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For Google, 2009 has been the year of UI testing. There have been more tests on Google’s Search Engine Results Page this year than any other that I can recall.
And it appears the testing is paying off. Many of the changes which were tested this year look to be securing permanent positions and will be appearing in early 2010.
The overhaul of Google’s Search Engine Results Page…
Ever wondered what data Google stores about you through the Google services you use? In a bid to appear more transparent with the information from your Google account, the Google Dashboard has been launched.
It’s a one-stop shop for browsing through most of the Google services you’re using and it shows you everything Google knows about you. There’s no need to panic though, there’s nothing in the…

Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, FriendFeed & Flickr are all pretty common names in the social networking world, but now social and search are about to combine thanks to Google.
At the Web 2.0 expo last week, Google’s Vice-President of Search Marissa Mayer surprised everyone with the announcement that Social Search is coming via Google Labs.
This new search feature will allow you to see search query results from people…
There aren’t too many people these days who haven’t heard of Twitter. It’s the social networking phenomenon that’s sweeping the world by allowing users to update their profile with real-time information.
There has been speculation recently on how Google can use the information “tweets” from Twitter to their advantage.
In a recent interview, Google’s VP Search Products & User Experience, Marissa Mayer, highlighted how Twitter can be “complementary”…

It would seem that the power of Twitter and other microblogging sites is having an impact on Google especially in the development of new products!
We only recently showed you how to dominate searches through social media profiles, which seems like great timing with a report from CNET News that Google is preparing a microblog search engine for finding Tweets.
While recently browsing through the Google in Your…

At the annual Searchology gathering, Google’s Vice President of Search Products, Marissa Mayer announced a number of new tools that will add to the overall search experience.
The collections of tools are called Search Options, which, as Google puts it, will “let you slice and dice your results and generate different views to find what you need faster and easier.”
Marissa explains that Search Options “gives you the ability…
Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Product and User Experience was interviewed recently on all things Google and I thought I would share some of her thoughts.
It’s quiet a long interview, so I have pulled out some of the areas of most interest.
Mayer was asked where she thinks search is at, in terms of its lifeline. She believes that it is still very much in…