Does Google search results vary with location?

Discussion in 'Google' started by kevoh99, Jun 7, 2010.

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    Does Google search results vary geographically such that a searcher in the US doesn't get the xame results as a searcher in the UK or Canada?
     
    kevoh99, Jun 7, 2010 IP
  2. ROAR

    ROAR Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    Yes, there are a bunch of different data centers that provide different results to different users.
     
    ROAR, Jun 7, 2010 IP
  3. Ailsa

    Ailsa Peon

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    Yeah, you can also find there is a "Nearby" button on the left list when search google
     
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    Yes it is. The search results varies across Google local domains.
     
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    RightMan Notable Member

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    Search results would surely vary from location to location... and also from PC to PC if you do the search logging in with different google accounts! :)

    Regards,

    RightMan
     
    RightMan, Jun 8, 2010 IP
  6. DoDo Me

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    yes, the result even vary per person
     
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  7. luken

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    Google analyze all sites for query and mostly provide that result that in target or visitors saved by site webmaster..
     
    luken, Jun 8, 2010 IP
  8. windy

    windy Active Member

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    yes, search result are different when search from locations
     
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  9. glutengirl

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    Yes, Google is VERY smart. It can even READ images. For instance, if there is a picture of a person, it can tell whether the person is clothed or not. Pretty weird! You should Google it! ha!
     
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    lifeplayer Notable Member

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    Yes, there will be abit different but not too much, mean you get listed #1 in US and probably will rank top 10 in other country
     
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    Sxperm Notable Member

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    Of course. You cannot get the same results for many keywords even you use the same Google.com under different countries. I have seen worse case for different results for different PC under the same country, no "Personalized" or "History" involved for this.
     
    Sxperm, Jun 8, 2010 IP
  12. kevoh99

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    Thanks guys for all your responses. I really appreciate
     
    kevoh99, Jun 9, 2010 IP
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    roopajyothi Active Member

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    Yeah it changes depending on location and time :)
     
    roopajyothi, Jun 9, 2010 IP
  14. aeroz1

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    Google is changing its algorithms about 400 times per year. They've been experiment a lot lately, IMO.
    I'd say yes, depending on your location and even your preferences (web history customization), Google results can vary and are not the same everywhere in the world.
     
    aeroz1, Jun 9, 2010 IP
  15. trafford

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    I agree. Even worse I have seen different results different PC in the same room. Some times browser also shows different results on a same PCS. This is after clearing cookies and logout form Google acccount
     
    trafford, Jun 9, 2010 IP
  16. RBSAFE

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    #16
    Yes, as they all say the search possitions can vary alot depending on country/location/Local search engine.

    There is a tool, that will show your possition in the different local google search engines.

    I use this tool alot to see where my sites rank, tool below:
    xxtp://www.allno1.com/google_serp/multi_country_rank_checker.asp

    PS, i cant post links soo remove xx and replace with ht ;)
     
    RBSAFE, Jun 9, 2010 IP
  17. companyofindia

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    Google have different date centers in different countries. Google can not give same result in different countries search engines.
     
    companyofindia, Jun 9, 2010 IP
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    Yes but if there's not much competition for a certain keyword, the results wouldn't vary that much even if in different countries. Usually, the website located in the specific region would show up first.
     
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    Google is changing its algorithms about 400 times per year. They've been experiment a lot lately. Google has different servers that return different results. Sometimes you hit one server sometimes you hit another server. Google has bunch of different data centers that provide different results to different users.

    I'd say yes, depending on your location and even your preferences (web history customization), Google results can vary and are not the same everywhere in the world.
     
    China_girl, Jun 9, 2010 IP
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    Google Search vary via country, depending on your geographic location.
    Google have multiple data centers (google data center keeps records or archive of some of data ) where they narrow users search depend on where is your nearest data center.
     
    robster vaughn, Jun 10, 2010 IP