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		franze on March 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s Web Search Quality. A picture is worth a ... use &pws=0

user2634 on March 4, 2012 [–]

Doesn't help. https://www.google.com/search?q=internet&pws=0 returns only sites in local language. Zero English.

And nobody else uses &pws=0. Real Google isn't "&pws=0" Google.

franze on March 4, 2012 | [–]

&hl=all

&filter=0 (if you like)

yes there is no "real google result" but the impact of personalization (as long as you are not self spammed with google plus your world) is in generally overrated.

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