| Google offers custom search |
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| Written by NetGuide Contributor | |||||
| Friday, 21 November 2008 | |||||
 Google is unveiling a new feature enabling users to customise their search results by re-ranking, deleting, adding and commenting on Web search results.
The new feature is designed to give users greater control over the results they see on www.google.co.nz If they think a lower ranked result is more useful, they can promote it to the top, delete a result they’re not interested in, or comment on results. Users can see the changes they make whenever they do the same searches while signed in to their Google Account, or until they decide to undo them. The changes they make only affect their own search results. There will also be a public page where they can view how the community has edited rankings (in aggregate), and can also see comments that have been made on a set of results. Google’s instructions on how to use this feature: • Prefer a certain search result? Click the white arrow icon to move it to the top of the page, and this result will appear at the top whenever you do the same search in the future. We’ll add a green arrow icon next to it so you’ll recognise it later. • Don’t like a result? Click the X icon to remove a result, and it’ll remain hidden whenever you do the same search in the future. • Know of a better webpage? At the bottom of any search results page, click “Add a result” to add a page that you consider relevant to that search. The page you suggested will appear at the top with a green arrow icon marker. • Want to comment on a result? Click the speech bubble icon to open a text box and type your comment. You’ll see it the next time this result returns for any of your searches. Comments are a great way to save and recall any thoughts you had or notes you took about a particular webpage. And comments are public, so you can share with the community and see what others thought about the same results. “We’ve always said that the best search engine is the one that understands what the individual user wants,” says Rohit Dhawan, Head of Products at Google Australia and New Zealand. “SearchWiki really puts that in action – this is an even deeper level of customisation than we’ve offered before, because people know best what search results they’re looking for. “Search engines are central in helping New Zealanders find information online. This tool helps Kiwis tailor their results and find the information that’s most useful.” To try SearchWiki, do a normal Google search while logged in with a Google Account. To create a new Google Account, click ‘Sign in’ on the Google homepage and follow the instructions to set one up.
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