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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: 500bhp on May 08, 2005, 00:11:16

Title: Google
Post by: 500bhp on May 08, 2005, 00:11:16

I cant get the google search engine, any one else having the same problem?

Title: Google
Post by: gords on May 08, 2005, 00:13:51

No ... but strangely, I can't get to the .com version as it keeps redirecting me to the .co.uk one. I'm sure it never used to do that :-k

Title: Google
Post by: strapping young lad on May 08, 2005, 00:21:50

hi gords

have you ever set your preferences on the google site? if so it puts a cookie in your pc so it knows if you go to .com it goes to .co.uk

the techie bit could also mean that they detect which ip address you are on (hence knowing the country of origin it came from) and then directing you to your local google website.

both are possible btw.

Title: Google
Post by: muky-kid. on May 08, 2005, 00:23:45

Ive just used mine, for searching for Rangie stuff on the net. Seemed o.k,
but it didnt through up as many items found as it normally does ?.  :?

Title: Google
Post by: gords on May 08, 2005, 00:27:57

Quote from: "strapping young lad"

have you ever set your preferences on the google site? if so it puts a cookie in your pc so it knows if you go to .com it goes to .co.uk

I have the Google toolbar which has a setting of which Google to use (UK) - it's probably been like it for ages, but I just haven't noticed :roll:

Title: Google
Post by: beast5680 on May 08, 2005, 08:19:35

try google in klingon (http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/) it all makes sense then :lol:

Title: Google
Post by: muddyweb on May 10, 2005, 08:46:22

Gords / Dyf,

When they made the global IP registry public, a lot of sites started auto-detecting your country of origin and redirecting you accordingly.    They updated google a few months back to do it and didn't tell anyone :-)

Title: Google
Post by: gords on May 10, 2005, 09:08:15

Quote from: "muddyweb"

They updated google a few months back to do it and didn't tell anyone :-)

I'm so used to using the UK Google that I never noticed - shame they don't default the UK Google to search UK sites though :roll: