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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: formerlurker on February 26, 2011, 02:47:44 PM

Title: Block blogs from your google search
Post by: formerlurker on February 26, 2011, 02:47:44 PM

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Last week, Google rolled out a tool that will probably end HuffPo’s word games. If you’re a Google Chrome user, you can now remove all of the spammiest sites from your search results as you do your searches, with just a click.

So to get rid of the Huffington Post from my search results, I Googled “Huffington Post.” HuffingtonPost.com (obviously) returned as the top result. With one click of the “Block” button that now appears next to search results, now I don’t have to see the site in searches again. No more accidentally-clicking inferior HuffPo content sitting in at “search result 1″ when “search result 2″ was what I was after. And if I ever want to click a Hot Air link to HuffPo? Can still do that. Site’s not blocked from being accessible. Just blocked from interfering.

A couple quick notes: Google “blacklist” additions are immediately reflected as you remove sites. The extension then notifies Google of which sites you’re spamming out, which I suspect is to improve search results for others. (If you’ve never really liked the idea of Google tracking your searches, you may find this extension handy, too.)

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/26/want-to-remove-huffington-post-from-your-google-search-results-heres-how/

Title: Re: Block blogs from your google search
Post by: formerlurker on February 26, 2011, 03:06:32 PM

I just installed this PriceBlink app also, and I have to say it is super cool:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aoiidodopnnhiflaflbfeblnojefhigh#

Title: Re: Block blogs from your google search
Post by: thelaughingman on February 26, 2011, 04:33:52 PM

Can this be done on Firefox?