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May. 2, 2008 at 8:55am by Barry Schwartz
Google News Comes To iPhone, Plus It Goes Global With Interface
The Google News Blog announced that they have launched a special interface for the iPhone. To access it, all you need to do is go to Google.com on your iPhone or iPod Touch and navigate to the news section via the "more" link at the top right, or you can...
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Apr. 4, 2008 at 8:54am by Barry Schwartz
Google Tests Middle Of Page One Box Results
Google Blogoscoped reports that Google is testing the placement of one box results within the middle of the search results. We have seen Google test "search refinements" within the middle of the search results, but never really one box results, at least not in this separated form. Here is a...
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Mar. 25, 2008 at 8:41am by Barry Schwartz
Google's Search Box Grows As Needed: Yahoo & Live Search Don't
Google Operating System noticed that Google will increase the width of the search box if your query is long enough to warrant a wider search box. Note that Google does not expand the search box as you type. It only happens after you search. I measured Google's search box on...
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Mar. 21, 2008 at 9:43am by Barry Schwartz
Google Suggest Becoming A Default Feature?
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable about how I spotted a WebmasterWorld thread that has three members noticing Google Suggest like features on Google.com. Basically, when these users go to Google.com and begin typing in a query, Google begins to offer search suggestions. Google has implemented this feature as...
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Mar. 19, 2008 at 11:53am by Barry Schwartz
Google Japan Adds Tabs In New Design
Google Blogoscoped reports Google Japan has a new design being pushed out to their users. The new design can be seen at this IP location and contains tab links to other Google properties. Here is a screen capture of the new design:...
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Mar. 5, 2008 at 7:52pm by Greg Sterling
Google Debuts "Search Within A Site" Search Box Feature
Yesterday Barry blogged about Google testing a search box for site search within general search results. Today the feature is being fully rolled out for selected queries. It's really an extension and elaboration of Google Sitelinks. The Google Blog explains: [O]ver the past few days we have been testing, and...
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Mar. 4, 2008 at 4:29pm by Barry Schwartz
Google Tests Additional Search Box Within Search Results
Tamar tipped me off to people seeing secondary search boxes in the Google search results. I see them myself now. For example, a search on amazon returns this search box directly under the snippet but above the URL; here is a picture:...
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Jan. 30, 2008 at 10:32am by Danny Sullivan
Google Universal Search: 2008 Edition
It's just over a half-year since Google launched Universal Search, its method of blending results from its own various topically-focused or "vertical" search engines. Since that time, the system has evolved. In particular, Google Universal Search now fills more than just 10 spots on the page, while shopping and...
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Dec. 13, 2007 at 11:15am by Barry Schwartz
Google 2D? Google Tests Vertical Results In Right-Hand Column
Ask 3D was the name Ask gave to the "three pane" user interface rolled out earlier this year. Now Google seems to be copying Ask, at least to the second degree, with the right-most column being used to show vertical results similar to how Ask does it. Google Blogoscoped and...
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Dec. 13, 2007 at 9:17am by Barry Schwartz
Google Dresses Up Sponsored Links With Holiday Dividers Again
Like every year for the past three years, Google has dressed up the divider bar between the sponsored listings and the free listings with something special for specific holiday searches. For example, a search on christmas displays Christmas trees as the divider, as illustrated below:...
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Dec. 11, 2007 at 8:57am by Barry Schwartz
Google Launches Navigational Links Worldwide
Google's Navigational Bar Goes International reports Google has launched the navigational links interface that was launched in the US in mid-May, worldwide. Each country may have the navigational links in a different order and different options. For example, while one country may have a link for Orkut, another country may...
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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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Nov. 23, 2007 at 8:19am by Barry Schwartz
Google Drops Videos For Products In Top Navigation
Google Blogoscoped reports that Google has dropped the "video" link within the main top navigation at Google and replaced it with a "products" link. You can now find the "video" link by clicking on the "more" link, which will expand and show the video option at the far bottom of...
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Nov. 6, 2007 at 8:29am by Barry Schwartz
iGoogle Gets New Themes; Google China Gets New Home Page
Google has added five new themes to iGoogle. Google Blogoscoped and Google Operating System both have posts on the new themes, which include a Solar System theme, an Autumn theme, a Hong Kong theme, a JR The Monster theme, and an Aja Tiger theme. Google China is also testing out...
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Oct. 18, 2007 at 2:59pm by Barry Schwartz
Confirmed: Google Sitelinks Grow To Eight Links
Google has confirmed for us that that Google Sitelinks will now show up to eight links. The other day, we reported seeing more than the usual five sitelinks, in some cases. The change coincidentally coincides with a new feature that will allow you to manage sitelinks in Google's webmaster tools....
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Oct. 17, 2007 at 10:43am by Barry Schwartz
Google Mobile Testing 10 Sitelinks In Search Results
It appears that Google is testing placing 10 Google Sitelinks within some mobile devices. I have taken a screen shot of this experiment on Danny's smartphone. I cannot reproduce this on either my iPhone, on normal Google search or even using Google mobile search....
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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. 7, 2007 at 4:04pm by Greg Sterling
Google Actively Considering 'Richer Format' Ads For Google.com
MediaPost reports on comments, about image and video ads potentially appearing on Google, made by company speakers at the Citigroup Technology Conference in New York this week. However, this is just a further acknowledgment and confirmation of what Marissa Mayer previously alluded to during the Universal Search unveiling in May....
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Jul. 17, 2007 at 4:08pm by Greg Sterling
Google's Research Director Peter Norvig On 'The Future Of Search'
MIT's Technology Review published an interview with Google Director of Research Peter Norvig that explores his (and presumably Google's) thinking about problems in search and "next-generation" search functionality that Google is working on. There's nothing strikingly new in the interview but it's an interesting overview and window into some of...
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Jun. 1, 2007 at 11:57am by David Szetela
Google AdWords Getting Bolder
We spotted a new Google AdWords phenomenon yesterday - as you know, Google “bolds” words in ad text that match the keywords you’re bidding on. The example below shows that synonyms of keywords are now appearing in boldface. We’ve confirmed with Google that this is a new “feature,” and it...
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May. 17, 2007 at 1:24pm by Greg Sterling
Universal Search Spawns New Format For Google Maps
In conjunction with Universal Search, the Google Maps team created a new "text view" that features images of local businesses and a smaller map. The placement of ads is different, below the map on the right. And there's a pull-down menu to adjust distance. Here's an example for "coffee houses,...
