AltaVista Truncation Update

At this week's Web Search University, I learned that AltaVista's truncation symbol (the asterisk *) when used within a phrase search can represent an entire word. Typically, the asterisk can only be used after a minimum of three characters. But in a phrase search, it can also be used to represent an entire word as in the following search: "addictive semiconscious * of biblioscopy" The AltaVista Review and the Search Engines by Search Features page have been updated to reflect that ability. I also fixed the Advanced Search link and added NEAR to AltaVista simple on the Search Engine Chart.