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[pixels]

Hello Every body,

Am seeing some strange behavior of my website when m trying to find out its listing in different Browsers(Mainly IE and Firefox) for different search engines(Mainly Google)...

For a particular keyword m getting no 1 position in Google in IE and for the same keyword m getting no 7th position in Google when m checking it in Firefox....
Cannot understand why is this huge difference...same IP same datacentre...but different results in IE and Firefox...

Please do help me opt to find answer for the above problem m facing it sice days...

Thanx in advance....

Regards
Monalisa

[HostGamma]

It is technically not possible. Unless one of the browser (if you are using a toolbar) actually connects to a separate datacenter.

[MrCat]

Browsers has no effect on SERP. Must be a typical google dance. Aside from this, I couldn't see any other logical explaination...

[~ServerPoint~]

If you are using toolbar SERPs are different. I have done the same. If you are searching form ggogle main page - the same.
I think that this is very important issue, because I believe thet many people use toolbar to make search in google.

[element94]

You probably connected to two different data centers.It happens.

[apsivam]

Google toolbar for IE is (geo) location specific and Firefox's search is not I believe.
What is the URL on both browsers?

[broadwayinfotech]

It seems that you are getting results from two datecentres.

[zionchild]

I don't think so. IMHO, SE position is solely dependent on the algorithm used by each search engine.

[MageUK]

Just for checking's sake and to make sure you do get the same results in both browsers, therefore not browser-based and more likely to be based on where the search query is sent to (determined by where you type your query), do the following.

Go directly to google.com (yes .com, it will redirect you to your country's version if not American), and type your search term, click Search. Notice the position of your site. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar, now open your other browser, and copy it directly into that browser's address bar and make sure it's the same.

If not, something very weird is going on

[gasonline]

I had the same issue, I think that must be a typical google dance like tell MrCat, this was a few days ago before and after PR update, now have same spot in 2 browsers.

[RatePointGuy]

It does appear some dancing is going down. I've seen some different results for the last couple of days.

Originally Posted by gasonline

I had the same issue, I think that must be a typical google dance like tell MrCat, this was a few days ago before and after PR update, now have same spot in 2 browsers.

[MrCat]

Originally Posted by element94

You probably connected to two different data centers.It happens.

Yes it does happen. If you're default google datacenter is in the UK and you are logged in your gmail account and make a query there - it yields a result from the ".com" (US datacenter I think).

[gtgderek]

Do you have the Google toolbar? Google does analyze your searching behavior and dishes out search results based on your previous searching behavior. Chances are you use Google toolbar in one browser and not in the other.

[ianjw11]

I have seen this before, its most likely a geo-targeted issue.