Here's how to find all pages in the Google index

[dilipsam]

just query for **

According to my theory, this shows the total number of pages in Google index.

More info at http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/...0039#post70039

[kgun]

Questions:

1. What is the maximum available number of pages with todays technology?

2. Is your result independent of location?

[Tim]

But I get 2 billion more with **** !

[kgun]

** = **** in Norway.

My results:
** 18,150,000,000
**** 18,150,000,000

Q.E.D.

Then how are the UNION (intersection counted once) of all results summed over all datacenters?

Ask Google.

[Tim]

I get
18,150,000,000 for **
18,210,000,000 for ************** (14)
20,100,000,000 for ****

[kgun]

The above result were from my Google Search for AdSense that I cannot use again.

The results are not stable. I think I have read about it, but do not remember the reason.

Now I get.

Google.no (hit return more than once til it stabilizes)

** 18 150 000 000
**** 19 160 000 000

Google.com
** 18 150 000 000
**** 18,140,000,000

In the usual meaning of the * wildcard
** = ****

Some seconds later I get
on Google.no

** 18 150 000 000
**** 18 150 000 000

And the same as above for Google.com

[williamc]

I get
18,150,000,000 for **
18,210,000,000 for ************** (14)
20,100,000,000 for ****

You have to remember that each call to google may return a different datacenters results. As the datacenters are always in flux, you very likely will get differing numbers on a regular basis.

[williamc]

Questions:

1. What is the maximum available number of pages with todays technology?

2. Is your result independent of location?

Question:

Can you ever answer a posters question with anything but more questions?

If you do not know the answer or have a formed opinion, please dont post, you are just wasting space and cluttering the forum up.


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Book learning is great, but it will never replace common sense or the ability to understand what you read.

[google junky]

I don't have an answer. I only know how I have used the asterisk in application. Hopefully I'm not getting off topic here.

I have tried playing around with it to find a use for the asterisk. I have done so many tests on this little character in different ways. I never came close to how results are formulated when using it. The results order changes in odd ways when adding or subtracting extra asterisk's.

I only have one use for it so far.
I applied it to insert wildcard words.
It only allows a short amount of words in the space it takes up. If I remember correctly it was 1 to 4 words in place of the asterisk.

I've used it this way
A google search like intitle:"submit*link" KeywordHere

That all I really have to offer.
It is still a mystery to me used any other way.

[williamc]

I don't have an answer. I only know how I have used the asterisk in application. Hopefully I'm not getting off topic here.

No, but you are showing actual test results and thus making formed opinions. That contributes to the thread.