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ChicagoFunNews.com has UNPARALLELED search features. All major sections have sophisticated search tools including the ability to specify all/any modes and use range filters. The PHOTO archives, PLACES database, FUTURE and PAST event listings as well as COMMENTS are all searchable. There is also a TOPICS index to find any content by general subject keywords. Then take it up a notch with an exclusive MEDIA search which searches the massive index of Chicago content on OTHER sites constituting the world's largest collection of Chicago links. But wait there's more; Use the AMAZING and exclusive MULTI-SITE search, to find your content on SEVERAL OTHER popular local city guides AT ONCE!
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TECHNICAL NOTES:
All searches support a few additional advanced features,
which, for the sake of clarity to basic users, are not
mentioned in the brief instructions on each search page.
- Each search has a keywords field and may have drop down
menus for common search filters. These filters may be for
date range or categories.
- Keywords should be space separated, short but specific,
one word is best, but use more if necessary.
- Results are generally sorted chronologically, showing most current first.
- Case is always ignored, only numbers and letters are considered. There is no wildcard or regular expression handling.
- Search keywords under three characters are ignored.
- Results are limited to a maximum number of matches, varying by section. There is no paging. Use filters to limit the results.
- If no filter is selected, some keyword must be entered. You cannot select a blank (return all) search. In most cases however, if any filter is selected, keywords can be omitted.
- The default search is for records matching ALL keywords (AND search)
within the filter(s).
- There are three hidden advanced features:
- OR search: Separate keywords with " or " or a minus "-" sign to match
any records containing ANY of the keywords. This is of course
still limited to any current filter(s).
- Exact or approximate date: Exact or approximate target dates may be specified
in the keyword field in YYYYMMDD format. Optionally leave off the DD or MMDD parts for broader date matching.
This is more specific than the date filter option.
- Word boundaries: To force an exact match on a whole or partial target use
underscore(s) "_" in the keyword(s). For example "aura" matches "Restaurants" and more,
but "_aura_" only matches "Aura", and "seminar_" will not match "Seminary".
- You may link directly to any search from your web page using combinations of URL arguments. For example a link which always gives future events at a specific club, or a common example http://chicagofunnews.com/media.php?s=webcam which shows the results of a media search for webcams.
For the best URL please contact support with
an exact description of your needs.
- Interested parties are encouraged to contact support about use of this massive data inventory.
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