tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post9096718284061342758..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Google Shows More Fresh ResultsAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-58134119434995501632007-06-04T05:02:00.000-07:002007-06-04T05:02:00.000-07:00Heh, I've noticed the faster indexing time. Last w...Heh, I've noticed the faster indexing time. Last week I blogged about something I was researching in the morning. In the afternoon decided to do a bit more research on the same topic via Google, and found that my own page on the topic was the top hit!<BR/><BR/>(And no, I didn't mis-spell it, which was my first guess.) :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-17677719149380556662007-06-04T03:04:00.000-07:002007-06-04T03:04:00.000-07:00I have to agree that for some thing, google search...I have to agree that for some thing, google search is getting worse. I ofen try to look up details of old computer equipment via Google, since of the manufacturer site no londer exists. Often I did the information in the last page of search results, all the rest just being sites trying to sell me spares or replacements, and often morer looking further into them, they can't even do that!<BR/><BR/>Thius is just one of my pet hates. However, I have noticed that now I'm using the personalized search, tthis is getting better.son_of_malcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566675266279647829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-54100487690810948762007-06-04T02:13:00.000-07:002007-06-04T02:13:00.000-07:00I don't care how fresh the search result is, I jus...I don't care how fresh the search result is, I just want what I want. Many search results are duplicated. Could google choose the best one for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-13052505172873545382007-06-03T22:21:00.000-07:002007-06-03T22:21:00.000-07:00"IF they instead gave us a visible option to defin..."IF they instead gave us a visible option to define date ranges for search results, it would be preferred in some situations."<BR/><BR/>Possibly the timeline thing in Google Labs(experimental search) could be an answer to this....David Mulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329089489844472485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-77381859981983057802007-06-03T17:18:00.000-07:002007-06-03T17:18:00.000-07:00I have to agree, Google's results are getting wor...I have to agree, Google's results are getting worse. In fact, I think it's because of this push for 'recent' results.<BR/><BR/>I've often looked for statistics or quotes from the 90's so I can compare them to current situations in discussions. It's impossible to find them, as all I get is more recent stats and statements that don't help me in my search.<BR/><BR/>IF they instead gave us a visible option to define date ranges for search results, it would be preferred in some situations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-39446918773474088362007-06-03T16:39:00.000-07:002007-06-03T16:39:00.000-07:00Interesting. Can you give some examples of queries...Interesting. Can you give some examples of queries that return bad results?<BR/><BR/>Google has always been biased towards the sites that passed the test of time, but these changes are applied only to a limited number of queries. So let's assume there's an earthquake in China and Google's top results for [earthquake China] are some pages that describe the most important earthquakes from China. But what happens if there's an earthquake right now? More people will search for [earthquake China] and they'll want to read news about this recent event.Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-14582161091505092632007-06-03T16:28:00.000-07:002007-06-03T16:28:00.000-07:00It is worth nothing that, in some ways, Google's s...It is worth nothing that, in some ways, Google's search has gotten steadily worse over time. There are queries I could issue several months ago, especially site-specific ones, that no longer turn up anywhere ear as many hits.<BR/><BR/>And people using Google to find older information will find it much harder to find if searches are biased in favor of recent updates.Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.com