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I'm Surprised Google Made SearchWiki The Default, Really
Search Engine Roundtable —
... the default for users who are signed into Google while searching. What this means is that users will see features to promote, delete and comment on search results. This is advanced searcher stuff. I am really a bit surprised Google pushed this to every Google account user as the default. Why? (1) As Arrington said, it wasn't broken originally - well, some would disagree with that. (2) It is confusing for the average searcher, no? Do you think the average searcher is ready for it? Take the poll directly below this line: Okay, so some basics that might not be clear to every ...
Google SearchWiki
John Battelle's Searchblog —
... , Google search had become a bit like the morning newspaper of yore - social glue that all of us could depend on because the results were pretty consistent. I don't believe that search shouldn't change - I'm a major proponent of change, particularly in the interface. But as Mike points out, many folks may not want this kind of change. ...
Google SearchWiki a Genius Stroke to Keep Us in Google, Seeing Ads
Google Watch —
TechCrunch's Michael Arrington asks the key question about why Google unleashed SearchWiki on us all: why did Google do it?
He suspects Google wants to use SearchWiki, in which users edit, reorder, remove and comment on search results, to gather more data from our searches in the long run. I suspect he is right; we all believe Google is keen on harvesting data about us. But after using the service for a few hours, I have another suspicion.
Consider Google's publicly stated mission with SearchWiki: "With just a single click you can move the results you ...
Google: Here’s a new feature to help you serve us better
GMSV —
... to supplement its search results. The feature, which becomes available when you’re signed in to your Google account, has two main functions — you can customize search results for yourself, and you can post comments about sites in the results that other users can see. The first doesn’t seem to offer any compelling value (at least the way I use the Web; your mileage may vary), and the second, which sounds potentially useful in theory, may in practice attract more abuse, manipulation and general noise than helpful guidance for searchers. With SearchWiki enabled (and there’s ...
The Verdict On Google SearchWiki
Forbes.com: Technology News —
... by adding, removing or re-ranking pages and commenting on entries. The hope is that these community features will make sure you find what you're searching for each and every time. It also clutters up search results. While Google says user edits will only affect individual search results, reactions to SearchWiki have been mixed. Detractors' comments range from Google is "fixing what isn't broken" to "Google has run out of ideas." "But Google search wasn't broken," Tech Crunch's Michael Arrington wrote in a post. "It's one of the few things on the Internet that isn't. This ...
Mike Arrington is wrong about Google search
Scobleizer —
Mike Arrington, founder of the famous tech blog TechCrunch, hates the new Google search features. They even tell you how to kill the new wiki-style features using GreaseMonkey on Firefox. Mike does take the time to explain the new features here, though.
The problem is, Mike is wrong.
These features rock. They ...
Google’s SearchWiki Comes to the UK
The Next Web —
... After being released to the US, Google SearchWiki is now available to the UK. Whether you love it or hate it, the integration seems slick and hardly intrusive despite some criticism. One of the major critiques appears to be the spam found in the comments of a number of the more popular links, whilst many others just seem to not even bother using it. ...
Google.com has new logo updates: Company becoming less innovative, and more creative on the design side?
Josh Chandler —
... , otherwise they have just been pondering and not reacting to criticism being thrown at them by others about the SearchWiki functionality on Google.com search, and the recent developments in the Twitter/Google Acquisition rumours (which I discussed ...
