Personal Blocklist extension functionality becomes official Google function

You no longer need to use the Personal Blocklist extension to remove unsavory sites from your Google search results. Google has introduced another weapon in the war against "low-quality content," this time rolling the functionality of the above-mentioned Chrome extension ... continue

Google happy so far with results of content farm crackdown

Though several sites have seen marked (like 80% marked) downturns in traffic since Google got publicly tough on "content farms," the search engine giant says that they are pleased with the change in search results following the ... continue

Google adds content farm-busting Chrome extension

Google has followed up on the recent noises it made regarding search algorithms and much-maligned content farms with the release of a new extension for Chrome that blocks the mostly-useless content from Google search results. The extension cleverly ... continue

Google aims to reduce ‘low quality’ results from content farms

In response to a spate of criticism about what is basically spam in Google search results, a post on Google's official blog last week suggests that the search engine giant is planning on taking a harder line ... continue

Google removes Pirate Bay from search results

Googling for "The Pirate Bay" returns a different set of results today, as Google has responded to a DMCA complaint requesting the change. Instead of the results you may have come to expect, pages have been removed with ... continue