Google's new tool to block unwanted sites

The internet search giant has unveiled a new site-blocking feature that is available to all users.

Here is how the tool works. Let us say you searched for something on Google and found one of the search results dissatisfying. When you go back to the results page, Google will offer you an option to block that site from future searches. Just click it and that website or domain will never again rear its ugly head in your searches again.

For this neat little feature to work, you need to be logged in to your Google account.

Change can be undone
In case you change your mind and feel that the site really was useful, Google will let you undo the changes.

Whenever a website has been blocked, Google will let you know that it has hidden something from the searches. You can then choose to have it displayed in the search results in case you want to.

As of now, Google said that the feature would only work in English, and only modern browsers are supported. You need to have Chrome 9 or higher, Internet Explorer 8 or higher, or Firefox 3.5 or higher.

If you think you are already quite familiar with this feature, you could be right. Google had released an extension for Chrome users that did the same thing about a month back.

Part of measure to block spam
Google has been making slow and steady efforts to fight search spam. Of late, Google has been severely lambasted for the search spam in its search results, with many bloggers going as far as to say that the situation was moving out of control.

As of now, Google said that the feature would only work in English, and only modern browsers are supported. You need to have Chrome 9 or higher, Internet Explorer 8 or higher, or Firefox 3.5 or higher.

There are some sites out there which simply aim to be there in the search results but offer little value in terms of content. Recently, Google made changes to its search algorithms to combat the issue of search spam.