How to specify USA results when overseas?

jeffg · 11-13-2006, 08:45 AM

I currently reside in Russia, so when I type in google.com it sends me to google.ru. I got around this by setting my homepage to www.google.com/ncr.brbrHowever, I have noticed that lately most of my search results favor UK sites and not US sites. I figure somehow Google has determined that if I am an English speaker in Russia that I must be from England and want to see those sites.brbrDo I need to "fool" Google into thinking that I am sitting in the US when I do my searches from Russia? How can I specify that I want results from sites which are registered in the US?brbrThanks, Jeffbr

dondor · 11-13-2006, 02:22 PM

there was a very long discussion about this at searchenginewatch, but with no results.

I believe your only option is to use a proxy from the usa.

xlmdxlmd · 11-16-2006, 04:23 PM

http://www.google.com/intl/zh-CN/ china
http://www.google.com/intl/en/ english

David E · 11-17-2006, 12:51 PM

Go to www.google.us If you want Google.com results, I think that is as close as you will get, I'd imagine the US only results would be pretty similar.

11-13-2006, 08:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
jeffg Noogle Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How to specify USA results when overseas? I currently reside in Russia, so when I type in google.com it sends me to google.ru. I got around this by setting my homepage to www.google.com/ncr.brbrHowever, I have noticed that lately most of my search results favor UK sites and not US sites. I figure somehow Google has determined that if I am an English speaker in Russia that I must be from England and want to see those sites.brbrDo I need to "fool" Google into thinking that I am sitting in the US when I do my searches from Russia? How can I specify that I want results from sites which are registered in the US?brbrThanks, Jeffbr

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11-13-2006, 02:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
dondor Junior Googler Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	there was a very long discussion about this at searchenginewatch, but with no results. I believe your only option is to use a proxy from the usa.

11-16-2006, 04:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
xlmdxlmd Noogle Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	http://www.google.com/intl/zh-CN/ china http://www.google.com/intl/en/ english

11-17-2006, 12:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
David E Googler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster, England Posts: 86 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Go to www.google.us If you want Google.com results, I think that is as close as you will get, I'd imagine the US only results would be pretty similar.

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