Comments on: Yahoo Cuts Data Retention to 3 Months; Will Google Follow?

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:15:41 +0000

I gotta say that I think it’s a bold move that would impress a great deal of those who are stressed about the amount of info the search engines have access to (me being one of them).. but I doubt that too many people will care one way or the other about it

By: Wii Fit

Wii Fit — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:59:16 +0000

I hope google will not follow.

By: Anaokulu

Anaokulu — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:12:31 +0000

Yeah seems pretty blah to me, export would be slick though

By: Teshin

Teshin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:46:30 +0000

To my own point of view, what really hurts me is when you know they sell your data to tiers-company. They have a great porto folio about everyone, for sure, it is amazing how much information we can retrieve when one choose a iGoogle template for instance! This kind of information can detect where the user is in the buying-cycle for instance, guess who would be interested if you’re about to buy a new cell phone and how much they’ll pay for?

By: Frank Reed

Frank Reed — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:20:14 +0000

This is the kind of question that is probably better asked of people who are NOT in search marketing. When we ask these kinds of questions of ourselves are we getting answers that represent the wider public? Hardly. I don't even think most people have a remote clue about what is or is not being saved and sorted on them. Honestly, I am more interested in how many people treat Google like ChrisCD does. I suspect that the vast majority of Google searchers are not signed in and wouldn't know the difference if they were or not. Just one man's opinion. Frank Reed's last blog post..Merry Christmas to All

By: CD Rates - ChrisCD

CD Rates - ChrisCD — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:14:28 +0000

I am rarely logged into either one when searching and I really don’t care for personalized search. I tend to search for obsure things like Greek history since 1900 or Scottish dress in pre 1000 (kids’ school reports) and I don’t want my results obscured by what Google/Yahoo thinks I’m looking for.

That being said, I’m not paranoid about the data they may be harboring.

cd :O)

By: Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:49:37 +0000

My guess is that, besides cost, Yahoo hasn't figured out how to add value with that extra data. Personally, I'd prefer they figure out how to use the data to improve the search experience. Ed Kohler's last blog post..Wisconsin Fashion: Matching Couples

By: Blog Expert

Blog Expert — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:38:00 +0000

I am definitely thinking so. Blog Expert's last blog post..How I Gained 200 RSS Subscribers in 2 Days

By: Jayson

Jayson — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:54:17 +0000

Yeah seems pretty blah to me…

export would be slick though

By: colours at seo

colours at seo — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:56:34 +0000

If they cut data retention to 3 months they loose all the seasonality data. Not sure if is good idea colours at seo's last blog post..éviter link inyenction

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:51:32 +0000

@David – don’t hold back on me, what do you really think?

By: David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:09:40 +0000

Yawn. David Leonhardt's last blog post..Do Bounce Rates Really Count?

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:44:31 +0000

Their data retention really doesn't matter to me, and I believe that Google will bank on the fact that most people feel the same. Jill's last blog post..A Common Pitfall for E-commerce Home Pages

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:43:52 +0000

While I don’t really care what the search engines know about me… I fear there really are so many paranoid folk out there that will really think this is the next giant leap.