I have been a huge fan of Google from its very first days. But today I am really aggravated. A search tool that was very powerful is now not. One of the most useful things about the Google search bar was a “More” pull down menu. From that menu you could filter search results by certain criteria. The two I used all the time were “Blog” and “Discussion.” I regularly look for new blog posts about fused glass topics. When I had a question about something I would filter by “Discussion” to see what the bulletin boards had on the subject. Both are gone now as well as several other filters that I am sure are missed by others. Google! Why would you take functionality away?! It might be time to look at some other search engines. Looks like I’ll be checking out Bing.
If you just add “blog” or “discussion” to the original search terms does it give you different results than you used to get?
I have tried that as well as going to Google Blog Search. It definitely does not give the same results. It includes things that are not blog posts. I used to regularly check out what people were blogging about in the glass world. Now it is hard to find them. Considering all the Google Ads on blogs, I am surprised they are making it so hard to find them.