February 26, 2011

New Google Profile Search

Google has a new specialized search engine for searching Google Profiles. It has a better interface than the regular Google Profiles search feature, it's integrated with Google Search and it shows additional links from people's profiles.

This feature is not yet enabled in the interface, but you can search Google Profiles by adding &tbs=prfl:1 to a Google Search URL. Here's an example.

Google could use the data from user profiles to provide advanced search features like restricting profiles to people who lived in Chicago, attended Long Island University and are interested in sports.


{ spotted by François Beaufort }
at

8 comments:

  1. LucyFebruary 26, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Interestingly, Google tells me that "[My] profile is not yet eligible to be featured in Google search results", yet there I am on the first page when you search for my name*.

    Any idea what's up with that?


    *Done in an incognito window, so as not to use my regular Google session, but on the same PC, if that affects the results.

    ReplyDelete
  2. PhistucKFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Have you noticed this one?
    http://www.google.com/search?q=mark&hl=en&tbs=prfl:1#q=mark&hl=en&tbs=clir:1&prmd=ivns&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=hPhpTefrJY6fOpGa_LsL&ved=0CBcQpwUoCg&bav=on.1,or.&fp=2ce4b7de8d5212a

    I do not really understand the purpose, but it is there and it is called "Translated from foreign pages".

    ReplyDelete
  3. Beben KobenFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    xixixixi...
    http://www.google.com/profiles?q=beben
    i'm there...hohoho

    ReplyDelete
  4. TOMHTMLFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    Nice bug, according to Google I'm now "chief editor at Google".

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Interresting move. Is Google preparing "Google Me" coming ?

    ReplyDelete
  6. free xbox live codesFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    google is getting better and better with time

    ReplyDelete
  7. Gabrielle FeinholtzFebruary 27, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Now how can this be used to have a profile show where now there is none??

    Gabrielle

    ReplyDelete
  8. UnknownFebruary 27, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    I can sense that Google me and Google +1 and Google Emerald or what ever the code name is now is probably nearing its launch date.

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.