Google Adds Visited Pages, Past Hour & Fewer Shopping Sites Filtering

Oct 1, 2009 at 12:01pm ET by Danny Sullivan

You like it! You really like it! It being the Google Search Options feature that Google added to its search pages back in May, the company says. So as a reward, Google is adding options to filter out (or highlight) pages you've visited before, pages that Google's found in the past hour and a toggle to show more or fewer "commercial" listings in its results. My companion piece, Up Close With Google Search Options, does exactly as the headline says. It will take you through ALL the Search Options that Google's offers in great depth, including the new ones. But for those who just want [...]

Filed in: Google: OneBox, Plus Box & Direct Answers, Google: User Interface, Google: Web History & Search History, Google: Web Search, Search Features: Dates, Search Features: Query Refinement, Top News

Up Close With Google Search Options

Oct 1, 2009 at 12:00pm ET by Danny Sullivan

Now that Google Search Options has added new features, I thought it was a good time to revisit how everything works -- and in some cases, doesn't work. Let's get up close and personal with all the filtering options! By the way, this is a long article. If you want a digest of what's new today, then see the much shorter companion piece, Google Adds Visited Pages, Past Hour & Fewer Shopping Sites Filtering. Using Search Options The Search Options panel is available after you do a search. Look near the top left-hand side of the search page, just below the search box, and you'll see [...]

Filed in: Features: General, Google: User Interface, Google: Web History & Search History, Google: Web Search, Search Features: Commands, Search Features: Dates, Search Features: Query Refinement, Top News

Meet The Google OneBox, Plus Box, Direct Answers & The 10-Pack

Sep 28, 2009 at 6:12pm ET by Danny Sullivan

Google's "normal" listings show the title of a web page, a description of it (also called a "snippet") and the web page's URL. However, Google also has other listings that appear within search results that are designed to give access to some of its specialized search tools (such as news search), to allow more information to be shown than a standard answer provides or to show answers directly within the search page. Here's a short overview to these alternatives. OneBox Results OneBox results are when Google shows information within a special unit, often with images associated with [...]

Filed in: Features: General, Google: OneBox, Plus Box & Direct Answers, Search Features: Query Refinement, Search Features: Shortcuts, Top News

Ads & Links & More Coming To Google Suggest

May 21, 2009 at 3:50am ET by Matt McGee

Google has announced several changes that are coming soon to Google Suggest, the feature that suggests search queries as you type. The two most interesting to me are the inclusion of ads and direct links in the search suggestions. Let's take a look, starting with the suggested links. Navigation Links If Google is confident about what you're looking for, it may turn the first suggestion into a link. The example Google cites is a link to the official Kennedy Space Center web site as someone types "kennedy space cen." Users who already have access to the new feature have had fun [...]

Filed in: Google: User Interface, Google: Web Search, Search Features: Query Refinement, Top News

The Google Wonder Wheel & Other Search Refinement Features Get Live Test

Mar 27, 2009 at 2:20pm ET by Danny Sullivan

Google Blogoscoped spotted an interesting test at Google allowing searchers to refine their search results in various ways, including clicking through a "Wonder Wheel." There's nothing particularly game changing, but the test is interesting if only for demonstrating how Google will react when competitors suggest it is "behind" in the search space. My separate post, How Google Shot Microsoft After It Took A Knife To A Gunfight, gets into the competitive aspect. Here, I'll focus on what the new features offer, to those who have been randomly selected for the test. I'll also explain how [...]

Filed in: Features: Analysis, Google: User Interface, Google: Web Search, Search Features: Query Refinement, Top News

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