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Until Google gets its act together, here's a quick way WE can improve search
I was prompted to submit this entry to HN after reading this post: http://venturebeat.com/2011/01/12/google-search/
I've been doing what I describe below for a while and can't imagine living without it. I think with a bit of collaboration everyone can benefit and make Google suck less.
Install this Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/eidhkmnbiahhgbgpjpiimdogfidfikgf
And add this to the config:
# Make these domains stand out in results
+en.wikipedia.org
+stackoverflow.com
+github.com
+api.rubyonrails.org
+apple.com
+ruby-doc.org
+codex.wordpress.org
+imdb.com
+alternativeto.net
+superuser.com
+news.ycombinator.com
+.edu/
# SPAM - never show these results
experts-exchange.com
ezinearticles
efreedom.com
about.com
ehow.com
I'm hoping someone can compile a more complete list of the content farms so that I can improve my config (and therefore my search experience). Just adding the major ones (Experts Exchange, etc) as above already makes a huge difference. Could someone maybe post a gist on GitHub with a more complete config?
- pzxc 16y agobigresource.com comes up a lot when I'm searching for esoteric programming-topic solutions, and it's a totally worthless scraper.
- serveboy 16y agoAdded it to a gist @ https://gist.github.com/779253 https://gist.github.com/779253
- thebigredjay 16y agoExcellent quick fix, thank you!
- revorad 16y agoFor programming questions, I created a very simple Google custom search engine, which works quite well for me - http://laughingcomputer.com/search/ http://laughingcomputer.com/search/
- devicenull 16y agoHere's my list of spam sites (I use OptimizeGoogle for firefox to filter them: /efreedom.com/i /bigresource.com/i /thefreecountry.com/i /sharewareconnection.com/i /x64bitdownload.com/i /softpedia.com/i /tucows.com/i /softexia.com/i /mysharonbiz.com/i /informe.com/i /whois.net/i