Comments on: Extended Boolean: Proximity and Weighting http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/ Leveraging social networks, resume databases, and the Internet for sourcing and recruiting Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:53:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-6073 Stephen Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:41:25 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-6073 Guys, this is a guide. He's not going to do the work for you. Guys, this is a guide. He’s not going to do the work for you.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 Andrea Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:16:41 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-5595 In need of a boolean search string for Sr Software Engineers with who have experience with Java, C++ and or Ojective-C will be developing software applications for mobile devices in Seattle - can you help? In need of a boolean search string for Sr Software Engineers with who have experience with Java, C++ and or Ojective-C will be developing software applications for mobile devices in Seattle – can you help?

]]> By: April http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-4391 April Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:40:00 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-4391 Which search engine that supports variable term weighting? Which search engine that supports variable term weighting?

]]> By: Top 10 Candidate Sourcing Best Practices | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-4113 Top 10 Candidate Sourcing Best Practices | Boolean Black Belt Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:02:41 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-4113 [...] terms, etc. to include (or purposefully exclude!) in a query employing appropriate Boolean / Extended Boolean operators, query modifiers, and semantic search [...] [...] terms, etc. to include (or purposefully exclude!) in a query employing appropriate Boolean / Extended Boolean operators, query modifiers, and semantic search [...]

]]> By: LinkedIn Search: What it COULD and SHOULD be | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-3925 LinkedIn Search: What it COULD and SHOULD be | Boolean Black Belt Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:50 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-3925 [...] If you ignore the information regarding the new features and pay close attention to the video, you can hear Esteban talk about how LinkedIn is always on the lookout for talented Lucene Open Source engineers and watch him search for them. Lucene is an open source text search engine that I’ve written about in multiple posts for its advanced search functionality, including extended Boolean. [...] [...] If you ignore the information regarding the new features and pay close attention to the video, you can hear Esteban talk about how LinkedIn is always on the lookout for talented Lucene Open Source engineers and watch him search for them. Lucene is an open source text search engine that I’ve written about in multiple posts for its advanced search functionality, including extended Boolean. [...]

]]> By: What is a Boolean Black Belt? | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-3803 What is a Boolean Black Belt? | Boolean Black Belt Thu, 28 May 2009 11:01:08 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-3803 [...] the 3 “standard” Boolean operators, there lies extended Boolean, which includes proximity operators and variable term weighting. While not every search engine [...] [...] the 3 “standard” Boolean operators, there lies extended Boolean, which includes proximity operators and variable term weighting. While not every search engine [...]

]]> By: Semantic Search for Recruiters: Manual vs. Automated | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Semantic Search for Recruiters: Manual vs. Automated | Boolean Black Belt Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:38:07 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-3094 [...] Extended Boolean: Proximity and Weighting [...] [...] Extended Boolean: Proximity and Weighting [...]

]]> By: How to Control Years of Experience with a Boolean String | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 How to Control Years of Experience with a Boolean String | Boolean Black Belt Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:15:04 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-3073 [...] good news is there are search engines that DO support proximity search via the NEAR Boolean operator. For example, there is at least one Internet search engine (Exalead) and one major job board [...] [...] good news is there are search engines that DO support proximity search via the NEAR Boolean operator. For example, there is at least one Internet search engine (Exalead) and one major job board [...]

]]> By: Boolean Search Does Not = Internet Search | Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Boolean Search Does Not = Internet Search | Boolean Black Belt Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:02:11 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-2735 [...] etc.) support full Boolean logic. As I have written about many times before, Monster even supports “extended” Boolean search functionality with the incredibly powerful NEAR [...] [...] etc.) support full Boolean logic. As I have written about many times before, Monster even supports “extended” Boolean search functionality with the incredibly powerful NEAR [...]

]]> By: Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2008/11/extended-boolean-proximity-and-weighting/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Boolean Black Belt Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:28:25 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=327#comment-2518 Cyclocross, Oops - you got me on that one - that was supposed to read "Did you know that Exalead supports configurable proximity searching?" I've since changed it - thank you for pointing out this error. AltaVista used to support configurable proximity searching (http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/features/av/review.html), but since Yahoo took over, they no longer support most of the advanced search features AltaVista once boasted. Cyclocross,
Oops – you got me on that one – that was supposed to read “Did you know that Exalead supports configurable proximity searching?” I’ve since changed it – thank you for pointing out this error.

AltaVista used to support configurable proximity searching (http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/features/av/review.html), but since Yahoo took over, they no longer support most of the advanced search features AltaVista once boasted.

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