Well, it seems the keyword-spammers have truly taken over Google.

I was looking for a datasheet for a part earlier this afternoon, and I=20
had to dig through SIXTEEN PAGES worth of search "results" which turned=20
out to be some Chinese component chopshop trying to sell me parts I=20
already had. "Urrgh," says I, "There has to be a better way."

Turns out there is... if you're using Firefox as your web browser.

First: grab yourself a copy of the OptimizeGoogle extension and install it:
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/optimizegoogle/

Enable Search Result Filtering as per the destructions. I also enabled=20
"Always remove click-tracking" and "Block ads on all Google services",=20
and disabled "Add links to other web search sites". "Stream Search=20
Results" is worth playing with too -- it removes the next/prev buttons=20
at the bottom of the page, and makes the next page appear automatically=20
as you scroll down the page.

Now close the OptimizeGoogle options. Below each search result, you=20
should have a list of things you can do -- typically Google gives you=20
"Cached" and "Similar", but OptimizeGoogle adds "Filter". Click this=20
button and you can add a single search result to the block list. What I=20
typically do is block the entire subdomain or domain, e.g.:
=20
http://www.partminer.com/partdetail/partcatalog/LED-Display/9-CHARACTER/RED=
/_pg1

is added to my blocklist as:
   http://*.partminer.com/*

To get you started, I've uploaded my blocklist to Pastebin (figured you=20
guys wouldn't appreciate me adding it as an attachment!):
   http://pastebin.com/iJwhSg24

To install the list -- open OptimizeGoogle Options (Tools menu), select=20
Filter, then copy-paste the list of URLs into the "Filter list" box. OK=20
your way out.

Feel free to suggest additions to this list if you notice any other=20
spammers I've missed :)

Cheers,
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Phil.
piclist@philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/
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