Google.CN has been Disabled by Google

March 22nd, 2010Google No Comments

I detected the Google.CN has been suspended and redirected to Google.com.hk half an hour ago.
Google.CN was disabled
And it has been confirmed by Googler. You can see Google has tweeted New Approach to China Update. Back to the original post about Google approach to China, we know Google.cn was opened in January 2006.
At the same time, Google.com can’t be visited and redirected too. It means that the Google used IP address as the strict condition for 302 redirect. Otherwise(see below). I won’t detected this out because I use GOogle.com to search usually. I recommend that Google goes to remove the text link at home page of google.com.hk for Chinese user(should remain it for HongKong users of course:).
Google.com has been redirected too
I have three types of browsers installed at my computer(Windows 7 64bit). I have tested on all of them, and the following are results.

  Google.cn Google.com
IE(64-bits) 302->Google.com.hk Remain at Google.com
IE(32-bits) 302->Google.com.hk Remain at Google.com
Chrome 302->Google.com.hk 302->Google.com.hk
Firefox 302->Google.com.hk 302->Google.com.hk

Then I go to connect another computer that install Window 2003 32bit as OS at my office, the all redirecting works well there. I believe that is not a bug when Googler want to handle redirect. Anyway, seems Google doesn’t use the user IP as the redirect condition. I really can not figure out how they to redirect the Google.com to Google.com.hk on both Chrome and Firefox. Could anyone see my articles give me a hint?

Will it reduce the Google’s marketing share in China?

IMHO, Absolute NOT! I even guess that more Chinese people will know Google. Google is successful one more time in Chinese marketing:)

In terms of Google’s wider business operations, we intend to continue R&D work in China and also to maintain a sales presence there, …… Google.com.hk.

Google filter the search result at the same time

I have tried to use some sexual words to search at Google.com.hk. The content filter of Google Safesearch is active automatically. I even can’t close it via Google Preferences Page in Firefox as the parameter(&safe=active) is added explicitly compared with Google chrome. Fortunately, it can be set to off manually throughout URL modification with ease.

Enable Gzip on Share Hosting in Right Way – Unix Like

March 12th, 2010WordPress No Comments

The tips for Gzip enabling on sharing hosts installed Unix like OS. I know many resources on Google.com can help you already. So this is not an full guide for enable Gzip. Although I have listed a dozen of tips at the end of this post. Read my story to understand what I wanna share with you. That’s an specific medicine for the guys who is dropping in the same situation I met.

Today, I did the optimization for the blog as usual after the blog(buy STO credit) has been set up. The blog is hosted by Godaddy Sharing Host(Specially, Linux economy plan. Why? As it’s cheap prices and decent CS. If you have any suggestion to me, I appreciate!). After the bog got a nice score with YSlow, I noticed that the title rewrite has been all death. I have used the famous WordPress plugin titled All in One SEO by Michael Torbert. Sincerely, I am so lazy so that I didn’t read the sources code ever. I have to read the code to understand how it works. aha..It uses the function ob_start() to get call callback function in the class to rewrite the original title. That’s where the collision comes from. I have used the ob_start(“gz_handler”) to enable Gzip for buystocredit.com. Read the PHP manual for function ob_end_flush() to know the collision well if you want to know more.
So, the issue I met when I enabled Gzip was clear.

What is the tip to fix?

  • Web Server: Apache 1.3.* with PHP5 on Linux Share Hosting
  • Blog Software: WordPress
  • Plugin Enabled: All in one SEO pack
  • Gzip Enabled Method: call ob_start(“gz_handler”) at the beginning of each page
  • Result: All in one SEO pack title rewrite disables
  • Solution: Use zlib.output_compression to instead of ob_gzhandler()
    1. Remove the ob_start(“ob_gzhandler”) from everywhere in your codes
    2. Modify the php5.ini/php.ini at the web root as following:zlib.output_buffering = On
      ;zlib.output_handler = ob_gzhandler //comment it out, as it cannot be used with the zlib.ouput_compression is on
      zlib.output_compression = On

There are many way to enabled Gzip as following.

Apache 2.0.x – if the mod_felate enabled by your host provider.
Enable Gzip via Mod_deflate
Apache 1.3.x – if the mod_gzip installed and enabled by your host provider
Official Mod_Gzip Manual or Fast Usage Tips
PHP 4.0.4 or higher Ob_start(“ob_gzhandler”)
Fast Effective PHP Gzip Compression
PHP zlib.output_compression
The method in my post!
Other resouces:
Gzip with .htaccess and PHP
Better Explained? Interesting domain

9 Digital Domains Pending Deletion

March 5th, 2010Domains No Comments

I have just noticed that there are nine domains that compose with 4 numbers are pending for deletion.

Digital Domains Estimated Final Winning Pricesupdate later
0012.com $2,999
0016.com $2,499
0017.com $2,299
0023.com $3,049
0138.com $1,999
0165.com $1,099
0198.com $1,099
0257.com $999
0368.com $999

Ignore the estimated pricing above, that’s only my evaluations based upon my experiences. Just for funny!
The all 9 domains were registered via Direct Nic ago. So I suppose they are belongs to one guy who finally decided to out of the domain business or became insolvent. Those Digital domains are all registered since 1999 without any dropping.

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