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Apr. 10, 2008 at 9:54am by Danny Sullivan
"Previous Query" Refinement Coming To Hit Google Results
Yesterday (technically still today my time), I did a keynote interview with Google vice president of search products & user experience Marissa Mayer during our SMX Sydney show. We covered a wide range of topics, including how "Previous Query" refinement will soon come to natural listings on Google, plus how...
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Nov. 29, 2007 at 9:25am by Barry Schwartz
Google Like/Don't Like: Move Results Up, Hide Them Or Suggest Your Own
Google has rolled out a new experimental feature that allows anyone to alter search results in the way they like. You can move good results higher, hide ones you think are bad and suggest your own....
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Sep. 25, 2007 at 9:00am by Barry Schwartz
Privacy Tuesday: New Google Privacy Video & Privacy Articles
Following on last month's search privacy video from Google, the Google Blog announced that a new installment dealing with personalized results is now available. Meanwhile, two new articles about privacy issues and naming Google in particular have also come out today....
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Sep. 21, 2007 at 7:08am by Gord Hotchkiss
Eye Tracking On Universal And Personalized Search
In the past two columns, I've featured the interviews (Part 1, Part II) of where search might go in the next three years. The two themes consistently mentioned as the most important for the future have been personalization and blended search results. Being a user-centric type of person, my...
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Sep. 17, 2007 at 9:44am by Barry Schwartz
Google Asking Searchers To Submit Search Results
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that some searchers are noticing that Google is asking them to suggest search results that will "help improve search for everyone," says the Google message....
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Sep. 14, 2007 at 7:17am by Sep Kamvar
Organizing The World’s Push Content: The iGoogle Ecosystem
Today, we welcome another guest author to Just Behave. This week, we're pleased to welcome Sep Kamvar, the lead software engineer of personalization at Google. In the first of two parts, Sep looks at how the introduction of iGoogle and gadgets have created a new ecosystem of push content...
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Jun. 15, 2007 at 9:26am by Barry Schwartz
OpenSearch Plugin Ensures Your Google Results Are Not Personalized
The other day we reported about a way to turn off Google Personalized Search Results, which required you to add "&pws=0" to the end of your search string. Now, you no longer need to remember to do that. You can install an OpenSearch plugin on your Firefox or IE7 browser...
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Jun. 11, 2007 at 10:44am by Barry Schwartz
Easy Way To Turn Off Google Personalized Results
Aaron Wall reports from the SMX conference on an easy way to turn off personalized Google results. To turn off personalized search quickly, for specific search results, just add "&pws=0" to the end of the URL string in your browser. Here is an example URL string for a search on...
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May. 1, 2007 at 8:46am by Greg Sterling
iGoogle, Personalized Search And You
Yesterday was "Google Personalization Day" for me and a number of others who attended a meeting at Google with Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience, as well as Google Personalization Technical Lead Sep Kamvar and iGoogle Product Manager Jessica Ewing. Barry has captured much of the factual...
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Apr. 19, 2007 at 6:16pm by Danny Sullivan
Google Search History Expands, Becomes Web History
Google's Search History feature, which was switched on as a default option for many Google searchers in February, has now been renamed Web History to reflect how it has expanded to track what Google users do as they surf the web. It's a huge move for Google and raises anew...
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Apr. 18, 2007 at 3:32pm by Chris Sherman
Google Offers "Queryless Search" & Personalized Recommendations
Google is rolling out two features today that subtly but meaningfully enhance the level of personalization offered to anyone with a Google account. And while they're tied to your search behavior, they don't directly alter the standard search results you see, even if you've enabled personalization by searching while signed...
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Mar. 2, 2007 at 11:16am by Gord Hotchkiss
Google's Matt Cutts on Personalization and the Future of SEO
Last week I talked with Google's Marissa Mayer about the user side of personalization. This week I had the chance to sit down with Matt Cutts at the Googleplex and asked him what the impact of personalization will be on the SEO community. One thing that was interesting in...
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Feb. 23, 2007 at 9:00am by Gord Hotchkiss
Just Behave: Google's Marissa Mayer on Personalized Search
It was almost 3 weeks ago today that Google posted on their corporate blog about some changes to the personalized search sign-up process. Danny covered this development quite nicely in a very comprehensive post, looking at the specifics of the announcement and what it means for users. The announcement...
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Feb. 8, 2007 at 1:44pm by Nick Wilson
3 Ranking Survival Tips For Google's New Personalized Results
The effects were subtle. The average person searching on Google probably didn't notice. For most, the results of last Friday's rollout of the long-tested, debated and awaited personalized search results for the masses was an entirely unremarkable event. For the search marketing industry, it was cataclysmic. In short, it's a...
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Feb. 2, 2007 at 10:46pm by Danny Sullivan
Google Ramps Up Personalized Search
Google is stepping up the push into personalized search results. A new change announced today should cause many more people to take up the service. In turn, the growth of personalized search should have a dramatic impact on search marketers as the days of "same results, all around" eventually come...
