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Google Personalized allows users to preselect areas of interest and then, once the results are in, to adjust a "slider" bar at the top of the page to make certain "personalized" results rise to the top.
http://labs.google.com/personalized/
I personally feel that for people that don't do much searching for lots of diffrent things then it will be cool, but for us folks that do a LOT of searching for god only know. I don't think I'd like it or use it.
From what it looks like, you don't HAVE to create a profile. So for people like us, we wouldn't have the restrictions.
I'm wondering how refined the results will be. There is a lot of stuff that show up under terms that do not typically relate to the search. I don't know how many times I've searched for something and found porn, herbal products and/or music (not all of it at one time) somewhere in the info that was returned.
Do you see this as a blessing or a curse?
My best,
GA
Honestly a curse. There are enough places out there to search and I really don't see us all running to each and everyone to search with their site. I use google, and sometimes yahoo. I think they should just worry with making their searches work better and stop with the whole we have to create some profile crap.
This weekend I was looking for wheelchairs for my mom becaus she's having sergery this week on her foot. I kept getting porn in the mix. Why I ask You WHY! lol
handicapped people need porn too
google also came up with froogle
personalized searches and local directories are supposed to be the future of search engines, I have even seen articles that say ebay will be on top of the s.e. market in a years time since they have amazing results in these two technologies.
IMHO, I think google's personalized search is a bit basic to bother. Maybe after it grows up a bit, maybe if it starts learning from your search habits...but that is years away!
cheers!
Luke
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handicapped people need porn too
LMAO ... you're a sick puppy:fracais: