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Janis Abens
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Looking for plain Google Mar 4, 2010

Luisa Ramos, CT wrote:

I am not using Chrome and I have the same problem. Using plain Google, I just got a few true hits at the top and a bunch (actually close to 290000) of garbage thereon.


Hey, where can I get plain Google?

Louisa, Chrome is a Web browser, like Firefox, Opera, IE, only Chrome was developed by Google. (does not mean that Google search will work better).

I'd really like just a regular plain Google now and again...


/j


[Edited at 2010-03-04 23:45 GMT]
 
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jabens wrote:
Hey, where can I get plain Google?


http://www.google.com/

And it works as always - no problems observed.



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thanks to Matthias!! Mar 5, 2010

Dr. Matthias Schauen wrote:

I may have found the problem. Quote from Google Help:

In the past, the only way to receive better results was to sign up for personalized search. Now, you can get customized results whenever you use Google.
(http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=54041&hl=en )

You will find instructions on how to opt-out of this on the same help page.

Google also advises you to empty your cache if you experience problems like bad search results.




[Edited at 2010-03-03 11:43 GMT]

[Edited at 2010-03-03 11:43 GMT]


It took me a bit of a while to figure out how to do this. Under Tools, I went to Options, and then to Personal Stuff and to Browsing Data on that tab. You need to set Clear Data = "EVERYTHING".

Now it works!!

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR HELPING ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT SPECIAL THANKS TO MATTHIAS FOR FIGURING IT OUT!!

Patricia
 
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Customized search also when you are not logged in Mar 5, 2010

Lutz Molderings wrote:
I had not signed up for personalized searches, but clearing my cache seems to have solved the problem.


It's great that everything seems to be working fine now for everyone.
Just to reiterate: For some time now, Google not only personalizes your search when you have a Google account and when you are logged in, but potentially all searches of everyone, unless they opt out of it.
 
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