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kingcountywebteam  
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 More options Feb 25, 3:13 pm
From: kingcountywebteam <kingcountywebt...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:13:23 -0800 (PST)
Local: Mon, Feb 25 2008 3:13 pm
Subject: How can I set results to show search term first?
Our GSA lists search-engine results different than Google, Ask,
LiveSearch Internet search engine results, in that the term we're
using leads to results containing the term midway through the result,
whereas the Internet search engings show the term first off. Examples:

Here, at Google's Internet search engine, the term "eisenshank"
appears first:
http://www.google.com/search?q=eisenshank+site%3Ametrokc.gov

However, using King County's GSA, the term appears midway through the
result:
http://search.kingcounty.gov/search?q=eisenshank&btnG=Search&entqr=0&...

This is a concern for us because Stephen Wayne Eisenshank was
convicted of "Communicating with a Minor for Immoral Purposes," as per
the page to which the result links, and not "Child Molestation 1st
degree," as the GSA result might suggest.

What is the easiest way for us to set GSA to begin its results in a
more appropriate context, such as a) at the beggning of a table row or
at the beginning of a sentence, or b) with the specific search term
itself?

Thanks, - tom


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brian  
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 More options Feb 28, 7:14 am
From: brian <brianj...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:14:13 -0800 (PST)
Local: Thurs, Feb 28 2008 7:14 am
Subject: Re: How can I set results to show search term first?
The GSA and google can be slightly different due to various factors
but to make sure it is not something obvious:

1. Can you confirm that the exact same page is in the cache? i.e. does
google.com have the exact same data for that page in the GSA does?
Were they crawled the same time?
2. Are you running the latest version of the GSA? 5.0?

Also, you may want to fix your <title> tag as it has metadata in it
and makes the result look bad anyway. :)

Brian

On Feb 26, 5:13 am, kingcountywebteam <kingcountywebt...@gmail.com>
wrote:


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