tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post7243108695395109560..comments2023-05-23T13:50:47.414+02:00Comments on China Herald: How trustworthy are Google's search resultsChina Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661962166788808674noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post-43915671493213607872010-03-24T22:44:18.804+01:002010-03-24T22:44:18.804+01:00I often find it annoying that Google insists I con...I often find it annoying that Google insists I conduct my searches in a certain language depending on where they think my IP address originates. When I'm in Hong Kong, I don't want to search using traditional characters, and to do otherwise I am forced to jump through hoops.<br /><br />That said, I don't find it to be particularly malicious. My sense is that Google tailors its services to the language used by the majority of users in each region. And the search results are ranked based on how useful the users in that region find the suggested links.<br /><br />All of that is subject, of course, to the restrictions of each respective government: Germans have problems with nazis and Americans have problems with child porn, for example.G. E. Anderson ---https://www.blogger.com/profile/11194863913108812712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post-44659893845063714282010-03-24T08:53:53.601+01:002010-03-24T08:53:53.601+01:00I know, and it was not time. I think it is a scand...I know, and it was not time. I think it is a scandal and should be dealt with :-)China Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661962166788808674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post-85298775681591769482010-03-24T01:27:11.045+01:002010-03-24T01:27:11.045+01:00Good morning Fons, you must have made a typo somew...Good morning Fons, you must have made a typo somewhere... If you are in Flanders, google.be should be in Dutch. Google is committing a crime if it use the French language there. (I am a French speaking brusseleer, living in China)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com