Comments on: Google Suggests You Click on More Ads

By: CasTex

CasTex — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:59:53 +0000

Nice news, Google doesn't stop, keep going on

By: tmdesigner

tmdesigner — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:54:11 +0000

Google everywhere!

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:34:45 +0000

Interesting. Someday they will control the world anyway. lol

By: Yogindernath

Yogindernath — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:31:10 +0000

Thats a great way to fetch some more additional revenue in these tough economic times.. Google is simply great..

By: YLTO

YLTO — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:19:23 +0000

Wow. Thats amazing. A big move from google uh.

By: Tom Lindstrom

Tom Lindstrom — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:02:30 +0000

Yep, I agree it is a smart move from Google.Is it pulling up these sponsored links from Adwords or how is it working? I rarely login to my Google account so I will not see those ads.

By: alanbleiweiss

alanbleiweiss — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:11:27 +0000

Well, I'm rarely signed in when I search (even with “history” deactivated, my conspiracy theory self refuses to believe that if I'm signed in they're tracking all my web use even when I'm NOT in Google… LOL) And when I'm not signed in whatever settings I check in prefs disappear when I close my browser.

By: Brennan

Brennan — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:33:53 +0000

I can't say I wouldn't do it if I were Google. Right now times are tough for almost every company and Google needs to find ways to make their advertisers more money through relevant traffic and this is a great way to do it if their algorithm is correct. I would hate to be an affiliate marketer having to put up with all of these new advertising mediums daily but I guess that's why they make the big bucks.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:39:43 +0000

Have you tried turning it off?

http://www.google.com/preferences

By: Clean Cut Media

Clean Cut Media — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:21:42 +0000

the search suggest is a beta and one of the numerous beta tests that Google is currently running. Most people won't even run into it but if you do, don't be too alarmed. Most of these betas never make it passed the testing phase. I have no problems with google testing new things I am all for it.

Let's see what actually gets implemented then we can all complain if we don't like it.

By: alanbleiweiss

alanbleiweiss — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:59:50 +0000

Andy,

Consider yourself blessed (or not?)

I tested, and the features you found aren't showing up for me yet either signed in or not. And that's fine by me!

Personally I despise the Suggest feature. I've eliminated that AND my history info in my browser URL and search boxes altogether because I am an archaic dinosaur that learned how to type on a manual Royal typewriter in Junior High School about 35 years ago, and I always know what I want when I'm entering a URL or words I want to search by and. And I even spell-check as I go.

So that leaves me feeling annoyed every time Google tries to suggest things to me. And that visual distraction interrupts my focus as I'm typing, because I'm not a face toward the keyboard hunt and peck slacker. I actually focus on the screen.

As for their looking to monetize it, I wonder if they conducted a focus group yet or will be carefully watching the click-through ratios on it (probably the latter yes?)

One last rant I have is that I have noticed when I'm doing a search, a vast majority of their suggestions are for commercial product or services companies, not the less commercial content out on the web. I know that a lot of this is due to search volume. It's just one more way the web is skewed though. When I type in Walt (about to look up something on poet Walt Whitman), four of the suggestions immediately come up are Walt Disney related, and two are for Walther pistols.

Ole' Walt Whitman has one entry there, so that's a good guess I suppose, but a heck of a way to lead people to unintentionally clicking on a very in-correct link only to be presented with worthless search results if they're not precise on their use of the mouse or keyboarding.

By: Agent SEO

Agent SEO — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:32:43 +0000

Honestly, it's a little surprising that Google is using the suggestion box to plug ads. I feel as though there is more than enough space for ads in the SERPs, why the need to clutter it up even more?

By: Online Universities

Online Universities — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:22:22 +0000

Good feature for those who advertise. Also good for searching as one can take the suggestion in Google search box.

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