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General => Computers / Internet => Topic started by: Ricado on March 30, 2006, 20:10:43

Title: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: Ricado on March 30, 2006, 20:10:43
Does anyone know hoe to copletely stop USA sites from appearing on google searches, as i still get then when clicking Uk sites only ?
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: Palustris on March 30, 2006, 20:42:54
We get the same thing too.
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: WASSISNAME on March 30, 2006, 22:50:57
On the Google home page there are some radio buttons. the default one is search the web. you need to click the button for U.K. There is also one for search for images. Hope this helps
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: ken (69) on March 31, 2006, 11:47:36
You might well be the loser, Ricardo.
The U.S of A is a far more open access country than here.
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: johnslottie on March 31, 2006, 12:06:34
It's nearly impossible because of the way google works.  You could use -usa and -america to remove sites using these words but could end up removing UK sites as well...  On the plus side, by searching uk sites only, it does reduce the number of foreign sites...

I use it, not because I'm anti the rest of the world, but because I sometimes want UK based information.
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: Palustris on March 31, 2006, 12:48:03
When I am looking for a plant with a view to purchasing, USA sites are not a lot of use and by removing them from the search it does make it a lot quicker.
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: MikeB on March 31, 2006, 13:53:21
Use Yahoo, that removes USA sites quite well
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: Gardenantics on March 31, 2006, 22:27:49
Move to China.

Brian
Title: Re: stopping USA sites on google
Post by: grawrc on March 31, 2006, 23:33:10
Go into the address bar and where it says google.com change it to google.co.uk then select UK sites