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How Google Instant’s Autocomplete Suggestions Work
Apr 6th
It’s a well known feature of Google. Start typing in a search, and Google offers suggestions before you’ve even finished typing. But how does Google come up with those suggestions? When does Google remove some suggestions? When does Google decide not to interfere? Come along for some…
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Google Forced to Tweak Instant Suggestions in Italy
Apr 6th
Yesterday I talked about the legal battle Google lost in Switzerland. That legal action is mandating that Google Street View do so much manual editing that continuing that project’s Swiss division simply isn’t feasible. However, it’s just one of the many legal battles that Google is fighting all over Europe. Another major loss happened on April 5th when Google was ordered to censor the content of their Google Instant search suggestions.
For those who haven’t been paying attention to Google development over the last few months, Instant is the HTML 5 feature that gives you “results before you type.” When you type in just the first few words of a query, Google will look at the associated phrases that are search for frequently and will, instantly, provide those results on your page. The issue in Italy came from an individual who was unhappy with the autocomplete suggestions on his name – which implied that he was a con man.
The Italian court determined that Google was responsible for any libelous accusations, even if indirect, since the autocomplete results are seen as content generated by Google, “although through an automated means.” As support for this case, the plaintiff’s legal team demonstrated that Google does censor its results in other instances, including when copywritten or offensive material is included.
This court order doesn’t mandate that Google start censoring the Instant suggestions for every possible name, but it does open the door for similar legal actions. This could mean a long and irksome road for the company unless an automated complaint tool or similar solution is implemented.
[via ZD Net]
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Google Forced to Tweak Instant Suggestions in Italy
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Google Must Censor Google Instant In Italy For Derogatory Suggestions
Apr 5th
ZDNet UK reports the Court of Milan has ruled that Google has to filter the auto-completions that Google Instant provides in Italy. The issue is that someone was searching for a particular name and Google offered search completions for the name with con man or fraud. The individual sued forcing…
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‘Scam’ Keyword Suggestions Vanish from Google Autocomplete
Mar 30th
Google’s autocomplete feature no longer contains the word scam. The autocomplete feature offers results based off search volumes (i.e., if you’re seeing something suggested, it is being heavily searched for). However, search queries containing the word “scam” are now filtered out, forcing users to type in scam for themselves rather than see it offered as a top suggestion.
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Google Suggestions, Google Instant, and Google Local Search: SEO 2.0 – The Faster Times
Mar 19th
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Google Suggestions, Google Instant, and Google Local Search: SEO 2.0
The Faster Times Is Google Instant search is going to kill SEO? No. Like all good strategies, they change over time. Anthony Coleman acknowledges that our generation is the ADHD Generation, so adapt or die off. Instant has made a big impact. … Google's Farmer Update: 5 SEO Tips You Need Now SEO Case Study: One Store's Struggle with Google Updates Ignore SEO, just produce good content |
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Seven suggestions on Successful Blending of Web Content Writing with SEO – Live-PR.com (press release)
Mar 17th
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Seven suggestions on Successful Blending of Web Content Writing with SEO
Live-PR.com (press release) 17.03.2011 05:28:39 Blending SEO with web content writing is an art that only few excel in. Writing SEO enriched web page content is entirely different from article, blog, and other forms of writing. Your web page content is the mirror of your company … Top 4 Reasons to Abandon SEO Seo Service Made Easy Local SEO Tips For Your Site |
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Google To EU: We’re Always Open To Algorithm Suggestions
Feb 7th
Yes, Google might consider changing its ranking algorithm in response to an EU anti-trust investigation. However, that would fit in with Google’s general practice of changing its algorithm on a regular basis in response to anything the company thinks will improve its results. According to the…
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Google Suggestions Get Localized For Countries Around The World, News Alerts Improved
Oct 25th
The Google Blog announced a few new features for Google search this week. First, they confirmed the realtime counter we reported earlier last week. Second, local search suggestions are now for cities around the world, not just in the US. Finally, Google Alerts for news based alerts is now improved.
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