Did you know….Google automatically adds AND to find words together - so you really do not need to add it in there! Google will also disregards any spaces between commonly used words. For example childcare will include child care as well..

Basic Principles

Phrase search ("")
By inserting double quotes around a set of words you are in fact searching for exact results in that exact order. For example, "local dance clubs"

Search exactly as is (+)
By including a plus character, it forces Google to search exact words in exact order. For example, local+dance+clubs

Search within a specific website (site:)
Google allows users to specify that search results must come from a given website. For example, the query [Rudd:news.com.au/theaustralian ] will return pages about the Prime Minister but only from The Australian.

Words you want to exclude, NOT(-)
Including a minus character immediately before a word excludes results containing this word. The minus sign must appear immediately before the word and be preceded with a space. For example, anti-virus -software will search for the words 'anti-virus' and exclude reference to software.

Fill in the blanks (*)
The * (star character) or wildcard, is a little-known feature that can prove powerful. If you include * within a query, it tells Google to treat the star as a placeholder for any unknown term(s) to then find best matches. For example, the search [ Google * ] will give you results about many of Google's products (go to next page and next page -- many products).

The query [ Obama voted * on the * bill ] will give you stories about different votes on different bills. Note that the * operator works only on whole words, not parts of words.

Change #1
Facebook buys Friendfeed Friendfeed.com (smaller social networking site founded in 2007 founded by a few ex-Google executives). The site was loved for its simplicity and integration of social media activities. Facebook borrowed heavily from some of their applications - such as the live feed feature. It has now been bought out by Facebook. Friendfeed.com will continue to function for now....

This = facebook will get even bigger. That is why users and business' should maintain three main - Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The small sites will continue to get swallowed up.

Newer and Innovative Change #2: Facebook Search Expanded
Facebook search will now expand to allow you to search status updates and more - up to 30 days (photos, links, videos and notes being shared by your friends and the Facebook Pages of which you're a fan).
If people have chosen to make their content available to everyone, you also will be able to search for their status updates, links and notes, regardless of whether or not you are friends. Search results will continue to include people's profiles as well as relevant Facebook Pages, groups and applications.
To search for a particular term, just enter your query in the search box in the upper-right corner of any page. Once you're taken to the search results, use the filters on the left-hand side of the page to view only posts by friends or posts by everyone.
If you're searching for a specific person, Page, group or application, you also can filter by those results.
This = be patient if you can't search updates yet. It means you have to be even more careful about what you post as a status update. It also means that you are going to have the ability to reach more people that you realize....the next social media Search Engine....will Google buy Facebook?