Google has released a new search editing tool that gives users more control over their results. SearchWiki enables users to customize their searches by re-ranking, deleting, adding and even commenting on their search results. Users will also be able to see how others have edited their searches; however, the edits will only apply to their personal searches. “It will enable the end-user by contributing to the Wiki and the community aggregation to give Google more input on how the relevancy of search engine results,” Gene Alavarez, a Gartner Research analyst, told TechNewsWorld.
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Google's New SearchWiki Tool Lets Users Give Their Two Bits
Posted by: Walaika Haskins November 24, 2008 09:10 AMGoogle has released a new search editing tool that gives users more control over their results. SearchWiki enables users to customize their searches by re-ranking, deleting, adding and even commenting on their search results. Users will also be able to see how others have edited their searches; however, the edits will only apply to their personal searches. “It will enable the end-user by contributing to the Wiki and the community aggregation to give Google more input on how the relevancy of search engine results,” Gene Alavarez, a Gartner Research analyst, told TechNewsWorld.