Comments on: Google Gets Radically Transparent with Search Customization

By: Symbian

Symbian — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:10:34 +0000

Don't see this feature for anonymous requests. Symbian's last blog post..Free VoIP Symbian app Fring now on Nokia E71

By: Beta Design

Beta Design — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:41:19 +0000

It’s good to get localized results. I just hope we will be able turn off this feature if wanted.

By: Utah SEO Pro

Utah SEO Pro — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:18:30 +0000

Good for Google. They've long needed this type of transparency. Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..Mobile SEO - SMX Local Mobile 2008 Presentation

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:09:30 +0000

Is this for only certain places in the world. I am based in South Africa and this feature is not active in Google.

By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:30:53 +0000

I think it really depends on how and when google slips this into a users results. if a user has to make a setting, most of the time they won't. If google automatically does this, then the industry will get interesting. A whole new set of rules that people have to make sure their sites jive to. Erik's last blog post..Wordpress User Video Upload Script as a PHP Consultant

By: Blue SEO

Blue SEO — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:48:49 +0000

I don’t know if I’m too excited about search results based on your region… I like there to be some consistency with the search results… but maybe this could open up new avenue’s for local optimization.

By: SEOGuy

SEOGuy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:50:31 +0000

I would like some specifics as to how exactly people will use this new information for success in their Internet Marketing campaigns.

By: Dr Marketing

Dr Marketing — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:42:53 +0000

It is going to be very handy for my seo work. @ Warenwirtschaft I think you can chose your area in your profile. Dr Marketing's last blog post..How AdSense vigilantes earn money

By: Warenwirtschaft

Warenwirtschaft — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:32:23 +0000

This would be even more interesting if we could switch the actual localisation in some google option.
Sometimes i need search results from other countries and it would be much easier than using some slow proxie to simulate the results.

By: Fifty Studio

Fifty Studio — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:34:26 +0000

It’d be nice to know what people are seeing in other markets. Wonder how much this will change the industry.

By: SEOGuy

SEOGuy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:58:09 +0000

Hi Otilia

I’m afraid I’ve been caught red handed with reading to fast and to much into an article.

Yes, you are correct that it was the referral program I was referring to. Further, Google Search changed the configuration for the code Webmasters can put on their sites just recently. Basically if you add Google Search as a component of your website and people search on it, then instead of getting multiple selections that have nothing to do with the topic at hand they get niche focused results which help to monitize a website. This is what I was talking about not what is actually in the article.

Cheers

By: Otilia Otlacan

Otilia Otlacan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:26:35 +0000

@SEOGuy: it's the referrals program to be stopped in August, not 'content ads' (not sure what do you mean by 'content ads'? Ads will be of course available to the content network, through the AdSense program). How exactly would the transparency in regard to customized search help monetize blogs? Otilia Otlacan's last blog post..Collective Media Launches the Collective Video Network, Focuses on In-Stream Advertising

By: SEOGuy

SEOGuy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:20:14 +0000

This is very nice and will help to monitize our various blogs and websites that much more. I wasn’t too keen on Google search before they made this transition.

While talking about Google AdSense does anyone know if they are going to replace Google content ads with something new after they faze that part of the AdSense program out at the end of August?

By: Otilia Otlacan

Otilia Otlacan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:01:23 +0000

In my opinion, customizing search results to the user's search history opens a large can of worms. I personally don't save the search history and was very annoyed when Google launched it and set it to enabled by default (I think it should be a user's conscious choice to enable it) - with this move, I assume more and more users will realize they're targeted based on their very personal, very private and intimate online behaviour and there will be a backlash. Otilia Otlacan's last blog post..Creatives Showcase: The We8 Side of Coke

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:38:33 +0000

Wow this is a pretty big deal and makes localized optimization even more important. Jaan Kanellis's last blog post..TBPR Updating and Penalties Being Removed by Google