Posts Tagged ‘Google Suggest’
Google Suggest Tool
Google Suggest is a new feature by google that will use a predictive text to automatically complete your input search data as you type.
Google Suggest - Key Word Suggestion
Say for example I begin typing audi, Google uses ajax browser technology to look up it’s key word database while you type, and makes suggestions for search phrases it thinks you’re looking for.
It is a web 2.0 experience which essentially auto-completes the search phrase which might save you time typing, or recommend a search term that might help you find the information you’re looking for.
This is a feature some SMS-crazed mobile phone users are used to whereby the keystrokes they enter begin to form a word it predicts you’re trying to type in (which search king personally finds annoying). Anyone with auto-complete or Google Toolbar turned on in their browser will also see their saved input data from previous searches.
Whilst it may be new to Google, they’re not ahead of their competition with this feature, as most search engines have already added this feature, such as Cuil and Yahoo (see screens below), the major advantage that google has over the others is that it also shows you how many search results there are for a given term, which can be very handy.
Key Word Suggestion from CUIL
Predictive Key Word Search from Yahoo!
It is definitely a feature that may be considered overdue from the world’s most popular search engine, but we feel it may remove Google from it’s minimalistic, fast browsing experience to a slower, bulkier experience that will be noticeable by those with slow internet connections or lower spec computers.
This feature is not currently default, and it might only be used if you turn it on, so it remains to be seen if it will be a default or optional feature. Either way, it adds to the user experience, which despite our criticism has to be a good thing.
