites a reliable source of information anyway-- think of all those undergraduate personal homepages out there :).

[GoogleGuy]

edu has been a stopword forever, just like www and com. If you really want to search for the word "edu", you can use quotes or add a plus sign in front of it. If you want only results from universities, you can always do
site:edu your search terms

But I don't there's been any changes on this.

[MS_Excel]

GoogleGuy, do you always spoil good stories with facts :o)

[GoogleGuy]

I laughed out loud at that one. I try to. :) Hopefully I spoil some unneeded worries with facts too though. :)