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Block sites from Google search result by New Chrome Extension

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With the release of new Chrome extension Personal Blocklist (by Google) you can now block websites from search results with a new experimental Google Chrome extension that attempts to find and block the content farm websites.

The personal blocklist extension will transmit to Google the patterns that you choose to block. When you choose to block or unblock a pattern, the extension will also transmit to Google the URL of the web page on which the blocked or unblocked search results are displayed.

Gmail introduces two improvements to contact groups

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Gmail introduces two improvements to contact groups to save your time when you’re writing messages to multiple people at once. For example, if you create a “Family” group, instead of addressing an email to your mom, dad, sister and brother, you can just start typing “Family” and Gmail will complete the rest.

1. First change

Let’s say you have a list of coworkers you think you’ll want to contact again in the future. Now, you can paste that list into the Add to group menu when viewing your “Coworkers” group to populate or extend it.

Google Claims Bing Copying Google Search Results.

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Google has run a sting operation that it says proves Bing has been watching what people search for on Google, the sites they select from Google’s results, and then uses that information to improve Bing’s own search listings.

Bing doesn’t deny Google’s claim. Indeed, the statement that Stefan Weitz, director of Microsoft’s Bing search engine, emailed Danny Sullivan yesterday as he worked on this article seems to confirm the allegation: