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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by ErrantX on Monday February 14, 2011 @05:42PM (#2219040)
So, does this mean expertsexchange will eventually get shoved down the search results?

(AKA great stuff!)

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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by deltaqueue on Monday February 14, 2011 @09:28PM (#2219824)
Experts exchange answers aren't nearly as bad as things like yahoo answers, etc. (PS - you know the answers are available at the very bottom of the page, right? I thought this was common knowledge, but just wanted to make sure the content was the reason behind the animosity and not that the information used to be inaccessible....)

Perfect example of this extension in action: search for "how to remove ear pads from HD555", and I get a link to this page as the third result: http://www.fixya.com/support/p516634-sennheiser_hd_555_consu...

Totally useless!

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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by vog on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @03:40AM (#2220609)
> Experts exchange answers aren't nearly as bad as things like yahoo answers

While yahoo answers etc. might provide bad answers, experts exchange provides no answers at all. All you see is an open question with a nasty subscribe button that will only work if you haven't already used it more than 30 days ago.

So experts exchange is more than useless: It's just plain advertisement without any added value. It's the kind of stuff you expect in the ads section of a search engine, but definitely don't want to show up in your search results.

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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by phunehehe on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @05:04AM (#2220749)
Well EE is nasty and I hate it, but they have the right if they choose to do so. Anyway they didn't steal the contents from anywhere. That being said, I'll probably add EE to my block list :)
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by EEvangelist on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @08:01AM (#2221032)
Just scroll down past the stupid paywall when you come from google or bing. Or become an expert for free http://bit.ly/EEfree I have been an expert there (not an employee) since 1998 and it is a great site. For a while now there are free articles and blogs too. I agree with the haters that the paywall should go away, but that is the decision of the owners of EE and those in the know can get full ad-free access by answering approx 3 questions a month. It took me more effort to have a reasonable flair at SO...
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by vog on Monday February 21, 2011 @05:16AM (#2244948)
> but they have the right if they choose to do so

I don't mind their business model, but I can't understand why they appear near the top of so many search results.

Either they are very good at (mis-)using SEO techniques, or there are really many websites linking to them. However, I personally find it hard to believe that any author of a blog article or forum entry links to an EE answer voluntarily.

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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by Semiapies on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @02:34PM (#2222828)
To third this, scroll down. :)
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by simpleenigma on Monday February 14, 2011 @06:36PM (#2219251)
I installed the extension and blocked experts exchange first thing ... not sure if I'll even use it for any other sites ...
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by s3graham on Monday February 14, 2011 @06:51PM (#2219308)
I immediately dropped velocityreviews.com, bytes.com, and about.com too.
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by SwellJoe on Monday February 14, 2011 @08:25PM (#2219597)
ehow.com, ezinearticles.com. I'm sure there are many others, but those piss me off daily.
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by lambda on Monday February 14, 2011 @09:30PM (#2219833)
Yeah, those and WiseGeek for me. I keep on getting WiseGeek in searches (especially if I search for a question, which I occasionally do) and the content is complete and utter crap.
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by user24 on Tuesday February 15, 2011 @04:03AM (#2220633)
eggheadcafe (example: http://bit.ly/fxIaKE )
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by ErrantX on Monday February 14, 2011 @06:39PM (#2219259)
Snap. I wonder how many others did the same.. going to guess a reasonable number.
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by Shamiq on Monday February 14, 2011 @08:37PM (#2219638)
Definitely misread that as:

ExpertSexChange

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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by alanh on Monday February 14, 2011 @08:40PM (#2219644)
Yup, that’s why they added hyphens to their domain a few years ago
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by rapicastillo on Monday February 14, 2011 @08:58PM (#2219722)
Touche! I always get frustrated upon knowing that the answer is blurred and I go "Ack expertsexchange"
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Re:New Chrome extension: block sites from Google’s web searc... by RazorSky on Monday February 14, 2011 @11:55PM (#2220202)
OMG that was the first domain I blocked.
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