Google Tackles Its “UI Jazz” Problem, Tests Streamlining Search Options Feature
Nov 19, 2009 at 2:00pm ET by Danny Sullivan
Sometime later today, a small number of Google users will see a new look to Google's Search Options feature. If all goes well, the cleaner display may be launched across Google after the New Year. And it's all because Google's vice president of search product and user experience Marissa Mayer doesn't like jazz.
Simmer down, jazz lovers! Jazz is just not her thing; she's not making a personal campaign against it. Instead, Mayer was using jazz to explain a pet metaphor she has about search results pages. They have their own "rhythm," and Google's results have been sounding a bit free fo [...]
Filed in: Features: General, Google: General, Google: User Interface, Google: Web Search, Top News
Google Showing Breadcrumb Navigation In Search Results
Nov 18, 2009 at 1:29pm ET by Matt McGee
Confirming our previous reports, Google has announced and explained why and when it's showing breadcrumb navigation in its search results.
Google says it may show these site heirarchies "for a small percentage of search results" when it improves the search snippet with more context about the link being pointed to. What's pretty cool is that each link in the green breadcrumb is clickable, giving searches immediate access to different pages on the listed web site. [...]
Filed in: Google: Web Search
Google Adds World Bank Data To Search Results
Nov 11, 2009 at 2:52pm ET by Matt McGee
Not wanting to be overshadowed by today's Bing / Walfram Alpha collaboration, Google has announced the addition of World Bank data to its search results ... or, as Danny Sullivan said on Twitter, "we got structured data, too."
Google says it's now pulling in 17 World Development Indicators from the World Bank, and uses a search for internet users in the united states as an example.
Clicking on the chart in that search result leads to a data comparison tool to show several countries at the same time. Plus, those charts can be embedded on other web pages. (In other words, "Touché, Bin [...]
Filed in: Google: Web Search
Bing Gains Search Share In October: Experian Hitwise
Nov 11, 2009 at 2:42pm ET by Matt McGee
While Bing is happily rolling out new search features, Microsoft can also smile at the latest search engine market share report from Experian Hitwise.
Google is still light years ahead of Yahoo, Bing, and Ask ... but Experian Hitwise shows Bing with a 7% increase during October, while both Google and Yahoo saw small drops in search share.
Experian Hitwise also updates some stats related to search queries:
"Longer search queries, averaging searches of five to more than eight words in length, increased 3 percent between October and September 2009. Searches of eight or more words inc [...]
Filed in: Google: Web Search, Microsoft: Bing, Stats: Hitwise, Stats: Popularity, Yahoo: Search
Google Adds SafeSearch Locking
Nov 11, 2009 at 1:15pm ET by Matt McGee
With parents and teachers in mind, Google has announced a new feature that lets users lock SafeSearch on the most strict setting.
Using the new feature requires users to enter a Google account password, and when the feature is in effect, Google-colored balls will show at the top of the search results page.
As Google explains:
"Even from across the room, the colored balls give parents and teachers a clear visual cue that SafeSearch is still locked. And if you don't see them, it's quick and easy to verify and re-lock SafeSearch."
The new feature can be activates from the search s [...]
Filed in: Google: Web Search
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