Search history Effects on SERPS
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With search engines using adaptive search in their algo, what's the best way to reset? Currently I go to my browser which primarily is Safari second Firefox third Chrome, I empty the cache, clear history and remove all cookies and data. I also disable customerzation based on search history. Is this the best way of starting from scratch so my search results won't incorporate adaptive search tech? I also make sure I'm not signed into my gmail account since that can impact SERPS as well. What else should I be doing to make sure my search is not customized?
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Great tip, hadn't occurred to me for some reason. Here's a post from Rob Ousbey at Distilled going into more detail about how to do it.
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I just setup custom google search engines in Chrome and adapt the search parameters to remove all personalization from searches.
Works for me!
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Thanks for the tip. Is there an app for the iPhone and iPad or something similar?
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edit: removed my tip in view of the superior tip from Adam Whittles. I do, however, stand by CCleaner as a great way of clearing all cookies, cache, etc, in all browsers at the same time.
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