Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'google suggest'

Let me start off by saying I rarely use Google's search suggestions, so I am going by hearsay in the forums (which I mostly do anyway). A WebmasterWorld thread is of the general consensus that Google's search suggestions are getting...

Posted on October 16, 2009 8:51 AM

A WebmasterWorld thread has one webmaster asking other SEOs what they can do to make an impact on how to change the Google suggestions so that it doesn't show a negative suggestion for his business. This webmaster explained Google "shows...

Posted on October 5, 2009 8:24 AM

A Google Web Search Help thread has a complaint from a worried searcher who stumbled upon a Google Suggestion on how to kill yourself. He said he was searching for tips on killing poisonous mushrooms and when he began typing...

Posted on September 15, 2009 8:07 AM

There is nothing new to Google Suggest being controversial with their suggestions. But when Google Suggest became the default on Google.com about a year ago, the suggestions became more prominent. The business of online reputation management has been growing with...

Posted on June 8, 2009 8:53 AM

Starting around mid-May, using Google with the Opera browser was somewhat of a challenge. In short, if you went to Google.com, entered a keyword search and hit the return key, Google would not do anything. You had to manually click...

Posted on June 8, 2009 8:23 AM

After some testing, Google has finally announced that they will be launching changes to their search suggestions. The key changes include: (1) Search Ads in Search Suggestions: (2) Improved "navigational query" support: (3) Search Suggestions even on search results pages:...

Posted on May 21, 2009 8:34 AM

Almost two months ago, we asked, Should Google Search Suggestions Show Adult Suggestions? In short, Google, on occasion, showed search suggestion for porn/adult related phrases, as you typed your query. The example I gave then, was when you typed "you,"...

Posted on March 27, 2009 12:55 AM

A Google Web Search Help thread has an annoyed searcher who is upset Google's search box offers search suggestions for "youpron" when you type in the word "you." The easy solution is to turn off search suggestions in your search...

Posted on February 9, 2009 7:56 AM

Earlier this week, we reported that Google Suggest was going to become more mainstream -- that is, that it would be the search default. Essentially, Google would "choose" the search phrases you were aiming to search for. This decision has...

Posted on August 28, 2008 9:51 AM

The Official Google Blog has acknowledged that it will begin rolling out Google Suggest, which will let you formulate queries with more ease, reduce spelling errors, and save keystrokes. An example screenshot is below: It's about time, but one wonders...

Posted on August 26, 2008 9:51 AM

A few weeks ago we reported that Google was testing search suggestions as the default option when searching at Google.com. It appears that more people are noticing this new Google Suggest test. A new WebmasterWorld has reports from a couple...

Posted on April 8, 2008 7:46 AM

A WebmasterWorld thread has two members reporting seeing Google Suggest like suggestions as the default feature of the main Google.com search page. Typically, if you go to Google.com, you can type in a query and press search. But these users...

Posted on March 21, 2008 8:53 AM

Go to Google Suggest type in "Israel is a ", again, just type in the words israel space, is space, a space and see it suggests "Israel is a Terrorist State." Then it follows that by "Israel is Evil." Here...

Posted on September 24, 2007 7:44 AM