hi everyone,

 

i was just wondering when I google search something, why are the links/results ordered different between different internet browsers?

 

Anyone know?

The results are personalised from data extracted from the cookies in each browser, the results of which will depend on what you've searched for with a particular browser in the past with it.

Do googles search results (i.e. the order of results) vary from computer to computer as well or just between different internet browsers you're using?

You could get different results with the same browser on different computers. It's not the browser, it's you the user that defines the results.

You could get different results with the same browser on different computers.

Slightly off-topic, but whatever: If you are using a different computer then you are probably going to have different browsers in a sense (that may share name and version, but are not the same unit of installation). The German language has two words for that, one that says "same model" and one for "same object". Would the English language offer such a distinction, like "equal browsers" (same model) and "same browser" (same piece of installed software)?

Do googles search results (i.e. the order of results) vary from computer to computer as well or just between different internet browsers you're using?

Take for example keyword "pizza delivery".

When you're in Los Angeles you are not interested in pizza delivery in New York, Sidney or London.

Search engine should be taking IP address as one of hidden arguments and try searching "pizza" in your local area first to get rid of tons of potentially wrong answers (because of too large distance).

Take for example keyword "pizza delivery".

When you're in Los Angeles you are not interested in pizza delivery in New York, Sidney or London.

Search engine should be taking IP address as one of hidden arguments and try searching "pizza" in your local area first to get rid of tons of potentially wrong answers (because of too large distance).

Yes.

even Google itself is redirected to the country you live in.

The same search from Google, Google.fr, Google.be or Google.gr will give different results

This below example for the word "plan"

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=plan

https://www.google.fr/#q=plan

https://www.google.be/#q=plan

https://www.google.gr/#q=plan

 

The 2,530,000,000 number of results is the same, So i guess the sorting only is different.

Edited April 14, 201510 yr by michel123456

michel123456, to have fair comparison you should compare English-language (or same-language) only countries.

Greek's plan is "σχέδιο"

michel123456, to have fair comparison you should compare English-language (or same-language) only countries.

Greek's plan is "σχέδιο"

Standed corrected

 

You can call me Michel

Below Australia, UK and Canada

https://www.google.com.au/#q=plan

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=plan

https://www.google.ca/#q=plan

 

And I noticed my first first link to google US returned me to Google Greece

I made an attempt following help from http://www.walkernews.net/2010/10/04/how-to-access-google-usa-from-other-countries/

But I cannot post the link with the search page, it always returns greek to me.