14-03-2011, 04:46 AM
How to block sites from appearing in your Google search results
Last Thursday, (March 10th 2011), Google added the option to block certain domains from search results, dealing a blow to website owners.
"DATZ SO KWL, OW DO I DO IT!?"
If you conduct a Google search, click on a link, and then return to Google, the search will include a "Block all xyx.com results" link underneath the site you just clicked. Once clicked, Google will display a message that says, "We will not show you results from xyz.com again" with the option to undo or manage blocked sites.
"Once you've blocked a domain, you won't see it in your future search results," Google said in a blog post, though "the next time you're searching and a blocked page would have appeared, you'll see a message telling you results have been blocked, making it easy to manage your personal list of blocked sites."
That notice will either appear on the top of bottom of the page, depending on how relevant it was to your search.
Blocked sites will be tied to your Google Account, so you have to be signed in to confirm a block. Those sites can be managed in the settings menu. "On the settings page you can find details about the sites you've blocked, block new sites, or unblock sites if you've changed your mind," Google say.
The move comes several week after Google announced a change to its search algorithm that reduced rankings for low-quality sites. The switch impacted about 11.8 percent of Google queries and was intended to produce more useful results, but some Web site owners were worried that it would affect their Google rankings and, in turn, their entire businesses.
"It has to be that some sites will go up and some will go down," Google said at the time. "It is important for high-quality sites to be rewarded, and that's exactly what this change does."
This feature will be available as of Thursday 10, 2011, I think it's only available on Google.com, (doesn't appear to be on .co.uk).
Available for Chrome 9+, Internet Explorer 8+, and Firefox 3.5+
Last Thursday, (March 10th 2011), Google added the option to block certain domains from search results, dealing a blow to website owners.
"DATZ SO KWL, OW DO I DO IT!?"
If you conduct a Google search, click on a link, and then return to Google, the search will include a "Block all xyx.com results" link underneath the site you just clicked. Once clicked, Google will display a message that says, "We will not show you results from xyz.com again" with the option to undo or manage blocked sites.
"Once you've blocked a domain, you won't see it in your future search results," Google said in a blog post, though "the next time you're searching and a blocked page would have appeared, you'll see a message telling you results have been blocked, making it easy to manage your personal list of blocked sites."
That notice will either appear on the top of bottom of the page, depending on how relevant it was to your search.
Blocked sites will be tied to your Google Account, so you have to be signed in to confirm a block. Those sites can be managed in the settings menu. "On the settings page you can find details about the sites you've blocked, block new sites, or unblock sites if you've changed your mind," Google say.
The move comes several week after Google announced a change to its search algorithm that reduced rankings for low-quality sites. The switch impacted about 11.8 percent of Google queries and was intended to produce more useful results, but some Web site owners were worried that it would affect their Google rankings and, in turn, their entire businesses.
"It has to be that some sites will go up and some will go down," Google said at the time. "It is important for high-quality sites to be rewarded, and that's exactly what this change does."
This feature will be available as of Thursday 10, 2011, I think it's only available on Google.com, (doesn't appear to be on .co.uk).
Available for Chrome 9+, Internet Explorer 8+, and Firefox 3.5+
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