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A few thoughts and requests: 1) I'd love to use this tool but because of my job still need to look at the "official" search results from time to time. Is it po
by topcat31 16y ago
A few thoughts and requests:
1) I'd love to use this tool but because of my job still need to look at the "official" search results from time to time. Is it possible to allow &pws=0 override the blocked sites so &pws=0 both session-based and browser based personalisation?
2) There's a lot of talk among startups about ignoring what users want because they don't know best. I worry that this move from Google might actually be detrimental to user experience. If you end up blocking a bunch of thin sites then the chances are high that you're not going to get better results for your search query, you'll just get fewer results (since usually Google only returns these thin sites when there's little else to offer). Also - as users get trigger happy and block a bunch of sites they may well be harming their own search experience. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how Google can mitigate against this? Especially when this rolls out to your average user rather than just the tech-savvy HN crowd.
Tom
- ydant 16y agoIf you don't allow the extension to work in incognito mode (it's opt-in by default), then you can just open up an incognito / private browsing window instead (which Chrome makes pretty low-cost). This might have the benefit of removing any influence on your search results due to Google cookies that would otherwise be sent.
- topcat31 16y agoI don't think the plugin works via cookies though does it? Might be wrong....
- ydant 16y agoBy default Chrome does not allow plug-ins to run at all in incognito mode. You have to explicitly allow the setting highlighted in this screenshot (available from the URL "chrome://extensions") http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/0om09caa/20110215_135721_Selection_001.png http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/0om09caa/20110215_135721_Sel...