Google undergoes major face-lift
p2pnet.net news:- Britney Spears is behind major changes made to the way Google delivers search results.
In 2001 the company was looking for “splashy” ideas in search, blogs Marissa Mayer, going on:
I made a few mockups – one of which was for ‘universal search.’ It was a sample search results page for Britney Spears that, in addition to web results, also had news, images, and groups results right on the same page. Even then, we could see that people could easily become overwhelmed with the number of different search tools available on Google – let alone those that would be created over the next few years. This proliferation of tools, while useful, has outgrown the old model of search.
The end product? A new architecture meant to blend content from images, maps, books, video and news into search results.
“With universal search, we’re attempting to break down the walls that traditionally separated our various search properties and integrate the vast amounts of information available into one simple set of search results,” says Mayer, adding the changes include new navigation elements and experimental features.
“These include contextual navigation links above the search results that help users ‘drill down’ to specific types of information,” she says. “For instance, developers who search for [python] will see links for ‘web,’ ‘blogs,’ ‘books,’ ‘groups,’ and ‘code,’ whereas [downtown los angeles] will show a different set of links.
“Also, in terms of integration and navigation, today we introduced a new universal navigation bar at the top of all Google web pages to provide easier navigation to your favorite Google products, such as Gmail.”
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