This week in search 11/6/09

<i>This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/This%20Week%20in%20Search">"This week in search"</a> and subscribe to the series. - Ed.<br /><br /></i>This week we brought out some new search tools for the phone and for the web. We also enhanced our universal search with a better interface for product results.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Multiple pictures of products in Universal Search</span><br />We've added multiple images to product results in <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/universal-search-best-answer-is-still.html">Universal Search</a>. On broader queries, this helps you get a sense of the range of products available to you for the query. Here's what it looks like:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiJZnNYm2Z00G-4PdcNpBWLB-7_dEM2UMXqdwGhXKaMp6i_lKNL68RzSGtXVSHCs9sYLMA-NfWwu7iBitKh797XdOb1ck3pkLEkdw1VcHHy-hajIaoDiEEIfdQAZ8lnFe4_xwvvqjBlw/s1600-h/agjgj9ggz6_30chbqh5cc_b.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiJZnNYm2Z00G-4PdcNpBWLB-7_dEM2UMXqdwGhXKaMp6i_lKNL68RzSGtXVSHCs9sYLMA-NfWwu7iBitKh797XdOb1ck3pkLEkdw1VcHHy-hajIaoDiEEIfdQAZ8lnFe4_xwvvqjBlw/s400/agjgj9ggz6_30chbqh5cc_b.bmp" /></a><br /></div><br />Example searches: <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=digital+cameras">digital cameras</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=pin+nailer">pin nailer</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&source=hp&q=glider&aq=f&aqi=g10&oq=&fp=db658cc5049dc510">glider</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=bouncy+house">bouncy house</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=outdoor+dining+set">outdoor dining set</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Search Options panel now has page previews and is live in more languages</span><br />We have added a new tool to the Search Options panel called page previews, currently available in English, Japanese and Korean. Page previews allow you to see additional text as well as an image preview of the page. This is a new way to summarize web pages that show up in the search results list. In the interest of keeping the Search Options panel interface simple, we've combined page previews with the earlier tool for longer snippets — both serve a very similar purpose and, we feel, work well together. Here you can see a screenshot of the new feature at work:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAWAdODjq-aLeoj8OP6F0WWw-1Ffs7p3RWBrt1fiLoTnIvoFpovfgqMMmz21qyXsR8kybXOjWhBVr1XLeHJltTmVF37BDB7UquChdn9ass0CiTAIUYfOPSjI5wo4AATGNyS_1NEgNEvc/s1600-h/agjgj9ggz6_31hqt36jfv_b.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAWAdODjq-aLeoj8OP6F0WWw-1Ffs7p3RWBrt1fiLoTnIvoFpovfgqMMmz21qyXsR8kybXOjWhBVr1XLeHJltTmVF37BDB7UquChdn9ass0CiTAIUYfOPSjI5wo4AATGNyS_1NEgNEvc/s400/agjgj9ggz6_31hqt36jfv_b.bmp" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />The Search Options panel is also now available in 11 new languages: Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Turkish.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Google search by voice for Nokia S60 phones in English and Mandarin Chinese</span><br />On Monday we announced that <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-search-by-voice-travels-world.html">Google search by voice is available for Nokia S60 phones in English and Mandarin Chinese</a>. The new version of <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/mobile/default/app.html">Google Mobile App</a> places a shortcut to Google search on your Nokia phone's home screen, allowing you to search using your voice or by typing. You can search for anything — from "movie times" to "fish 'n chips" to "masala dosa." And Google Mobile App shows search results in the application, so you don't have to wait for a web browser to launch to get an answer. This feature is available in both English and Mandarin Chinese.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sesame Street doodle</span><br />In honor of <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/la-peanut-butter-sandwiches.html">Sesame Street's 40th anniversary on November 10th</a>, the Google homepage has had a daily sequence of doodles created in partnership with Sesame Street around the favorite characters on the show — starting, of course, with Big Bird.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this week's new features. Stay tuned for next week!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Ben Gomes, Distinguished Engineer</span>

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This week in search 11/6/09

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This week in search 10/30/09

<i>This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.</i><br /><br />The week leading up to Halloween has brought a flood of new treats for you.<br /><br /><b>Music Search</b><br />On Wednesday, we rolled out our new music search feature, fully integrated into Google's web search. Now, when you search for a band, singer, song name, or album title, Google will recognize it and return a special music result on the top of the page. These new special music results do exactly what you want - they let you listen to the full song. To provide this feature, we have partnered with Lala and MySpace (formerly iLike) to bring you full-song streaming. That's not all, however. The real "wow" in this new music feature is that you can type in phrases of lyrics, we recognize the song - and bring you the song for full play. You can listen, verify it's the one you were looking for, and then continue on to buy the song on iMeem, iLike, Lala, Pandora, or Rhapsody.<br /><br />Example searches (singers): <a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=lady+gaga" id="nm13" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=taylor+swift&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="gd36" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=jay-z&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g6g-s1g3" id="nr67" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=jack+johnson" id="qn.v" title="Jack Johnson">Jack Johnson</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=michael+jackson&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g-p1g9" id="l.8u" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a><br />Example searches (band): <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=coldplay&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="tim-" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=tv+on+the+radio&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="u2yy" title="TV on the Radio">TV on the Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=the+killers">The Killers</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=mgmt" id="i4-8" title="MGMT">MGMT</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=the+rolling+stones&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="lops" title="Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a><div>Example searches (song): <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=sample+in+a+jar&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="dx8." title="Sample in a Jar">Sample in a Jar</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=waiting+for+the+world+to+change&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="jvlj" title="Waiting for the World to Change">Waiting for the World to Change</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=when+doves+cry&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="h_pz" title="When Doves Cry">When Doves Cry</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=all+i+want+for+christmas+is+you&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="osq2" title="All I Want for Christmas is You">All I Want for Christmas is You</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=walking+on+sunshine&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="d.xi" title="Walking on Sunshine">Walking on Sunshine</a><br />Example searches (album): <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=dark+side+of+the+moon&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="x3f4" title="Dark Side of the Moon">Dark Side of the Moon</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=achtung+baby&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10" id="olsu" title="Achtung, Baby">Achtung Baby</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=aqualung" id="ynbi" title="Aqualung">Aqualung</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=evil+urges&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g7g-s1g2" id="xjcg" title="Evil Urges">Evil Urges</a><br />Example searches (lyrics): <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=gonna+be+a+good+night+tonight&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1g-ms1g-m1g-ms2g-m3" id="az_b" title="gonna be a good night tonight">gonna be a good night tonight</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=can+feel+the+hand+of+fate" id="nk7s" title="can feel the hand of fate">can feel the hand of fate</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=lucky+we're+in+love+in+every+way&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1" id="py9t" title="lucky we're in love in every way">lucky we're in love in every way</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=take+away+this+ball+and+chain&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g4g-m5" id="vlgy" title="take away this ball and chain">take away this ball and chain</a><br /><br /><b>Social Search</b><br />On Monday, we introduced <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/introducing-google-social-search-i.html">Social Search on Google Labs and Google Experimental</a>. Social Search finds relevant content that your social circle has published and returns that content with your web search results. What defines your social circle? To use Social Search, you need to be logged in to your Google Account and opted in to the Social Search experiment. We then analyze your Gmail contacts (if you have a Gmail account) and the connections on your social networks (if you have a Google Profile and have listed public social networks like Twitter and FriendFeed). What kind of results do we find? Our Social Search results include blogs, photo albums, web pages, and reviews. This way, you not only seeing the most relevant content on the web globally, but you also see the content most relevant and personal to you.<br /><br />To try Google Social Search, go to Google Experimental and click the "Join the experiment" button pertaining to social search. Then try searching on Google for something your friends may have written about. Example searches like 'restaurant' or 'vacation' tend to occur in people's personal writings. Social Search results always occur at the bottom of the page, so scroll to the end of the page to see these results. You can also trigger Social Search results explicitly by opening the Search Options panel and clicking on 'Social'. This will cause all of your results to be from your social circle.<br /><br /><b>Similar Images on Image Search</b><br />In addition to our new features on core web search this week, we introduced a new and revolutionary way to refine image searches to our main image search functionality this week. The feature is called "Similar Images". We've had it for a while as a separate site, but it has proved so useful and interesting that we decided to make it part of our core image search. The idea here is to find an image that you like and then click the "Find similar images" link below it. This may seem simple, but think about all the complicated things you can express. For example, if I wanted a picture of a single turtle swimming, and I wanted the turtle to be headed to the left rather than the right, it would be almost impossible to express as a keyword search. Now with "Similar Images" features, I can simply do an image search for <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=turtles&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10">turtles</a>, then find an image that meets my requirements, like the seventh image on that results page, and by clicking the "Find similar images" underneath it, I get a <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=turtles&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10&imgtype=i_similar&sa=X&ei=So7sSoXBMpLmsAOE28D1Aw&ct=img-sim-l&oi=image_sil&resnum=7&tbnid=AaHhvUV38LhU0M:">page composed of solo turtles actively swimming</a>.<br /><br />Example search: <a href="http://images.google.com/images?tbnid=71swG2gR-OhOuM:&hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&tbnh=0&tbnw=0&um=1&q=jack-o-lanterns&revid=739716832&ei=mLXsSqG2H5fatAPB-9n1Aw&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=3&start=0">jack-o-lanterns</a>, then click on "Find similar images" under the fifth image to get <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&tbnh=0&tbnw=0&um=1&q=jack-o-lanterns&revid=739716832&imgtype=i_similar&sa=X&ei=p7XsSrWYE6W6tAPshdn1Aw&ct=img-sim-l&oi=image_sil&resnum=5&tbnid=KltpLc7PnS0RlM:">jack-o-lanterns lit from within in night-time settings</a><br />Example search: <a href="http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=birthday+hat&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g5g-m5&start=0">birthday hat</a>, then click on "Find similar images" under the second image to get <a href="http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&q=birthday+hat&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g5g-m5&imgtype=i_similar&sa=X&ei=TbPsSrHMGZ3OswPwzu31Aw&ct=img-sim-l&oi=image_sil&resnum=2&tbnid=-8pV4iqQrRUorM:">multi-colored birthday hats</a><br />Example search: <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&um=1&sa=1&q=peacock&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10&start=0">peacock</a>, then select "Find similar images" on the third image to get <a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&um=1&q=peacock&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10&imgtype=i_similar&sa=X&ei=KrXsSpGLHpfatAPB-9n1Aw&ct=img-sim-l&oi=image_sil&resnum=3&tbnid=71swG2gR-OhOuM:">white peacocks with their feathers displayed</a><br /><br /><b>Personalized Search on Mobile</b><br />This week we also introduced personalized search for the mobile phone. Personalized search has been available on our website for some time. Now, when you are logged in on your phone, you get the same personalized search results on your mobile phone as well.<br /><br /><b>Google Suggest now global</b><br />Internationally, we also rolled out Google Suggest on our search results pages. Now, the helpful suggestions that you see when you begin typing on our homepage and results page are available on 156 country domains and in 52 more languages.<br /><br />And to wish you a Happy Halloween, trick-or-treat us by visiting the homepage (<a href="http://www.google.com/">www.google.com</a>) today and clicking on the Google logo.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this week's features. Stay tuned for what's next!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience</span></div>

This week in search 10/30/09

This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.The week leading up to Halloween…

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This week in search 10/24/09

<i>This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.</i><br /><br /><b>Twitter</b><br />On Wednesday, we announced our <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/rt-google-tweets-and-updates-and-search.html">newly-formed partnership with Twitter</a>. This will help Google users find more up-to-the-minute, real-time data in the search results. We will be including tweets in our search results and bringing them to you when they are most relevant, and we will also be building a real-time search that includes Twitter and other providers. This week's announcement is just the beginning of our collaboration; stay tuned for upcoming products and features that focus on real-time search.<br /><br /><b>Social Search demo</b><br />At the Web 2.0 conference this week, we demonstrated a new product called Social Search. Due to the ever-increasing popularity of social networks, we've been thinking about how your social network could influence and improve your search results. Social Search does just that by surfacing content in your search results that is written by your friends or people you follow. That way, you get the best resources from the web overall, plus the best results (blogs, reviews, travelogues) that are relevant to you, since they were written by people you know. Social Search will be launching soon on Google Experimental and Google Labs. <br /><br /><b>Recommendations in Google Reader</b><br />This week, we also launched <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/reading-gets-personal-with-popular.html">recommendations in Google Reader</a>. This may seem far from search, but it is actually built using technology pioneered in search. The personalized ranking piece uses some of the same techniques as personalized search. The "Popular items" piece builds on our <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en&type=gadgets&url=www.google.com/ig/modules/pop/pop.xml">"What's Popular"</a> gadget from iGoogle. We're very proud of both of these features, as we think they represent an interesting application of search that will help users more easily find content that they want to read.<br /><br /><b>New look-and-feel on maps</b><br />We have updated the way that maps render on Google Maps, and it is our biggest change in almost 5 years. The changes are subtle but significant. The blog post with the announcement has some very interesting <a href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/evolving-look-of-google-maps.html">before and after examples</a>. The impetus of this change is to improve usability and readability and literally help people find where they are going faster — our goal both on the web with search, and in the physical world with maps.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this week's features. Stay tuned for what's next!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience</span>

This week in search 10/24/09

This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.TwitterOn Wednesday, we announce…

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This week in search 10/16/09

<span style="font-style:italic;">This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/This%20Week%20in%20Search">This week in search</a>" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.</span><br /><br />This week, we made a few improvements to help webmasters better understand how their pages interact with Google search. Here's an overview:<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Fetch as Googlebot</span><br />As a webmaster, have you ever wondered what Google "sees" when we visit your site? Our understanding of your web page affects which searches your page is returned for and its relevance rank. New this week, we're providing a tool as part of our Webmaster Tools Lab that lets you to <a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/10/fetch-as-googlebot-and-malware-details.html">see what Googlebot sees</a> in the hope that this will help site owners better understand why we think your pages are relevant, and to what. We think this can help webmasters design pages that are easier for Googlebot to understand, and more importantly, easier for users to understand.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Malware details</span><br />You may occasionally see on Google a notice that says "This site may harm your computer." We place this warning in search result snippets when we see signals that a particular web page may be spreading malware. Webmasters occasionally will see this warning on one of their pages that wasn't intended to be malicious. This is because sometimes your site could be distributing malware — and you might not even know it or be able to easily find it. <a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/10/fetch-as-googlebot-and-malware-details.html">Malware details</a> is designed to help webmasters track down what on their site is triggering this label and clear the problem — thus, making their page (and the web) safer for users.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this week's features. Stay tuned for what's next!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience</span>

This week in search 10/16/09

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This week in search 10/9/09

<span style="font-style:italic;">This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/This%20Week%20in%20Search">This week in search</a>" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.</span><br /><br />This week we made many small improvements to the functionality and usability of our search results. Here's an overview:<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Quick, in-browser viewing of Google Docs</span><br />We've incorporated the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/quickly-view-formatted-pdfs-in-your.html">"Gview" tool from Google Docs on search results</a>. Instead of the old "View as HTML" view, PDFs on search results now have a "Quick View" link that shows you Gview's image-rendered version, which preserves tables and graphics from the document. This means you can view PDF documents quickly and easily right in your browser.<br />Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=1099&aq=f&oq=&aqi=">1099</a>] (note the "Quick view" links on the first two results)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">An improved interface for local information in web search</span><br />We changed our interface for local business information when it occurs in search results. It's now much more readable (larger fonts) and friendlier to use (easier to click on just what you want).<div>Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=pizza+palo+alto&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g2g-m8">pizza palo alto</a>]<br /><br />Here are before and after shots for the search [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=bakeries+san+francisco&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=">bakeries san francisco</a>]:<div><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuvtNARTaltHo0x012mg1R2tP5VRq_vNy55dOR4-gtbnQn6nRC4HubFSd3_CaLpH1ES1DuoXEYkDwhmkW95j3OzTtaBv-wImguxt0DRqudL-6BzAVT9OQCF0E98ujwSY237wk3NVG24No/s1600/bakeries+before.png"><img border="1" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuvtNARTaltHo0x012mg1R2tP5VRq_vNy55dOR4-gtbnQn6nRC4HubFSd3_CaLpH1ES1DuoXEYkDwhmkW95j3OzTtaBv-wImguxt0DRqudL-6BzAVT9OQCF0E98ujwSY237wk3NVG24No/s1600/bakeries+before.png" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGckUs6wOFefLbpMvCrPJVRGwlaUDPCfQPIA1UQfhErbwNrLCsMXefgGIvPJXTbZRepqw9AR7CZ7xiX1X-P37ofP3MoeGuajbBYZA5V2h_8u2z_MQ5AdSlsOu-VTEKbm_sNUzTTxSSBP4/s1600-h/bakeries+after.png"><img height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGckUs6wOFefLbpMvCrPJVRGwlaUDPCfQPIA1UQfhErbwNrLCsMXefgGIvPJXTbZRepqw9AR7CZ7xiX1X-P37ofP3MoeGuajbBYZA5V2h_8u2z_MQ5AdSlsOu-VTEKbm_sNUzTTxSSBP4/s1600/bakeries+after.png" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <!--END MAPS TABLE--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Click on either image for a larger version</span></span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Access to multiple providers in weather results</span><br />We also changed the interface for our weather results when they occur in web search. Now you'll see an array of different weather providers to choose from, including The Weather Channel, Weatherunderground and AccuWeather, if you want more detailed weather information. This way, you get the weather information you need, in the layout you prefer, from the service you choose.<br />Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=washington+dc+weather&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g-p1g9">washington dc weather</a>]<br /><br />And here are before and after shots for the search [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=weather">weather</a>] (when done from the <a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=Google%20Inc.@37.423156,-122.084917&hl=en">Googleplex</a>, since the location is auto-detected):<br /><!--WEATHER TABLE --><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI56juSk8mUJ0Nu1-dRfxuzmKjgBmRWMD6DgFpupO8nHcsISjiEiUJThyyW8yaoJSdyArrVWSd57YLcd2EMoUsDTlczFNJrzv72BjRo5Jukcj2MU_34Uv2xyPFAmm-s4yvIUoSrLL324uS/s400/weather+before.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI56juSk8mUJ0Nu1-dRfxuzmKjgBmRWMD6DgFpupO8nHcsISjiEiUJThyyW8yaoJSdyArrVWSd57YLcd2EMoUsDTlczFNJrzv72BjRo5Jukcj2MU_34Uv2xyPFAmm-s4yvIUoSrLL324uS/s1600/weather+before.png" width="250" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Iw068F6xMT_Rh0tzENVbC2fEpY8yK-gM5VI21HSxo4wxd1CoGRX4A9ZCOZHNow5it3cWiyKkiEu0douf0wBFUFN-1ThVqnr1x8w1iMqsP4DdgPFoti8Dreal6TFyP1f6L3dgEsPXO2nj/s400/weather+after.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Iw068F6xMT_Rh0tzENVbC2fEpY8yK-gM5VI21HSxo4wxd1CoGRX4A9ZCOZHNow5it3cWiyKkiEu0douf0wBFUFN-1ThVqnr1x8w1iMqsP4DdgPFoti8Dreal6TFyP1f6L3dgEsPXO2nj/s400/weather+after.png" width="250" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><!-- END WEATHER TABLE --><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click on either image for a larger version</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Public service information for searches related to poison control</span><br />While it's relatively infrequent, people do occasionally turn to Google during medical emergencies. Our goal in these cases is to get our users the help they need as quickly as possible. As of this week, searches related to [poison control] trigger a special result with the phone number for the poison control hotline.</div><div>Example searches: [<a href="http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&source=hp&q=poison+control&aq=1p&aqi=g-p2g8&oq=pois&fp=7d15299a959dbb33">poison control</a>], [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US306&hs=ReR&q=first+aid+bleach+poisoning&aq=f&oq=&aqi=">first aid bleach poisoning</a>]<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Search options panel for mobile</span><br />This week on mobile search, we added a Search Options panel so now you can get all of the same slice-and-dice functionality you have from your desktop when you search the web on your phone. Try doing a search from your phone and you will see an "Options" link on the righthand side above the results. Click on it and you see the same panel that you are accustomed to on search from your desktop.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Crawling AJAX</span><br />We also made an exciting announcement this week about <a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/10/proposal-for-making-ajax-crawlable.html">making AJAX crawlable</a>. Web applications are becoming increasingly popular, but much of what is contained with a web application is usually inaccessible to our crawlers and thus can't be found in our search. Our team has been busy working on techniques for how to crawl AJAX. This announcement just represents the start, as it's currently in the prototype phase, but it does demonstrate that we are constantly working on how to improve search — our features, ranking, and, in this case, our comprehensiveness. We're always very excited to include new content in our search to make our results even better.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this week's features. Stay tuned for what's next!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User Experience</span></div></div>

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This week in search 10/9/09

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This week in search 10/2/09

<i>This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.</i><br /><br />At Google, we're completely committed to the needs of our users. This is one reason we make constant changes to the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS319US319&defl=en&q=define:User+Experience+&ei=Ek_GSruBAo6gswP9nJiiBQ&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title">user experience</a> — so you have a better search experience. Some of the changes are larger features like our <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-search-options-and-other-updates.html">Search Options</a>; some are small visual refinements, like our <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/now-s-u-p-e-r-sized.html">larger search box</a>. Starting today, we'll post a story each Friday that showcases some of the user experience updates we've made to our search in the past week, complete with example searches, and how and where to see the improvements. This way, loyal search aficionados can see and experiment with all of updates in one easy-to-access place.<br /><br /><b>Hot Trends highlighted on results page</b><br />Have you ever wondered how many people query [tsunami] or [samoa] right after they read about it in the news, or are you the only one looking? For years, <a href="http://www.google.com/trends">Google Trends</a> has let you search an aggregation of what other people are searching for. Now we're taking that concept to the results page and showcasing fast-rising terms with a graph at the bottom of the page. To see it, try one of these searches and scroll to the bottom:<br /><br />Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US304&q=olympic+bid&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10">olympic bid</a>]<br />The queries here are rather fleeting by nature — one minute they're hot; the next, cold. (Apologies if [olympic bid] no longer shows this off.) The easiest way to be sure to see this feature is try one of the searches from our <a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?sa=X">Hot Trends</a> page. You'll see the hot trend featured at the bottom of the search results page, highlighted with a graph.<br /><br /><b>New tools in Search Options</b><br />We've just added a host of new tools in our Search Options panel. To view the Search Options, do a search, find "Web" in the top blue bar, and click on the "+ Search Options" link to the right of it. A navigation bar on the left side of the screen will appear. We launched Search Options back in May, but this week we're adding a <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/refine-your-search-results-with-new.html">set of new and exciting features</a>. Among them:<br /><br /><i>Better way to shop and research products</i><br />Have you ever found that your search sometimes feels too commercial when you're just starting to think of buying? Or maybe you've experienced the opposite, where you can't find an online store to buy something despite your best attempts. We've just introduced a way for you to control the number of stores you see in your results.<br /><br />Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=flip%20camera">flip camera</a>] <div>Click on the link in Search Options that says "Fewer shopping sites" and you'll see mostly reviews and technical specifications. When you're ready to buy, click on the link in Search Options that says "More shopping sites." You'll see mostly stores listed, and the results even note the prices and specific products right on that page.<br /><br /><i>Learning from history</i><br />If you use personalized search and web history, it's now easier for you to see which of the search results you have visited already and which you haven't.<br /><br />Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=youtube">youtube</a>] </div><div>With the Search Options panel open and while you're signed in to Google (look for your user name in the upper righthand corner), click on the "Visited Pages" tool. Your results will then show only pages you've visited that contain the term 'YouTube.' Now, click on the tool "Not yet visited" where you will see only pages you haven't yet seen that contain 'YouTube.'<br /><br /><i>Keeping up with time</i><br />The Search Options panel has always helped users search over time, but now there are two new features that help you do this even more flexibly: "Past hour" and "Specific date range."<br /><br />Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=obama">obama</a>] </div><div>Click on the "Past hour" link and you'll see all the recent news and web pages published in the past hour on [obama].<br /><br />Example search: [<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=michael+jordan">michael jordan</a>] </div><div>Now click on "Specific date range" and try the period surrounding Jordan's last championship (5/1/98 through 7/31/98), and you'll see all the press from the Chicago Bulls' win and various articles covering him that summer.<br /><br /><b>Personalized Suggest now on Mobile</b><br />Finally, here's a fun tidbit that bridges web search on the desktop to web search on mobile. New this week, Google Suggest (the suggested queries that appear below the search box as you type) on your mobile phone is personalized, based on searches from your desktop. This feature only applies when you are signed in to your Google account, and only for searches done while you are signed in. We think this small feature is significant because it enables you to easily migrate your search tasks from the desktop to your phone. It's also one of the first instances in which your desktop search usage can improve your mobile search experience, and vice versa.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this week's features. Stay tuned for what's next!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience</span></div>

This week in search 10/2/09

This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.At Google, we're completely comm…

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