Comments on: Inline search in Google results http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/ Where TV Finds the Future Mon, 12 May 2008 00:02:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-802630 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:18:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-802630 Oh, and if it they were offering regular links, there'd also be a impression on the homepage. So, Google's offering may be "cool" from the surfer side, but this new feature is costing KING5, eHow, the Seattle Times or whomever else is getting the treatment, three advertising opportunities (homepage, searchpage, results). And, Google's naturally including Adsense ads on their pages, so they could divert the searcher to another site; your competitor could buy keywords based on your name and if your page has Adsense for Content, then the searchers may have already seen (and dismissed) duplicate ads. Oh, and if it they were offering regular links, there’d also be a impression on the homepage. So, Google’s offering may be “cool” from the surfer side, but this new feature is costing KING5, eHow, the Seattle Times or whomever else is getting the treatment, three advertising opportunities (homepage, searchpage, results). And, Google’s naturally including Adsense ads on their pages, so they could divert the searcher to another site; your competitor could buy keywords based on your name and if your page has Adsense for Content, then the searchers may have already seen (and dismissed) duplicate ads.

]]> by: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-802098 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:08:54 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-802098 It also means that the target doesn't get a page impression for the search form, nor do they get one for the results and there are Adsense ads on some of the result pages that I've generated. So, Google is "costing" the targeted website two impressions, plus they could theoretically divert the searcher to one of their adclients, all based on an index of somebody else's product. It also means that the target doesn’t get a page impression for the search form, nor do they get one for the results and there are Adsense ads on some of the result pages that I’ve generated. So, Google is “costing” the targeted website two impressions, plus they could theoretically divert the searcher to one of their adclients, all based on an index of somebody else’s product.

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-801847 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:46:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-801847 It still takes 1/2 a page to find the link to the actual website in the first place. Is this helpful or diverting us from directly finding the item we want? If we Google GOOGLE will the customer service links suddenly appear? It still takes 1/2 a page to find the link to the actual website in the first place. Is this helpful or diverting us from directly finding the item we want?

If we Google GOOGLE will the customer service links suddenly appear?

]]> by: Amanda E. http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800448 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:50:41 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800448 Rob, its your robots.txt file that is keeping Google away. I see the same issue on a few other WorldNow sites I looked at. I'll send you an email in a bit explaining it further. Rob, its your robots.txt file that is keeping Google away. I see the same issue on a few other WorldNow sites I looked at.

I’ll send you an email in a bit explaining it further.

]]> by: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800381 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:43:59 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800381 This function is AWESOME! Except for the fact that Google has a three-month-old index for my site and all of the search within the site links are dead and give users 404 errors since we switched to a new platform (WorldNow) in December. But other than that tiny little three-month-old oversight ... neat feature. This function is AWESOME!

Except for the fact that Google has a three-month-old index for my site and all of the search within the site links are dead and give users 404 errors since we switched to a new platform (WorldNow) in December.

But other than that tiny little three-month-old oversight … neat feature.

]]> by: Amanda E. http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800113 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:32:47 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800113 Doing some thinking, I suspect its just sites that people have a tendency to do "site name and topic" style searches on. The older relatives in my family tend use the google toolbar for those kind of searches if they want to find something on a certain domain. Doing some thinking, I suspect its just sites that people have a tendency to do “site name and topic” style searches on. The older relatives in my family tend use the google toolbar for those kind of searches if they want to find something on a certain domain.

]]> by: oakling http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800095 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:22:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-800095 I suspect that it's not just sites that partner with Google for their search. Google already has the ability to put in a domain name and search just through pages on that domain; using that (through a nicer-looking, more easily accessible little secondary search box like this) would let them present this to the user more often than if they only did it for sites that had Google search boxes set up. Plus, it's not really their style to give an unfair edge to people who use their products. I suspect that it’s not just sites that partner with Google for their search. Google already has the ability to put in a domain name and search just through pages on that domain; using that (through a nicer-looking, more easily accessible little secondary search box like this) would let them present this to the user more often than if they only did it for sites that had Google search boxes set up. Plus, it’s not really their style to give an unfair edge to people who use their products.

]]> by: Bob http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-799874 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:58:29 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-799874 This has been there for years. Deep linking is cool. This has been there for years. Deep linking is cool.

]]> by: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-799618 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:51:25 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-799618 So, Google determines who gets it and because it's assigned when they've detected "a high probability that a user wants more refined search results", then it'll only go to those who partner with Google for their in-house search? So, Google determines who gets it and because it’s assigned when they’ve detected “a high probability that a user wants more refined search results”, then it’ll only go to those who partner with Google for their in-house search?

]]> by: Amanda E. http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798967 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:16:12 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798967 Click my name, google has more information on this new feature Click my name, google has more information on this new feature

]]> by: Amanda E. http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798930 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:18:48 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798930 Only media outlet here in Spokane that has that nifty feature is the Spokesman-Review. Than again it appears that they also created a custom Google search for their site. Possibly related maybe? Only media outlet here in Spokane that has that nifty feature is the Spokesman-Review.

Than again it appears that they also created a custom Google search for their site. Possibly related maybe?

]]> by: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798898 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:39:16 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798898 Okay, further testing shows that it's probably not all, but if it's available for your station and you didn't know it, then I'm going to stick with my Google theory until someone says otherwise. Okay, further testing shows that it’s probably not all, but if it’s available for your station and you didn’t know it, then I’m going to stick with my Google theory until someone says otherwise.

]]> by: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798897 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:36:41 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798897 Cory - Prompted by this post, I punched KING5 into a regular Google Search and it produced the same search-within-search for your station. Therefore, I'm going to guess that the option is determined by Google News for some or possibly all of the sites that they index. Cory - Prompted by this post, I punched KING5 into a regular Google Search and it produced the same search-within-search for your station. Therefore, I’m going to guess that the option is determined by Google News for some or possibly all of the sites that they index.

]]> by: Aaron http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798866 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:47:23 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/13/inline-search-in-google-results/#comment-798866 Interesting. Looks like it's on a handful of newspapers. NY Times has it, but not Boston Globe. Portland, LA, and Seattle have it. Miami doesn't, Chicago does. I can see this being useful on all sorts of other sites, too -- lifehacker, eHow, etc. Oh -- the inline search shows up for eHow! Now it's a game to find the magic terms. Interesting. Looks like it’s on a handful of newspapers. NY Times has it, but not Boston Globe. Portland, LA, and Seattle have it. Miami doesn’t, Chicago does.

I can see this being useful on all sorts of other sites, too — lifehacker, eHow, etc.

Oh — the inline search shows up for eHow! Now it’s a game to find the magic terms.

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