Google Adds Site-Blocking Feature
 

Google announced Thursday that it has debuted a new feature that allows account users to block websites they don't want to see in search results.
Google said in a blog post that the feature will enable users to block sites they find offensive or low quality or that they simply don't like.

When a user returns to a page of search results on Google after clicking through to a link they don't like, an option to block that domain will appear at the bottom of the search result along with the options of "cached" and "similar."

"Once you click the link to 'Block all example.com results' you'll get a confirmation message, as well as the option to undo your choice," Google engineers Amay Champaneria and Beverly Yang wrote. "You'll see the link whether or not you're signed in, but the domains you block are connected with your Google Account, so you'll need to sign in before you can confirm a block."

After a domain is blocked, it won't show up in future search results, as long as the user is logged into their Google account. Blocking of domains can't be confirmed if a user isn't logged into their Google account.

A list of a user's blocked sites will show up in a new page in a Google account's search settings where sites can be blocked and unblocked.

The site-blocking feature is only available in English search results and was added to Google's Chrome browser on Thursday (version 9 or newer) and will be added to Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and newer and Firefox 3.5 and newer versions before the weekend. Google said other languages and browsers will be added soon.

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Love it. Can't wait to start blocking ignorant spam networks.

One can only assume they will consider the number of users who have blocked your site at least a small metric in calculating rank. This could open a whole nasty can of worms. Fire up your proxy botnets, and google account lists, time to start knocking the fuck out of your competition. :1orglaugh

google crowdsources filtering. everyone start blocking manwin sites.

You evil genius! :1orglaugh

Wow, can't wait for it!
 

I already see a big demand on rogue blocking of competitor sites. Hope their prices will be affordable for me :1orglaugh

1000 add block for your competition, many proxy very good, fresh account good for you site ranking win, only $25... :thumbsup

just bumping out of shock and awe that nobody paid fuck all for attention to this thread. really people? this doesn't concern anyone? lol...

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/...-what-you.html

i like to block :)

that's actually good news for us with good quality sites and content

Classifying sites with rankings such as low quality and high quality could improve users' searches. Google accounts into which users can login are useful.

:thumbsup

Then they delete their Google cookie — game over ....

Not exactly. I mean, I'm not 100% positive yet, but I'm assuming you'd have to be signed in to use the feature.

Sounds like another idiocy feature of mr big G. which gonna be abused in a thousand of ways.
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