Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by iamnoskcaj on April 6, 2009 · permalink

The answers are actually visible in both the normal search results, and the cached results.

The difference is this: On the results page from a normal google search, the answers are hidden either with javascript, css, or some kind of trick where they show different content based on the user agent or IP. If you look at the SOURCE of the page, from a normal google search, you can see the answers at the bottom -- below all the content -- just like on the "Cached" page.... but the cached page makes the answers visible on a rendered browser page (so you don't have to look at the source to see the answers).

I still loathe experts-exchange, and would rather just eliminate them from my search results. It bugs me that they get to leach off of google by making the content visible to Google, so they index all their content for free, and rank it high, because it IS relevant.... but through trickery, they HIDE the actual content from normal people.

I say just hide their results and ignore them. Learn how to find answers for yourself, from sources that aren't so shadey. Sure it's nice to have everythign spelled out neat and tidy for you, but it might pay off more in the long run if you learn how to figure these things out on your own... through valid, open resources and documentation.

But it is neat to know the answers are IN THE SOURCE of a normal page.

If someone were really resourceful, they could make a simple GreaseMonkey plugin/script/hack that would expose the HIDDEN ANSWERS IN THE SOURCE, and make the page render with the answers showing... this way would work off a normal google search (not cached links).