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January 10, 2007

New Google UI Test: Bottom Page Related Searches

There is a thread at SEORefugee discussing a new Google UI test for related searches that are located at the bottom of the page. I personally like the look of the new test, but unfortunately can't duplicate the same thing in my searches. The related searches were found by member Skitzzo doing a Google search for baseball history. A screenshot was posted and looks like:
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Continued discussion at SEO Refugee



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posted Phoenix in Other Google Topics at January 10, 2007 9:28 AM Comments (3)

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I saw it a week or two ago. Doesn't make much sense to have it on bottom of page as the searcher may lose time going through results that are untargeted.
I would put it on top of page or on side of page, definitely not the bottom.

 

Posted by Sal at January 10, 2007 10:09

Actually, I disagree with the previous comment. It makes sense to have spelling corrections/suggestions at the top of the page, where Google is pretty sure you've fat-fingered your input and probably aren't going to get what you're looking for. On the other hand, offering suggestions for related or alternative search terms is only useful *after* you've read through the first 10 or so results and realized you're not quite getting what you're looking for (or, on the flip side, are in fact getting *exactly* what you're looking for, and don't need Google's -- in this case, wrong -- suggestions). So, in short, I think it's a good place for it, especially when they're just testing it out.

 

Posted by Blair at January 10, 2007 13:08

Well said Blair, couldn't have said it better myself :)

 

Posted by evilgreenmonkey at January 11, 2007 03:22

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