The beta of v25 of chrome encrypts all searches whether you are logged in or not.
Words can not describe how I'm feeling right now.
And man are they pushing it.... "This site is best viewed with Chrome"
Bring back IE6, all is forgiven lol
My thoughts exactly ;D
Quit whining and switch to a proper browser like Opera. :)
Chrome has been reporting to Sergey everything you do for years yet you keep using it and wonder why Google knows more about you than you do.
I am not - but my sites' visitors unfortunately do and that constitutes a problem. Should I start putting up a notice on my sites, 1998-like: "This site is best viewed with any browser other than Chrome"?
Quote from: IrishWonder on January 20, 2013, 12:53:21 PM
I am not - but my sites' visitors unfortunately do and that constitutes a problem. Should I start putting up a notice on my sites, 1998-like: "This site is best viewed with any browser other than Chrome"?
I still think fighting back is good. Maybe a link recommending whatever browser you like wouldn't hurt. It might be old fashioned but it helped Firefox get its market share back then. Besides, many websites look a little too corporate these days and maybe a little personal touch would help. YMMV.
>Chrome
And firefox and safari now that they encrypt some data.
There must be backhanders going on.
The more difficult it becomes to get your keyword referral data, the more you're going to need your ranking data, and the longer your keyword list will become. So more automated queries for Google etc. to deal with.
Good point.
With ip6 protocol its gonna mean loads of IP addresses at their disposal to scrap the results.
I hope it does back fire.
Quote from: Adam C on January 22, 2013, 10:13:20 AM
The more difficult it becomes to get your keyword referral data, the more you're going to need your ranking data, and the longer your keyword list will become. So more automated queries for Google etc. to deal with.
Google could always spin it that they are getting more searches on their search engine (conveniently forgetting to mention that a proportion of them are from scripts).
But if the proportion of automated queries becomes significant higher than it is now it would put more strain on their servers - which is why they have been against automated queries in the first place
I think they can cope ;)
In any case, I'm sure tool providers like Search Metrics are doing good business right now, and if they continue to innovate and go deeper, will continue to do so until G can shut them down.