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I assume that when you block a site, Google are sent the search term as well as the site you blocked. Assuming that this is the case, it isn't very helpful to
by ladon86 16y ago
I assume that when you block a site, Google are sent the search term as well as the site you blocked.
Assuming that this is the case, it isn't very helpful to search for 'mahalo.com' and then block mahalo.com. What do you think should rank higher than mahalo.com for the term mahalo.com?
A better approach would be to install the extension and continue as normal, and then next time you search for "convert int to string" [0] and eFreedom appears above stackoverflow, you block that. That way you can enjoy the benefits and create valuable data, instead of just doing something you might as well have used a Greasemonkey script for.
[0] Only joking!
- jrnkntl 16y agoMaybe it is less helpful for Google if you block it through the explicit search-term for the domain, but it's more useful to do it this way for the end-user; at least for me.
- jonknee 16y agoNo, Google is only sent that you're blocking the domain. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2218528 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2218528
- timdorr 16y agoBut it's only clickable from a search page on Google. Can't they correlate the data pretty easily?
- jonknee 16y agoSure, but considering that's the only way to add to the block list I cannot imagine they didn't foresee exactly what we're doing. I'd wager "Let me go find all the sites I hate the most and block them!" is the natural reaction to being given a block list feature.
- ladon86 16y agoThat's just the query string - is the HTTP referrer removed from the header?