Searches Using "Double Quotation Marks" Not Working?

Discussion in 'Google' started by Surf_Dude, Mar 27, 2009.

  1. #1
    I searched for - unwanted calls - 429,000 results (5 times)
    Then, I limited my search - "unwanted calls" - 1,680,000 results (5 times)

    How can the subset be larger than the set?
    By not using quotation marks, I should get every page that has the word unwanted somewhere, and the word calls somewhere.

    By using quotation marks, I should only get pages that have the phrase "unwanted calls", which should be a lot less than the search without quotation marks.

    Has anyone else seen this behavior lately? I have never seen it before.
    I think something is broken.

    EDIT: OK, now 318,000 using quotation marks - so it is just sometimes, I guess. Things are jumping around a lot these days. Sorry I posted this. But if you do see this, you can mention it here. Or just let this puppy die.

    This really screws up my long-time "Google analysis tool" of typing in "companyname sucks", and then comparing results. It used to work so well, but I see I can't trust it anymore. Paypal was always #1. Followed by ATT, Wallmart and then Microsoft.
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    Surf_Dude, Mar 27, 2009 IP
  2. ameran

    ameran Well-Known Member

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    some times google sucks too. ;-)
     
    ameran, Mar 28, 2009 IP
  3. RightMan

    RightMan Notable Member

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    This means that the results were indeed not correct at some point of time! And I thought google's search was very reliable!

    Probably, this is the result of over experimentation..I guess :eek:

    Regards,

    RightMan
     
    RightMan, Mar 28, 2009 IP