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Google not really ignoring common words?
If you search on google for "photos of snow":
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=photos+of+snow
My website has a hit on the first page. But, google indicates that the "of" is a common word and is not included in the search. But, if you then search for "photos snow":
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=photos+snow
The results are different and my site doesn't show up in the top results.
Therefore, contrary to what Google says, these "common" words are significant in searches.
Posted on November 14, 2002 12:11 PM