Comments on: Google is out of control – 38 new search products in 70 days http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/ Internet marketing and search engine optimisation Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Web design Coventry http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-271475 Web design Coventry Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:23:54 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-271475 Thanks for this post. Very interesting. Thanks for this post. Very interesting.

]]> By: Media Street Web Design http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-218014 Media Street Web Design Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:29:50 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-218014 Google is keeping everyone who does web design or SEO on their toes this year! Google is keeping everyone who does web design or SEO on their toes this year!

]]> By: reiner http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-214526 reiner Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:24:34 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-214526 Thanks for the post Patrick Thanks for the post Patrick

]]> By: Reader Poll: Best Books on SEO | How To Get Backlinks To Your Site http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-214503 Reader Poll: Best Books on SEO | How To Get Backlinks To Your Site Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:30:49 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-214503 [...] when considering books about search engine optimization. Search engines like Google change often (38 new search products in 70 days) so one could argue that a book published in print would become outdated.  For those books that [...] [...] when considering books about search engine optimization. Search engines like Google change often (38 new search products in 70 days) so one could argue that a book published in print would become outdated.  For those books that [...]

]]> By: Bradd http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-213123 Bradd Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:12:31 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-213123 It's not just some of Google's new products that it's doing badly - some of its exiting offerings are horribly flawed as well. For example, go to 'Search settings' in the upper-right hand corner of Google.com or Google.co.uk's main screen. Check 'Use strict filtering (Filter both explicit text and explicit images)' and then 'Save Preferences'. This turns on Google's SafeSearch feature, which they say block "web pages containing explicit sexual content from appearing in search results." Now go to the main search bar and type in "how to give" and then just wait. Google gives 10 suggested search queries, almost all of which are the names of sex acts. Select any of them and click 'Google Search' - You'll likely be shown a bunch of results which 'contain explicit sexual content'. Plus, the 'Searches related to...' section at the bottom of the page will also likely be filled with explicit offerings. This problem isn't restricted to the phrase 'how to give' - type 'how to sh' (then just stop and wait for suggested results), or 'how to st', or similar. Google's spending a lot of time and energy worrying about flu trends and renewable energy and electric cars. Maybe they should be spending more time worrying about whether their basic features work as described. It’s not just some of Google’s new products that it’s doing badly – some of its exiting offerings are horribly flawed as well.

For example, go to ‘Search settings’ in the upper-right hand corner of Google.com or Google.co.uk’s main screen. Check ‘Use strict filtering (Filter both explicit text and explicit images)’ and then ‘Save Preferences’. This turns on Google’s SafeSearch feature, which they say block “web pages containing explicit sexual content from appearing in search results.”

Now go to the main search bar and type in “how to give” and then just wait. Google gives 10 suggested search queries, almost all of which are the names of sex acts.

Select any of them and click ‘Google Search’ – You’ll likely be shown a bunch of results which ‘contain explicit sexual content’. Plus, the ‘Searches related to…’ section at the bottom of the page will also likely be filled with explicit offerings.

This problem isn’t restricted to the phrase ‘how to give’ – type ‘how to sh’ (then just stop and wait for suggested results), or ‘how to st’, or similar.

Google’s spending a lot of time and energy worrying about flu trends and renewable energy and electric cars. Maybe they should be spending more time worrying about whether their basic features work as described.

]]> By: pksynths http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-212007 pksynths Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:27:48 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-212007 Hello Patrick, I agree with you on many counts but I also believe that introducing new ideas and molding them to fit into real world scenerios has it's benefits. Displaying real time results in the SERPs may not be the ideal solution at the moment but eventually real time search will have very useful applications. It's a very new concept at the moment. On a side note: Can you give some details on what you mean by "the way BT handles IP addresses". BT is a major ISP here in the UK but I havent been able to find anything related on how they handle IP addresses that causes errors in local search. Many thanks, pksynths Hello Patrick,
I agree with you on many counts but I also believe that introducing new ideas and molding them to fit into real world scenerios has it’s benefits. Displaying real time results in the SERPs may not be the ideal solution at the moment but eventually real time search will have very useful applications. It’s a very new concept at the moment.

On a side note: Can you give some details on what you mean by “the way BT handles IP addresses”. BT is a major ISP here in the UK but I havent been able to find anything related on how they handle IP addresses that causes errors in local search.

Many thanks,
pksynths

]]> By: Sachin http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-211461 Sachin Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:05:19 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-211461 Those insights are really useful. Imagine Google running a bunch of products, but unfortunately they don’t have the monopoly on everything. Quality standards should be imposed well, so that the users don’t get half cooked products. <a href="http://bestseospecialist.com/" rel="nofollow">Best SEO Specialist</a> Those insights are really useful. Imagine Google running a bunch of products, but unfortunately they don’t have the monopoly on everything. Quality standards should be imposed well, so that the users don’t get half cooked products.
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]]> By: Reader Poll: Best Books on SEO :: Mashmoney http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-211173 Reader Poll: Best Books on SEO :: Mashmoney Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:24:59 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-211173 [...] when considering books about search engine optimization. Search engines like Google change often (38 new search products in 70 days) so one could argue that a book published in print would become outdated. For those books that [...] [...] when considering books about search engine optimization. Search engines like Google change often (38 new search products in 70 days) so one could argue that a book published in print would become outdated. For those books that [...]

]]> By: shopyr http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-210678 shopyr Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:52:32 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-210678 i 'm sure Google has greatest capability and best search engeniring i ‘m sure Google has greatest capability and best search engeniring

]]> By: optic fiber patch cables http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/google-is-out-of-control-38-new-search-products-in-70-days/#comment-210587 optic fiber patch cables Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:05:43 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3424#comment-210587 well have to totally disagree agree with this blog Google are no Microsoft - they have done all the development them self and good for them to keep pushing things forward as for the local search using ip .. it fine in fact spot on, I get great results all the time well have to totally disagree agree with this blog Google are no Microsoft – they have done all the development them self and good for them to keep pushing things forward as for the local search using ip .. it fine in fact spot on, I get great results all the time

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