Google Launches SearchWiki

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Google just launched SearchWiki. If you're logged into a Google Account (like Gmail or Analytics) you might see new things in the search results like this:



You can vote up, remove, and/or comment on search results. It only affects what you see, though other users will be able to see your username next to your votes and comments.

This video shows how to use it:



Here's Google's blog post about it:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...-your-own.html

The changes you make only affect your own searches. But SearchWiki also is a great way to share your insights with other searchers. You can see how the community has collectively edited the search results by clicking on the "See all notes for this SearchWiki" link.

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At the bottom of each search result there is a link to see "All notes for this SearchWiki".

Since SearchWiki is only a few hours old, I checked a competitive search term to see what people might be voting on. ("ringtones" is a highly competitive search)

The attached screenshot shows what it looks like when people publicly vote on search results.

More about how to use SearchWiki here:
http://www.google.com/support/bin/an...?answer=115764