google.com -> google.com.ph
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Oh interesting. If I add "
Any value that starts with "firefox" will do. For example, these URLs pass me back to google.com.ph:
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=firefox
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=firefox-a
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=firefoxgibberish
However, taking out the
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=gibberish
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=opera
Finally, the redirect doesn't work if I specify the country:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=aveleh&client=firefox
I wonder how it affects people in other countries? I'm guessing it will probably redirect to your country-specific Google domain.
(This all started because a search for "arno tom ponnixry" returned only results for my journal. And then we found out that searching for "aveleh" returned my journal as the fourth result in
aveleh's Google search, but as the first result of mine. From there, it was a short step to me comparing both URLs for differences, and accidentally stumbling upon the auto-redirect.)
&client=firefox
" to the parameters in a Google search, it redirects me from http://www.google.com to http://www.google.com.ph. The navigation links at the top left hand side are different, as are the order of the search results.Any value that starts with "firefox" will do. For example, these URLs pass me back to google.com.ph:
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=firefox
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=firefox-a
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=firefoxgibberish
However, taking out the
&client
, or giving it a value that does not start with "firefox" does not perform the redirect. For instance:http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=gibberish
http://www.google.com/search?q=aveleh&client=opera
Finally, the redirect doesn't work if I specify the country:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=aveleh&client=firefox
I wonder how it affects people in other countries? I'm guessing it will probably redirect to your country-specific Google domain.
(This all started because a search for "arno tom ponnixry" returned only results for my journal. And then we found out that searching for "aveleh" returned my journal as the fourth result in
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Date: 2007-12-15 09:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-15 09:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-15 09:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-15 10:16 am (UTC)I concede the point. (SADLY)
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Date: 2007-12-15 10:19 am (UTC)I guess we don't get a special localized Google.
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Date: 2007-12-15 10:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-17 11:15 am (UTC)&client=firefox-a
or the similar, it won't redirect me to google.co.id, but with no saved preferences, you will go to the localized page for each country. ;-)no subject
Date: 2007-12-21 05:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-22 02:12 am (UTC)With Firefox, Google can easily track your IP and such, so it's easier for them to determine your whereabouts.
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Date: 2007-12-25 06:03 pm (UTC)