Google takes personalized search to a new level… again
Nov 21
So I want to whine and kick and scream because this hasn’t rolled out to my Google account yet, but Google launched SearchWiki today. Instead of testing it, I have to sit back and envy others who are using it and tweeting about it.
Here’s an article on Mashable about how it works: http://mashable.com/2008/11/20/google-searchwiki/
According to Mashable (and jerks who already have the feature), SearchWiki allows you to re-order search results, remove or add links to the search results page, and leave notes with any listing which others will be able to view.
Wow, major changes.
Nov 21 at 16:29
I don’t see a value in this. If this is a ’search’ I run a lot, I would think that I’d have bookmarked those pages or at least know the best ones. IMO, the reason for a search is to find new information, not necessarily review stuff I already know. So unless I totally am missing the point on this one, seems pretty useless.
Nov 24 at 14:47
I have to think that Google will eventually work this into their algorithms and this will become a part of the community search. It seems like too good of info for them to pass up. I agree though, Stevie. From a personal standpoint, I don’t think I would use it much either.
Nov 24 at 17:04
Well I think this could be used as a new system of bookmarking, and a new system of discovery. And, of course, a new way for Google to continue it’s massive domination of search. I can see it being useful to organize a search page and store it. That way, instead of sorting thru your massive and chaotic list of bookmarks (if you’re anything like me), you can instead just type in your keyword phrase into google and bam, your favorite 10 sites related to that phrase are right there. That’s much faster than digging thru your browser bookmarks or thru your delicious profile. You can also post and view others comments on any listing, which could come in very useful if you were researching a topic you were unfamiliar with. And it’s huge for google to know something like, “70% of users organized their page this way when they searched for “X” keyword phrase….” I can also see them building in a button kind of like “I’m feeling lucky” where instead of getting the natural results, you get the most common layout users have created for any given phrase. All of those things have huge implications for search, especially for SEO.