Written by: Karen Blakeman Published on February 9, 2016.
When running advanced search workshops, and especially Google sessions, I prefer not to dwell on commands and search options that are no longer supported. They are gone and that is that, and it is far better to concentrate on how to get the best out of what is left. Of course it is unavoidable when your slides have been prepared several days before the event and Google decides to pull the plug on one of your favourite search features just before you start! Similarly I tend not to show “this is how NOT to use….” a command or incorrect syntax. It is often the incorrect format that one remembers. Recently, though, I have added slides to my presentations that cover both defunct commands and errors in syntax and format.