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Re: Google Posts

#61

Post by ptrincr » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 8:34 AM UTC

Google already does something a little like this with Google plus pages. Let's say someone google's for my website name, and I have a Google plus page associated with it. If I have recently posted new content on my Google plus page, this post is displayed in the top right hand side of the Google search results.

I wonder if these new posts will appear in the same place or actually embedded in the main results.

Re: Google Posts

#62

Post by elcapitan » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 8:54 AM UTC

"I am Hillary Clinton, and I approve this search result."

Re: Google Posts

#63

Post by msoad » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:02 AM UTC

Is Google building a version of Facebook news feed in Google Now?! For many people Facebook is for getting updates from their news source and use less social material

Re: Google Posts

#64

Post by Kiro » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:07 AM UTC

dublinben wrote: post #16

lukegb wrote: post #10

Some examples of these seem to be: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hillary+issues https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bernie+issues I'm referring to the postings with the photo and the checkmark and the "On Google" text, not the ones pulled from news sources, like the ones for "trump issues"

I'm thrilled to report that uBlock Origin completely strips out this spam on the search results page. I was worried that it might take some time to filter out this noise from the search results page, but apparently not!

So uBlock is actually blocking a site's own content? I've heard a lot about false positives but this takes the price.

Re: Google Posts

#65

Post by chippy » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:08 AM UTC

hobarrera wrote: post #59

So... Twitter?

without the opposing views, trolls, abuse, other points of view, memes, snide remarks, outrage, support and morsels of truth and without a Safety Council, perhaps, yes like Twitter.

Re: Google Posts

#66

Post by chippy » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:09 AM UTC

Dowwie wrote: post #41

this is like having a real time stream of every psychological profile in the DSM Thanks, Google, but I need more space, not less, from this madness

I believe it's a voluntary service, not mandatory.... currently.

Re: Google Posts

#67

Post by chippy » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:11 AM UTC

drubenstein wrote: post #42

This seems like a bad idea in that it allows the powerful to completely control the messages that are affiliated with them. Suppose celebrity x does wrong to a regular citizen, and they have Google posts at their disposal while Jane Smith does not. On the other hand, this seems like something Rick Santorum might have been grateful for.

I can imagine the popular, rich and powerful to love it. Imagine avoiding all the abuse, threats, snide remarks, witty rebuttals, imaginative memes and uncomfortable truths that Twitter gives them as a platform. People want something more sanitized as a platform. It's quite an interesting development.

Re: Google Posts

#68

Post by camillomiller » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:41 AM UTC

franze wrote: post #58

dgacmu wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or it could be a desire to provide maximally relevant search results. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, Dr. Freud. Not-a-disclaimer: I'm spending the year at Google (as a visiting scientist; I don't own stock and have no financial interest in its success). You might be surprised by how strong the desire is to do the right thing by users and make it easy for them to find what they're looking for. There's not always a…

"Gut gemeint ist das Gegenteil von gut!" German saying! Even with the right motive, you can make - in Googles case: systematic - wrong decisions.

"Hell is paved with good intentions"

1600 Mystic John Ray, later repurposed by Karl Marx.

Re: Google Posts

#69

Post by benjaminjosephw » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:41 AM UTC

It is scary how much power and influence Google now have in setting the agenda for public discourse. When this opens up to other "prominent figures and organizations", it will be at Google's discretion who is worthy of the public's attention and which issues and areas will get this treatment.

This seems a step beyond simply organising the world’s information. Even if it's with the best intentions, the fact is that they will have a significantly influence on the discourse itself.

Re: Google Posts

#70

Post by leereeves » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 9:47 AM UTC

Kiro wrote: post #64

dublinben wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm thrilled to report that uBlock Origin completely strips out this spam on the search results page. I was worried that it might take some time to filter out this noise from the search results page, but apparently not!

So uBlock is actually blocking a site's own content? I've heard a lot about false positives but this takes the price.

I'm using uBlock Origin and still see these.