Comments on: Searchers Trust Google’s Rank Above Abstracts In Search Results http://searchengineland.com/searchers-trust-googles-rank-above-abstracts-in-search-results-12029 Search Engine Land: Must Read News About Search Marketing & Search Engines Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:39:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Adam Audette http://searchengineland.com/searchers-trust-googles-rank-above-abstracts-in-search-results-12029/comment-page-1#comment-3692 Adam Audette Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:08:15 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/searchers-trust-googles-rank-above-abstracts-in-search-results-12029.php#comment-3692 Something important to point out here: "Acknowledgments "Google Inc. provided partial funding for this research." "Authors "Laura Granka is a User Experience Researcher at Google, Inc. She studies user behaviors in online search and uses eyetracking to build a comprehensive understanding of the search experience." Another nice example of Google leveraging higher education to build a better search engine. (Not to mention leveraging PR to build brand trust.) Something important to point out here:

“Acknowledgments

“Google Inc. provided partial funding for this research.”

“Authors

“Laura Granka is a User Experience Researcher at Google, Inc. She studies user behaviors in online search and uses eyetracking to build a comprehensive understanding of the search experience.”

Another nice example of Google leveraging higher education to build a better search engine. (Not to mention leveraging PR to build brand trust.)

]]> By: BradleyH http://searchengineland.com/searchers-trust-googles-rank-above-abstracts-in-search-results-12029/comment-page-1#comment-3691 BradleyH Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:00:13 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/searchers-trust-googles-rank-above-abstracts-in-search-results-12029.php#comment-3691 This comes as no surprise to me. I've noticed anecdotally that often people place trust in high ranking pages and assume relevance. The "filthy linking rich" outcome follows naturally as a result. Another reason to pull traffic from sources other than search engines. Interesting stuff.. This comes as no surprise to me. I’ve noticed anecdotally that often people place trust in high ranking pages and assume relevance. The “filthy linking rich” outcome follows naturally as a result.

Another reason to pull traffic from sources other than search engines.

Interesting stuff..

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