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   candycanearter07 to Ben Collver   
   Re: Search 101: How to Find the Lost Web   
   09 Jul 25 19:20:03   
   
   From: candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid   
      
   Ben Collver  wrote at 14:11 this Tuesday (GMT):   
   [snip]   
      
   > FOR ACCURATE INFO, TWITTER SEARCH IS NOW MORE USEFUL THAN GOOGLE   
   >================================================================   
   >   
   > It's almost incomprehensible that the worldbeating sophistication of   
   > Google Search could regress so far as to allow a micro-blogging site   
   > to provide more relevant information, but that's where we are. And   
   > one of the main reasons Twitter Search has become more popular than   
   > Google with many people who research for a living, is the platform's   
   > rigid protection of chronological integrity.   
   >   
   > There are three components to this...   
   >   
   > * All Tweets are dated and uneditable.   
   >   
   > * Twitter Search allows us to define a date range.   
   >   
   > * One of the best ways to find a relevant search result is to filter   
   >   out spam, and spam tends to come in waves, which are based on   
   >   trends and current affairs. In other words, a reliable date filter   
   >   can serve as a reliable spam filter.   
      
   [snip]   
      
   Twitter has its own problems, but I'll keep that in mind. Does anyone   
   know if its possible to search on Twitter without an account?   
      
   > From:    
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