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I, Brian

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Google tries to hide UK results - again
« on: November 22, 2012, 01:24:24 PM »
Looks like Google are back to trying to denigrate the UK user experience, by hiding the link to UK results in a drop down menu - therefore subjecting most of us to good old US results, headed by Wikipedia.

Screenshot attached.

Dear Google: just because you're confident about your IP targeting, doesn't make it relevant to your users!! Your general UK IP targeting for local search is extremely poor, too, k, thanks.

EDIT: Oh, looks like I can't add attachments. And the post goes into something of a loop if you try and post one as you can't edit the attachments box, and you can post because there's a URL there.

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Re: Google tries to hide UK results - again
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2012, 03:53:01 PM »
spotted this earlier today.  looks like they've hidden everything useful behind another click.
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0ban9onb8


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Re: Google tries to hide UK results - again
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2012, 04:15:53 PM »
The button wouldn't work using FF today. But now it does. Not sure if it was me or them tho.

Do you guys think this maybe the priming for ads down the left hand side?

[EDIT] http://screencast.com/t/6Gs9Tk4kW - visual aid :D
« Last Edit: November 22, 2012, 04:23:25 PM by Chunkford »
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Re: Google tries to hide UK results - again
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2012, 05:30:43 PM »
I was wondering about the left hand side too.

Also spotted that applications flags up when you search for something relevant as well. Try camera.

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Re: Google tries to hide UK results - again
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2012, 06:26:28 PM »
interesting. Why on earth is it all apple products. Surely it should be Android. EPIC FAIL!
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Re: Google tries to hide UK results - again
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2012, 05:06:56 PM »
Presumably so that they can stand up in court and say "look how even handed we are"