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Google Can't Separate Keywords In URL

e.g. can't get 'example' 'widgets' from www.examplewidgets.com

         

MikeBeverley

9:01 am on Apr 26, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Search on Google for

allinurl:widgets site:examplewidgets.com
or
allinurl:example site:examplewidgets.com

shows no results for me. This means that the highlighting of keywords in URL's on search results pages is for show only. Anyone else confirm/unconfirm this?

martinibuster

1:53 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I think it does parse. Check out this article [news.com.com] about Google's safe search feature's collateral damage to innocent websites.

A website called widgetsexpress.com will have the letters s-e-x parsed as you know what, and be filtered out of the serps.

trimmer80

2:26 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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This filter is seperate from the SERPs i believe.
The article is still very interesting.
I think google did the right thing though. Image the outcry if too many adult sites slipped through.

Back OT ...
i just tryed
allinurl:theexample site:theexample.com
and
allinurl:example site:theexample.com

the first brings up results, the second doesn't

martinibuster

2:40 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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The question is whether Google can parse keywords in the URL. The answer is yes.

This filter is seperate from the SERPs i believe.

You have a good point, but Google can still parse keywords in the URL.

IITian

2:52 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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>I think google did the right thing though. Image the outcry if too many adult sites slipped through.

It is my belief that Google should not be filtering at all. A better idea could be to direct people who click the safe-search to or even help them in downloading and using third party software of their liking to do this job.