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Location and Language Specific Google Searches
Authored by: paulrob on Dec 20, '03 11:45:42AM

One of the annoying things about Safari from a non-US users point of view is that the built-in Google search is locked onto the US site. This means that non-US users get swamped by all the US sites, and not the more pertinent local sites.

So pop this into your bookmark bar folder. No spaces. Remember to enable JS:-

javascript:x=escape(prompt('Enter%20a%20word','type%20a%20word%20here'));window.location=%0a%20%20'http://www.google.co.uk/search?q='+x+'&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB';

Press the button in the bookmarks bar and you get a search window. Script searches UK Google, with "UK only" option set.

Same idea for Aussies:-

javascript:x=escape(prompt('Enter%20a%20word','type%20a%20word%20here'));window.location=%0a%20%20'http://www.google.com.au/search?q='+x+'&meta=cr%3DcountryAU';

Et pour les Francais, rechercher en Francais:-

javascript:x=escape(prompt('Écrivez%20un%20mot','dactylographiez%20un%20mot%20ici'));window.location=%0a%20%20'http://www.google.fr/search?q='+x+'&meta=lr%3Dlang_f';

And so on ... identify the URL needed to do a search at your national site, and for nationally sourced documents only by doing actually doing such a search. Copy the URL from the address bar and edit one of the above Javascripts for your local area. Note you need to insert '+x+' in the URL. Can't use in Bookmarks window.

P.



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