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Web search: how to get US results only?
« on: July 14, 2009, 02:10:29 PM »
This is sooooo frustrating: every time I do a websearch through google.com, yahoo.com, etc. I get UK relevant results only. Obviously, because the search request is routed through a UK located server.

Any suggestions how I can change this to display the results in an US relevant order?

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Re: Web search: how to get US results only?
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2009, 02:17:21 PM »
I'm sure I've achieved US dominant results by making sure the URL address was "www.google.com" as opposed to the UK default of ".co.uk" suffix.

Try this: http://www.google.com/webhp?rls=ig

It seems to be the US Google and gives US-dominant results more than the default UK Google home.
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Re: Web search: how to get US results only?
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 02:20:49 PM »
I sometimes use Hotspot Shield (http://anchorfree.com) to scrub my IP. Even using google.co.uk, I wasn't getting the American-style kosher dill pickle recipes I wanted!


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Re: Web search: how to get US results only?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2009, 08:13:51 PM »
Alta-Vista has a U.S. results option - www.altavista.com

It's almost impossible to guarantee complete success though, seeing as British-run websites can be hosted on U.S. servers, and vice versa.
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Re: Web search: how to get US results only?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2009, 09:46:38 AM »
Thanks everyone! :)


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