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10 Comments on Looking for Unfiltered, Unbiased Search Engine Results? Google May Not Be Your Best Choice
Hmm, interesting, Eric. I know that cleaning out the cache makes sense, and we also know that Google does track our habits and serves us searches that relate more closely to our interests, past searches, etc. I hadn't heard of DuckDuckGo.com. Gotta check it out.
Jeff
Another choice when wanting to find how your site ranks on Google is to search from another computer that has never been to your website before. I have made this a habit.
Great post. I would also highly recommend for users not to use toolbars, or stay logged in to Google Yahoo or MSN. Personal web history is freely gathered there . also if Google is your default...Google web history needs to be turned off and cleared before checking web position.
Eric...suggested. I'm tired of being filtered or "driven" to something that may not be the best. Good words!
Eric, i am going to suggest this -- it sounds like some very valuable information.
Jeff - The problem is, Google makes it extremely difficult to completely clear eradicate one's search history and search habits. Clearing the browser cache, regrettably, isn't enough. Google and other non-semantic search sites track a visitor's search habits by IP address.
Mark, that works, but it's a pretty cumbersome task to have to switch computers every time you want to check your site rank.
Jim, thank you. Yes, downloading toolbars is much like allowing someone you don't know to place a hidden surveilance device inside your home. The Google and Yahoo toolbars are certainly culprits. They have also been known to slow down computers and to interfere with various software operations.
I'm told if you use Windows 7 and IE to open a new tab and then click "InPrivate Browsing", that is supposed to allow the user to use Google search without tracking. I haven't been able to confirm that, but I'm doubtful it is enough to prevent tracking of search and browsing habits.
Larry - Preserving one's web privacy is certainly an important issue and one that many fail to consider.
Gary, thank you. I've read posts on AR about how to prevent Google from tracking browsing habits and doing away with search filtering, but some of the methods proposed are really cumbersome and complicated. Google has done its best to make solving this problem a real pain.
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