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How do I clear links that have been clicked from google search?

When logged in, does Google search downrank links you have already clicked and/or +1ed?

  • I manage a website that includes the homepage the group "People Under The Stairs". When I search for them when logged in, our site shows up on page #3. When not logged in, they are the #4 search result. This strikes me as counter-intuitive - my level of interaction with the site, as well as my friends, should increase its relevancy, not decrease it. I should note that we have an Adwords campaign running for this exact search term, which does show up in both circumstances. What would be the Google logic behind this?

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    Logged out and anonymous, the site shows up as the #4 search result. Note that our Adwords campaign shows up in both instances, and every other link from pages 1-2 is in identical order: Logged into Google, the site I manage (http://pl70.net) doesn't appear until page 3:

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It would be surprising if personalization put your site on page 3. Visiting or clicking on pages shouldn't usually make them rank lower. Do you click through to the site, then immediately close it often? You probably generally appear at the top of the second page for this query. The easiest way to check is to open an incognito window in Chrome and change your location to "USA" You may still receive personalized web searches from cookies when you search signed out, and that the personalization may be even stronger, depending on what you do when you're signed out.

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