[X4U] Searching for "@" on Google?

[Eddie Hargreaves]

As the original poster noted, putting it in quotes does NOT improve the
results. I've encountered the same problem with the '.' character. For
instance, when I searched for information regarding .tivo files, when I
entered .tivo into Google, it returned results matching 'tivo' and when I
typed in ".tivo" it returned the exact same results. There seem to be
certain characters that Google completely ignores. If anyone else finds a
way around this, I'd be interested in hearing it.


On 8/22/05 1:03 PM, James S Jones <jsjones at mac.com> wrote:

> Enclosing the phrase or term you're looking for in quotes will will
> improve your results.
> 
> On Aug 22, 2005, at 7:25 AM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:
> 
>> Sorry for this un-Apple related post but I'm not sure who else to ask.
>> 
>> How can I search on Google for something with the "@" symbol in it?
>> Example, if I search for @Home or @Work I get tones of results for
>> Home and Work but I want it only with the @ in front of it. I tried
>> putting it in quotations but that didn't help. Suggestions?