Google: Suggest

Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic content

Google hopes to improve by better surfacing authoritative content and enlisting feedback about suggested searches and Featured Snippets...

Danny Sullivan | Apr 25, 2017 at 10:00 am ET

Google is testing a new way to report offensive Autocomplete suggestions

Feedback tool is currently in limited testing, but company hopes to launch it worldwide...

Matt McGee | Feb 9, 2017 at 2:32 pm ET

Google studying ways to deal with offensive search suggestions & results

Facing criticism over "fake news," inappropriate search suggestions and more, the search company is looking for long-term and comprehensive...

Danny Sullivan | Dec 16, 2016 at 8:54 pm ET

Google: Autocomplete does not favor any candidate or cause

Google's communications team and Matt Cutts come out to call the allegations that Google altered their search suggestions in favor of Hillary...

Barry Schwartz | Jun 10, 2016 at 3:49 pm ET

Google says it’s not deliberately filtering “Crooked Hillary” suggested search to favor Clinton

Google offers an autocomplete suggestion of "Lying Ted" for "lying" but fails to do something similar for Clinton, raising...

Danny Sullivan | Jun 4, 2016 at 2:00 am ET

Most Googled Products On The Planet In One Epic Map

What do people search for most around the world, and how can this help you in your own keyword research? Columnist Larry Kim...

Larry Kim | Jul 16, 2015 at 11:03 am ET

The Evolution Of SEO Trends Over 25 Years

Columnist Thomas Stern invites you to take a trip through the history of search engine optimization as we know it, as well as a brief glimpse...

Thomas Stern | Jun 24, 2015 at 11:31 am ET

Play The Google Feud Game & I Bet You’ll Lose

Google Feud adapts the popular game show, Family Feud, by using Google Auto Complete...

Barry Schwartz | Mar 17, 2015 at 7:41 am ET

Google Removes “How Can I Join ISIS” Autosuggestion

Google doesn't want you to join ISIS, drops the autosuggest after BBC News notifies them of the Google Suggest...

Barry Schwartz | Feb 6, 2015 at 9:04 am ET

Using Autocomplete To Hijack Local Search Results & Improve Online Reputation

Google is constantly refining its search engine algorithm in an effort to root out spam and improve the search experience for users. Over the...

Chris Silver Smith | Aug 11, 2014 at 8:10 am ET

The Feature Google Killed The + Command For — Direct Connect — Is Now Dead

Cast your mind back to November 2011, only a few months after the launch of Google+. That’s when Google made one of its biggest...

Danny Sullivan | Jun 20, 2014 at 9:00 am ET

Google Testing I’m Feeling Lucky Search Button Within Search Suggestions Drop Down

A reader sent us a screen shot of Google testing displaying the Google Search and I’m Feeling Lucky search buttons within the search...

Barry Schwartz | Mar 13, 2014 at 11:08 am ET

Google In Trouble Again Over Racist Search Suggestions In UK

Is Google Suggest (autocomplete) simply a mirror held up to society; or is it a product that needs to be censored and regulated to protect us...

Greg Sterling | Feb 11, 2014 at 12:49 pm ET

Are Google Searches The Best Way To Highlight Discrimination Against Women?

The United Nations is continuing its admirable and proper work of highlighting discrimination against women around the world; but, is using...

Matt McGee | Oct 23, 2013 at 7:58 am ET

Mississippi Attorney General To Subpoena Google For Illegal Sale Of Prescription Drugs

Mississippi attorney general Jim Hood will subpoena Google records and emails to determine if Google facilitated the sale of drugs without a...

Amy Gesenhues | Jun 20, 2013 at 2:03 pm ET

Tokyo Court Orders Google To Alter Search Suggestions & Pay Fines

AFP reports a Japan court has ruled Google to alter the search suggestions and fined Google 300,000 yen ($3,100). The Tokyo District Court ruled...

Barry Schwartz | Apr 17, 2013 at 4:41 pm ET

Google Faces Autocomplete Lawsuit From Former First Lady Of Germany

Google may be in trouble again over the automated suggestions that its Autocomplete feature provides to searchers. According to the German...

Matt McGee | Sep 7, 2012 at 7:24 pm ET

How Google Autocomplete Can Affect Your Brand’s SEO & ORM Strategy

Have you ever typed a company name into Google and been instantly greeted with words like ‘scam’ or ‘complaints’ by Google Autocomplete?...

Brian Patterson | Aug 27, 2012 at 11:29 am ET

Google Make Deal With French Anti-Racism Groups Over ‘Jew’ Search Suggestions

Google in deal with French groups over ‘Jew’ suggestion via the AFP reports Google has made a deal with several French anti-racism...

Barry Schwartz | Jun 28, 2012 at 5:02 pm ET

In Japan, Google Ordered To Remove Some Autocomplete Suggestions

The Japan Times reports Google has been ordered to turn off its Autocomplete search suggestion feature in Japan after being sued over some of...

Barry Schwartz | Mar 26, 2012 at 9:37 am ET