morepro
10-05-2005, 12:49 PM
In today's Search Day (http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3553681) newsletter, Chris points out that AOL Search allows you to save your search results. Here are his comments:
Saved Searches. Mousing over any search result causes a scissors icon to appear to the left of the result. Click the icon, and the result gets "clipped" and both the result and your search terms are stored as a saved search.All of your saved searches can be viewed by clicking the green "saved searches" icon that now appears next to a search box.
Clipping a result also moves the result to the top of a result list for the query, where it will appear any time you run the saved search. You can clip both web results and sponsored links. Saved searches persist for 30 days, and you can sort them either by date or the query words you entered.
Deleting saved searches is easy. A trash icon next to each saved search lets you delete that specific saved search. You can also turn off the saved search function altogether and erase everything.
AOL's approach to saved searches differs from other services in that you don't need to sign in to use it. While that makes it quick and easy to use, the downside of this approach is that it's really not "personalized" search because anyone using a computer can save searches. You also cannot retrieve your saved searches from another computer.
Would it be out of the question to assume AOL and/or Google is tracking user behavior for possible "high quality" or "recommended" websites? It seems logical that they may use the most frequently saved query results and give them a ranking boost down the road...
Anyone agree/disagree?
Saved Searches. Mousing over any search result causes a scissors icon to appear to the left of the result. Click the icon, and the result gets "clipped" and both the result and your search terms are stored as a saved search.All of your saved searches can be viewed by clicking the green "saved searches" icon that now appears next to a search box.
Clipping a result also moves the result to the top of a result list for the query, where it will appear any time you run the saved search. You can clip both web results and sponsored links. Saved searches persist for 30 days, and you can sort them either by date or the query words you entered.
Deleting saved searches is easy. A trash icon next to each saved search lets you delete that specific saved search. You can also turn off the saved search function altogether and erase everything.
AOL's approach to saved searches differs from other services in that you don't need to sign in to use it. While that makes it quick and easy to use, the downside of this approach is that it's really not "personalized" search because anyone using a computer can save searches. You also cannot retrieve your saved searches from another computer.
Would it be out of the question to assume AOL and/or Google is tracking user behavior for possible "high quality" or "recommended" websites? It seems logical that they may use the most frequently saved query results and give them a ranking boost down the road...
Anyone agree/disagree?