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Google Prefetching for Mozilla Browsers

Posted by Zonk on from the two-great-tastes-that-go-great-together dept.

kv9 writes "A post on GoogleBlog reveals that Google has enabled results prefetching for Mozilla based browsers, which means that the top results of queries are being loaded in the background and pages will load faster. More info on the Mozilla Prefetching FAQ and the Google Webmaster FAQ"

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  1. Cool by Worminater · · Score: 0, Troll

    Mozilla blocks /. referal; have to copy/past it for them to work.

    This actually seems like a pretty good thin IMO. I already use a mozilla tweak to preload backgroudn pages, and this just seems like a logical web site based extension of that. If you've got the bandwidth; Flaunt it:D

  2. This just in... by Anita+Coney · · Score: 0, Troll

    France again sues Google for direct copyright and trademark infringement by downloading proprietary and copyrighted materials without the end-users specific permission. A spokesperson for France was quoted as saying, "Qui êtes-vous ? Que faites-vous ici ? Je me rends." More on this story as it develops.

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  3. Re:This is great! by generic-man · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good news! Google has automatically opted you in to this valuable new feature! You can opt out by mucking around inside the about:config screen.

    If any other company besides Google had opted you into such a bandwidth-sucking feature with no end-user-friendly way to disable it, Slashdot discussions would have been unwaveringly negative.

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