Multiple Websites

[starone]

Supposing I wanted to look at Amazon, or any other website - I would type the word Amazon in my Search thingy and immediately (or thereabouts) I get about a thousand sites (exaggeration) all to do with Amazon. I then have to pick the one which I think will be the one I want. Sometimes I have to click on to several before I get the right one. Can anyone tell me why this is necessary and why the big companies do this?

[Mamyalynne]

For example go to Google - type Amazon UK and the first one up is the main site.

[Nibble]

Usually, because the multinational firms such as Amazon/eBay etc have individual websites for sales, etc in virtually every country, so having a site which is tailored to the market conditions in that country. Also, the number of people trying to access an individual site for one of these firms would overwhelm the capacity of the servers to deal with just one PC at a time.

[sunny-dave]

... and, once you have found the site for the first time, you just need to add it to bookmarks/favorites so that you can straight there in future - without searching again.

[starone]

Is it always the main site first mamya? Thanks, but why is it necessary to do so many? There must be a reason, or perhaps not?

[Mamyalynne]

Well not a;ways but try to make your search clear - after all Amazon river, Amazon rainforest etc.. will make it bring up all sorts.

[starone]

Ah, so that is it then, nibble and dave. Now I understand. Still think so many are unnecessary, but there you are, it gives someone a job.

[Buenchico]

Hi SB1:

First point:
If you regularly visit a certain site, why haven't you bookmarked it?

Second point:
If I enter 'Amazon' into a Google search page, the very first link which comes up is the main Amazon (UK) site. I can't think why you should see anything else, except . . .

Third point:
You're browser might be offering you pages stored in its cache (or recorded in its history) which you've previously visited. If so, clearing all history should fix the problem.

Fourth point:
If you know the exact URL of a website (which you've not got bookmarked) , you shouldn't be using any search facility anyway. Simply type it directly into the address bar of your browser.

If you'll be posting further, it would help to know which browser (and which search engine) you're using.

Chris

[Mass_Hysteria]

Google made a profit of $10.73 BILLION last year.

Google costs you and I nothing.
Advertising makes them money, companies also pay to be "top of the list" and not on page xxxx when you search.

[starone]

Dunno Chris, as you already know, I am hopeless technically speaking. Just had a look and it says AVG Secure Search over the top and powered by Google on the side. Never been able to work out what a browser was and how to reach it. Perhaps you can elucidate. You are very kind.

[Prudie]

You are looking at the green bit under each title aren't you? If I put Amazon into google then amazon.uk is at the top in green. All the others are twitter, wiki, dot com,facebook etc etc

[Buenchico]

I'm guessing that you're using Internet Explorer. To check, go to 'Help > About . . .' at the top of the page; that will tell you (and us!) which browser you're using.

You also seem to have got AVG Secure Search installed, which I hate! (It has a nasty habit of slowing browsers down and can make search results harder to understand). You might wish to consider getting rid of it:
http://www.avg.com/gb-en/secure-search-uninstall

Add any pages you regularly visit to your bookmarks (which Internet Explorer calls 'favorites' - horrid American spelling!). When you're on a page you might want to re-visit, click on 'Favorites', then on 'Add to Favorites'. In future, you can access that website by going to 'Favorites' and selecting the site you want.

I suggest that your favorites should include the principal search engines, such as Google
http://www.google.co.uk/
Yahoo
http://uk.yahoo.com/
and Bing
http://www.bing.com/

[starone]

Thanks Chris, very comprehensive. I am going to try everything out. You are right about Internet Explorer and I have no idea how AVG got on there. I don't like it either, but my reason is it is just a plain page and I like one with a pretty picture on it. (Sorry, but my excuse is I am of the female persuasion and I am old).