Sphinn - Searching With Google Chrome & Omnibox

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Went Hot: September 3, 2008 - 1:14 am
Posted By: UtahSEOpro 306 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Searching

Now that Google Chrome is live, I [Danny Sullivan] spent some time looking at the search features within it, especially to see -- as I did recently with Internet Explorer 8 -- whether Google was going to try to stack the deck in its own favor. Like Microsoft, Google's playing it straight. As for search features, I'm mixed on whether I like the new "Omnibox" feature that combines a browser's address bar and search box into one single area.

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from kennyhyder 306 days ago #

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If only there were a mac compatible version. /sigh

from MattCutts 306 days ago #

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Danny, if you're typing 'l' and Google Chrome suggests live.com, you can hit the Tab key and it will let you search directly on live.com without hitting Google at all.

from DavidGerard 306 days ago #

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"We are so, so happy with Google Chrome," mumbled Mozilla CEO John Lilly through gritted teeth. "That most of our income is from Google has no bearing on me making this statement." - http://notnews.today.com/?p=57

from charlieanzman 306 days ago # - show/hide this comment

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Danny .. nice rundown. Google and Yahoo both have tracking opt out. IE 8 loads toolbar components by default (at least 9). Think there's a place for all of them but really like to way Google approached this

from teohhanhui 306 days ago #

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It should recognize not only the keyword but also the name and domain name of a search engine. For example I have added a search engine "The Pirate Bay", keyword "tpb". Now whenever I type in "thepiratebay" or "the pirate bay" it doesn't show "Search The Pirate Bay for" as an option.

from keywords 305 days ago #

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Matt has some information about what information the browser sends to Google, and also what information the browser recieves from the search engine:

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication

(thanks to John Battelle / SearchBlog: http://battellemedia.com/archives/004595.php ;)

from keywords 305 days ago #

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ah, I see you have a hidden link to it yourself at the end -- didn't get that far before I thought you were not aware of it (it's *all* good ;)...

from keywords 305 days ago #

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... but it is more then "nothing" -- my reply to Matt's post:

The way I understand what you're saying is that when we use the browser, Google no longer cares so much about which links we click on. Instead, Google wants to know which terms we type into the URL bar (the "Wisdom of the Language" -- see http://gaggle.info/miscellaneous/articles/wisdom-of-the-language :). Also, Google wants to know which language we think we're speaking.

BTW: how is knowing a URL hash different from knowing the URL itself?

:) nmw

from packetst0rm 305 days ago #

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I was generally quite impressed when I downloaded it last night. It's fast, I like the recently closed tab ( stops that bungled tab closing ) and the opera like speed dial. It won't be replacing firefox for untill all my favourite SEO tools are available for it.

Till then it will only be replacing Opera...

from jaybong 305 days ago #

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The best thing about Chrome is this explanation from the incognito screen:

Going incognito doesn't affect the behavior of other people, servers, or software. Be wary of:

Websites that collect or share information about you
Internet service providers or employers that track the pages you visit
Malicious software that tracks your keystrokes in exchange for free smileys
Surveillance by secret agents
People standing behind you