Google instant search...wtf?

[Moxie]

"browsers: Chrome v5/6, Firefox v3, Safari v5 for Mac and Internet Explorer v8"


Our friends on IE 6 and 7 are not affected. And it's a bit weird they don't mention Opera.

 

[mumblejae]

haha, noticed that myself, boobs is my standard google test query as well.

anything sexy is banned from instant search. bummer.

 

[Fat Tom]

I just typed up some random phrases and when i deleted it all, everything went away but the green checks, lol fail google fail

 

[identity_00]

If you're logged in your search results are modified anyway based on your personal search history and activity.

 

[efeezy]

So how long before they decide this isn't the best way to display the most relevant results and shit can the entire thing?

 

[Soupyone]

If you're logged in your search results are modified anyway based on your personal search history and activity.

Exactly, I don't get lada gaga I get "la fitness"(etc). Some of you guys are "interesting"...

 

[Moxie]

anything sexy is banned from instant search. bummer.

Try "breast"

Right now it wouldn't exactly be what some people searching for "breast cancer" at work would want on their screen.

 

[Drake]

Type "What the Fuck" and see what happens when you get to the "U".

White page of death.

 

[mumblejae]

i think this entire thing is hilarious, as the average internet user isn't watching their screen as they type - they're staring at their keyboard.

 

[Rexibit]

Type "What the Fuck" and see what happens when you get to the "U".

White page of death.

Type "I like little" and see what comes up. Methinks Google and ChrisS have drinks with one another.

 

[Uptime]

haha me too, and old people, i hate them the most.

I wonder if at that exact moment an old person is thinking I hate Fat people?

 

[markus]

wonder how this will effect cpm cost/&effectiveness as ad results change in real time... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Watch them switch to cpm only

i swear google just cant sit still. Always fuckin around and fidgeting with shit like a nervous mother.

its like digg, but with less fails.

 

[markus]

Type "What the Fuck" and see what happens when you get to the "U".

White page of death.

try "porn". same.
I thought this was supposed to help.

 

[pixail]

I don't think its going to change much except for those adwords impressions.
So far on anything I'd usually search for its just suggesting stupid unrelated shit and hasn't put forward a single phrase thats useful. The only thing its done for my searching is put an annoying white screen of death between me and my search results.

 

[Jizzlobber]

^^^ C O C

 

[ii silver ii]

Does this make harvesting any easier? Are there any captcha limits on this?

 

[backlinkgurus]

Exactly, I don't get lada gaga I get "la fitness"(etc). Some of you guys are "interesting"...

Well unless of course you have personalized search disabled, then the results are exactly the same. Hence the reason I'm seeing "lady gaga" and not "la fitness"

 

[FTC-Hater]

i was casually searching dildos and got a white screen till i clicked enter

bummer

 

[markus]

i was casually searching dildos and got a white screen till i clicked enter

bummer

try ebay!

 

[backlinkgurus]

i think this entire thing is hilarious, as the average internet user isn't watching their screen as they type - they're staring at their keyboard.

This kind of scares me. Judging by the behavior of some of the less "computer educated" people I watch using google, they tend to type a word or two (sometimes just several letters) then tilt their heads up and look at the screen and check their typing. I'd find it safe to assume that if google is already suggesting results by this point they are pretty likely to get distracted and just start clicking.