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Rob Garner posted publicly on Facebook an image of a new Google test where Google is showing news results from Google+ in the OneBox area for news content within web search results. Got all that?
A picture will explain it better:
As you can see, a search for [cory monteith] returns a standard news box, because of the recent news of his death. But below that, Rob is seeing news results from Google+ profiles about the news. I assume he follows Hollywood.com and others within his circles?
Google has been forcing Google+ results onto searchers, so this should be no surprise.
Forum discussion at Facebook.
Comments:
Praveen Sharma
07/17/2013 12:26 pm
You can see these only if you are logged-in, right?
Brandon
07/17/2013 03:10 pm
Why should news stories posted on Google+ be treated any differently than news stories posted on the rest of the Web?
0.8ight
07/18/2013 03:23 am
First of all they are not treated any differently, you still have traditional results. And Twitter chose not to renew their agreement with Google 2 years ago. And when Twitter results used to appear in Google Search, no one complained...
Rob Garner
07/18/2013 03:24 am
Hi Matt - actually, I don't have any of those profiles circled. They basically showed up as a news placement. Rob
Guest
07/18/2013 03:26 am
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Rob Garner
07/18/2013 03:28 am
Sorry - I meant Barry!
ethalon
07/18/2013 12:02 pm
You just blew his cover! Great, now everyone will know that seroundtable is just a platform for Matt 'Barry' Cutts to spread his lies and hurt innocent, never spammed once I promise, webmasters.