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14 years ago

What has happened with Google searches ?

If I searched a medical problem I would be directed to decent sites eg Mayo Clinic etc.

Now I get .about.com, Webmd.com, medicinenet.com

Any one else experienced this problem?

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grandms
14 years ago
I really don't think you could say these are not decent sites. Webmd.com is highly respected. I still find Mayo Clinic coming up in my searches for medical issues.
zep516
14 years ago
Also:
Include the word Mayo Clinic in your search words.
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albert_135 　 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
14 years ago
There is a place near the bottom of this search scree, http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en, (Google Advanced Search) where you can enter mayoclinic.com. I leave such search terms there so that I just have to enter the first letter and the domain I want appears.
mike_kaiser_gw
14 years ago
Why not just go to Mayo Clinic directly and search there?
Poppygal
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you for your help.
I only used the medical sites as an example .
Poppygal
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
Occasionally I notice that my Google search results look different, funny, strange, odd, etc. The actual format even looks different.

Usually when that happens I then notice that for some reason it searched via 'Bing' instead of Google. Could that maybe what is happening?
Poppygal
Original Author
14 years ago
Interesting chemocurl.
How can you tell that " it searched via 'Bing' instead of google" other than your results look strange different whatever.?
Another thing I have noticed lately is advertisements on rt hand side of page pertaining to exact things I have checked for at Staples, Future Store & London Drugs namely Trackball Mice .
Have gone to these 3 companies on line ( only ones in my area) many many times before & do not remember seeing the same thing happening.
Its weired, I dont like it; too much like Telemarketing.
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
14 years ago
How can you tell that " it searched via 'Bing' instead of google" other than your results look strange different whatever.?
I can't say for sure because I uninstalled Bing. I imagine though that it says it somewhere at the top op the results page, and/or would be in the results URL.

Another thing I have noticed lately is advertisements on rt hand side of page pertaining to exact things I have checked for at Staples, Future Store & London Drugs namely Trackball Mice
I've noticed that too, but am not bothered by it. I've research a lot of products before either buying them on line or at an actual store. Gotta know what I'm getting and that it is a good price.
pfmastin
14 years ago
I think that I read that Google and other search engines have become intuitive. They track the websites you've visited and customize your search results to what they think you might be interested in. We do not all get the same search results even though we might be searching for the same topic.
Cricketm
14 years ago
poppygal....I agree with you...the google search has changed significantly.....I know what you mean...it looks different.....and ....I don't like it! I thought it was because I downloaded IE 9.0....

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