Improved Google search - Manual Google search tweaking

Hurray ! Google improved its search algorithm and quite severely punishes content and link scraping web sites. (via Google Tweaks Algorithm; EHow Traffic Plummets on Slashdot, April 19 2011.

After several weeks of trials, it seems that Google now uses an algorithm that really does have an impact. E.g. try searching for "on-screen annotation" a search term I whined about in a previous post. Or "embroidery software" that just wouldn't work 2 days ago. "Fantastic changes" !

Thank you Google

If this is not enough improvement for you, read on ....

Tips for more manual tweaking.

Tips from Google

• Hide sites to find more of what you want 3/10/2011 on the official Google Blog.

• Block and manage Blocked Sites. If you don't like a site that appears in your search results, you can block all the pages within that site. Then you won't see any of those pages when you're signed in and searching on Google. If you change your mind, you can unblock the site later.

Web browser extensions

• Personal Blocklist for Chrome (by Google). The personal blocklist extension will transmit to Google the patterns that you choose to block. When you choose to block or unblock a pattern, the extension will also transmit to Google the URL of the web page on which the blocked or unblocked search results are displayed.

Update

• Use Google Verbatim

— Daniel K. Schneider (talk) • 12:17, 20 April 2011 • no comments