Google SearchWiki

November 25th, 2008

I’ve had a few conversations about Google’s new feature SearchWiki this week, mainly because a) typical users aren’t familiar with wikis, or if they are b) this isn’t like a wiki.

The best explanation I’ve seen so far is Google’s own engineer explaining the tool – here’s the video on YouTube.

Alternatively read more on Google’s blog or hear some of the concerns already surfacing about the potential privacy issues.

Me? I suspect that it’s the thin end of the wedge. I just hope (like some friends on Twitter) that we don’t see ‘blackhat’ SEOs abusing this facility.

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Fromtheold on November 25, 2008 3:05 pm
I am thinking the same thing here. Those results could be easily messed with if there is a team of people clicking for the same thing going to the top. Although I will check out those links you have there. I might be wrong.