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Re: Putting "Search" into Google yields a surprising result

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Post by solipsist »

rkalla wrote: post #30

Incase the result gets changed, here is the search result page (Bing is #1) http://i.imgscalr.com/kmPbJfLoV.png

Not that you may care, but posting photos of Google search result pages is now a dangerous thing and comes with a bunch of privacy concerns.

Search result pages are personalized based on your previous searches and location. Simply from the image we can tell where you live (even if it didn't say so explicitly in the left tool bar).

Re: Putting "Search" into Google yields a surprising result

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Post by MikeCapone »

uxp wrote: post #76
ja2ke wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Side note: With results-as-you-type now being the default even from the Google front page, isn't "I'm feeling lucky" a totally vestigial button at this point?

Another non-cited story I've heard is an A/B test, or similar, was once done where they removed the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button from the front page, and an overwhelming number of users said they did not like the solitary search button. Having both gave the users a sense of choice, even though (as the story goes), "I'm feeling lucky" is used by only a small fraction of a percent of users.

I agree that it looks better with two buttons, though I can't quite articulate why.

Re: Putting "Search" into Google yields a surprising result

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Post by parfe »

esrauch wrote: post #61
a1k0n wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ha, altavista.com is just a Yahoo! search box.

Wait, isn't Yahoo! just a Bing search box?

As of a couple months ago when I asked this question in relation to duckduckgo.com: Yahoo's primary search page uses Bing, but yahoos API search features still use Yahoo's old system. At some point in the future Yahoo will move the api to use Bing as well. No idea if that time has come and gone.

Re: Putting "Search" into Google yields a surprising result

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Post by mulletbum »

uxp wrote: post #76
ja2ke wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Side note: With results-as-you-type now being the default even from the Google front page, isn't "I'm feeling lucky" a totally vestigial button at this point?

Another non-cited story I've heard is an A/B test, or similar, was once done where they removed the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button from the front page, and an overwhelming number of users said they did not like the solitary search button. Having both gave the users a sense of choice, even though (as the story goes), "I'm feeling lucky" is used by only a small fraction of a percent of users.

I've heard this as well. Can't remember where from.

Re: Putting "Search" into Google yields a surprising result

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Post by MikeCapone »

mahmud wrote: post #73
js2 wrote: post #29

A few years back, Sergey and Larry were on NPR's Fresh Air. At one point in the interview, Terry Gross says "I tried searching for 'Google' by putting 'Google' into the search box and clicking I'm Feeling Lucky, but it didn't seem to do anything." Larry tries to explain what happened, but it seemed to go over Terry's head. At one point during the explanation I think Sergey mentioned recursion, and Terry asks "Recur-w…

Wow, when I read Terry's name I could immediately hear her voice. But for the life of me I can't imagine what she looks like. But for Serge & Larry, I can't imagine what they sound like at all, though I "see" their faces.

Larry has one of the most recognizable voices on the planet, in my opinion. He's probably tied with Tom waits.
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