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By: I’m liking the Google Search Wiki though some others, don’t | Web Analytics Blog | Web analytics

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:05:57 +0000

[...] some have also noted the abuse that can happen, just as Digg was abused by “Digg Gangs”, including Marketing Pilgrim -Google Gets [...]

By: Google Search Wiki: Digg Type Feature That Promotes Stories You Like

Google Search Wiki: Digg Type Feature That Promotes Stories You Like — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:20:26 +0000

[...] SearchWiki the question that has to be answered is, what is the added value here? From what I can see there really isnt any added value to this product. It allows users to [...]

By: PS3

PS3 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:18:49 +0000

The consensus here, which I totally agree with, is that this wont actually add a great deal more to what we already have in the from of bookmarks and favourites.

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:25:24 +0000

In what way is it different from the Bookmarks facility on any decent browser? Nicole Price's last blog post..The Best Recipe Sites

By: Lois K. Geller

Lois K. Geller — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:20:48 +0000

I was really excited when I realized I could move things up, and delete entries. I was feeling so powerful, and then (my own ignorance), I went over to my other computer and realized entries were just the same there. I hadn’t changed the world’s view…just my own.
I write a lot of articles and books, so at first I thought it would really help me to find items in my searches easier. Then Voila! I realized that I have happened across hundreds of great tidbits when I wasn’t looking for them.
So goodby power. I’m sure this is good for something, but haven’t figured out what…yet!

By: SEO Tips South Africa

SEO Tips South Africa — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:12:39 +0000

Hmmm, seems a lot like bookmarking to me. If Google however tracks this data more surreptitiously, without you needing to lift a finger to click or tick any boxes, tailoring your search results to your individual online behaviour, they are on to a good thing. I believe this is going to ultimately be the case, as they are already masters at tracking one’s online behaviour.

By: WebMetricsGuru » I’m liking the Google Search Wiki though some others, don’t

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:17:39 +0000

[...] some have also noted the abuse that can happen, just as Digg was abused by “Digg Gangs”, including Marketing Pilgrim -Google Gets [...]

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:45:21 +0000

Does this really matter? How many users have, will or ever know what a Google account is? I can ask all my friends and family what it is and they will all say...huh? Jaan Kanellis's last blog post..Google Publicly Attacking Paid Links Again?Stop Already

By: GPS

GPS — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:18:31 +0000

What they call “personalization” is starting to get scary/weird (maybe just scary weird). The first time I voted for a website, I felt weird and quickly signed out of my account.

5 minutes later, I signed back in and ‘removed’ Google from the “google” search listings. Sorry if you guys/gals don’t find google tomorrow……

Wait, they only shoved it to the bottom of the first page! Dang, I’ll take the final listing on the first page for all my websites!

By: Accredited Online Universities

Accredited Online Universities — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:12:25 +0000

OK, if as a user I like to filter few sites & want google to give me same set of sites next time when I search, but what if mean while some other set of sites offer something better than what I selected?
I think this feature is Webmaster friendly with 50-50 ratio.

By: Rika Susan's Flooring News

Rika Susan's Flooring News — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:08:04 +0000

I am not sure that I have the time or the inclination to search in this way. It really is just another form of bookmarking. Haven’t tested it yet, though. It will be interesting to see how this develops.

By: CD Rates - ChrisCD

CD Rates - ChrisCD — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:36:58 +0000

I really don’t see this as being that big of a deal. How much time are we willing to spend voting up or down sites as it is? Honestly, I’m usually in a hurry and don’t have too much time for that.

By: iphone

iphone — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:37:20 +0000

Yeah I agree with Andy, search is all about discovery, customisation may occasionally be useful but I’d rather it didn’t take over

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:04:57 +0000

Great point Frank and Andy. If they anywhere near an avid searcher their results can quickly get crammed with "searching bookmarks" so to speak. Talk about making the space for new textual content smaller in addition to the space being taken up by Universal search. Jaan Kanellis's last blog post..Google Publicly Attacking Paid Links Again?Stop Already

By: BB

BB — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:57:59 +0000

Fantastic !!! Now I can vote off all of my clients’ competitors leaving my guys as No.1 on Google (I’m an SEO geek).

Sadly, I have now realised that I can only vote them off on my PC and not worldwide. The question I must ask is – “how many times a day. month or even a year does anyone perform the exact same search”

By: Joh Fleischmann

Joh Fleischmann — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:29:20 +0000

This holds out promise, I imagine it as part of blended results, perhaps under a ‘popular’ section of the serps.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:19:58 +0000

You make an interesting observation Frank. We call it “Search” for a reason and it’s mostly about discovery. What value does this add if users start customizing all their search results and are no longer introduced to new web content?

By: Igor The Troll

Igor The Troll — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:15 +0000

Google been using Social bookmarking for years to influence search results. But its value is only a very small percentage of the search algorithm.

Another bookmarking site? How many users will actually spend time to vote a site up or down. Voting a site up or down is not new for Google. If I remember correctly you can do it in your Google tool bar already!

So besides this being a personal search experience, there is nothing else to it. a user does not like site X for a certain search phrase, they will exclude it from their Google search result for that phrase. Will the personal algorithm be a self learning – intelligent? For example if a user vote a site down for term Z will related terms will also apply?

Is this truly the beginning of semantic search?

Looking forward to seeing how this works. Please tell us more!

By: joel cohen

joel cohen — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:53:17 +0000

Although I’ve yet to test the program, I see a tremendous amount of abuse here, especially with the competitiveness of getting a better position in the top 10.