Linkify Google Search Results

By odbasta Last update May 19, 2009 — Installed 3,336 times. Daily Installs: 11, 4, 11, 11, 10, 13, 8, 8, 8, 9, 10, 4, 8, 13, 4, 4, 9, 13, 5, 6, 4, 8, 4, 9, 7, 5, 6, 4, 12, 15, 3, 4

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4 stars
Doesn't work for long URLs , Nov 22, 2009
Review written by eclecticos - see all my reviews (1)

Google's green text is meant to be human-readable. If the URL is long, then the green text does not contain the full URL, but is shortened to contain "...". In this case, the script unfortunately creates links that also contain "..." and don't work.

IMHO, the script should not create its new links by starting with the green text, but rather by starting with Google's link to the target page.

Of course, it should simplify Google's link by removing click tracking and URL escaping and so on. That way, the new links that it creates can be copy-and-pasted into an email, which is why I use this extension.

Otherwise, very nicely executed.

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5 stars
Turns wasted space into something useful , Nov 10, 2009
Review written by chris2006 - see all my reviews (31)

This idea is brilliant, yet so elegantly simple! After installing this script, Google search results basically just look the same, but now have additional useful links on hovering with your mouse over that green little text. Thank you!

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5 stars
Absolutely amazing , Jun 12, 2009
Review written by Avindra V.G. - see all my reviews (51)

One of the scripts I HAVE to have installed. Brilliant idea, and beautifully written.

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5 stars
Great script , May 19, 2009
Review written by Jason B - see all my reviews (5)

Does what it says and does it very well...

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5 stars
Great Script! , Apr 16, 2009
Review written by k0shyX - see all my reviews (3)

Found this after checking out Lifehacker (http://lifehacker.com/5212438/disable-google-cl...) to find a way to disable Google's click tracking.

This is a better alternative for me, since I kinda want to be a good Google citizen and contribute to their click-tracking, but I still have an easily copy-able link close by to send thru IM or email.

Nice animations, very useful!

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