Google users will now be able to see personalised search results including their friends and apps, thanks to Googleââ¬â¢s ââ¬ËYour Worldââ¬â¢ option.
New services will incorporate results from a userââ¬â¢s friends and profile in the social network Google+, as well as people, pages and profiles in a userââ¬â¢s network or adjacent to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9TTBxarbs&feature=player_embedded
The service will only work if a user is signed in to their Google account, and a new button on the search results page will allow people to toggle between results from the web and from what Google is calling ââ¬ÅYour Worldââ¬Â.
Writing in a blog post, Google Fellow Amit Singhal wrote that ââ¬ÅSearch is still limited to a universe of webpages created publicly, mostly by people youââ¬â¢ve never met. Today, weââ¬â¢re changing that by bringing your world, rich with people and information, into searchââ¬Â.
He added that ââ¬ÅThese wonderful people and this rich personal content is currently missing from your search experience. You should also be able to find your own stuff on the web, the people you know and things theyââ¬â¢ve shared with you, as well as the people you donââ¬â¢t know but might want to... all from one search box.ââ¬Â
Singhal said that the change was ââ¬Åtransforming Google into a search engine that understands not only content, but also people and relationshipsââ¬Â.
The moves build on Googleââ¬â¢s existing ââ¬Ësocial searchââ¬â¢ feature by adding the contents of Google+, including photos and posts. Search results will easily be added to Google+, too. Similarly, new searches for topics will lead to prominent people who frequently discuss such matters on Google+.
Singhal wrote that ââ¬ÅSearch plus Your World will become available over the next few days to people who are signed in and searching on https://www.google.com in Englishââ¬Â.
Source: http://www.telegraph...h-personal.html
Question: Will you use this new option? Why or why not?
New services will incorporate results from a userââ¬â¢s friends and profile in the social network Google+, as well as people, pages and profiles in a userââ¬â¢s network or adjacent to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9TTBxarbs&feature=player_embedded
The service will only work if a user is signed in to their Google account, and a new button on the search results page will allow people to toggle between results from the web and from what Google is calling ââ¬ÅYour Worldââ¬Â.
Writing in a blog post, Google Fellow Amit Singhal wrote that ââ¬ÅSearch is still limited to a universe of webpages created publicly, mostly by people youââ¬â¢ve never met. Today, weââ¬â¢re changing that by bringing your world, rich with people and information, into searchââ¬Â.
He added that ââ¬ÅThese wonderful people and this rich personal content is currently missing from your search experience. You should also be able to find your own stuff on the web, the people you know and things theyââ¬â¢ve shared with you, as well as the people you donââ¬â¢t know but might want to... all from one search box.ââ¬Â
Singhal said that the change was ââ¬Åtransforming Google into a search engine that understands not only content, but also people and relationshipsââ¬Â.
The moves build on Googleââ¬â¢s existing ââ¬Ësocial searchââ¬â¢ feature by adding the contents of Google+, including photos and posts. Search results will easily be added to Google+, too. Similarly, new searches for topics will lead to prominent people who frequently discuss such matters on Google+.
Singhal wrote that ââ¬ÅSearch plus Your World will become available over the next few days to people who are signed in and searching on https://www.google.com in Englishââ¬Â.
Source: http://www.telegraph...h-personal.html
Question: Will you use this new option? Why or why not?
