Comments on: Google displaying an additional search box in SERPs http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/ Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Blog and UK Online Marketing News, Gossip and Rants. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marketing Guy http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-29368 Marketing Guy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:50:42 +0000 http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/#comment-29368 Apparently it's displayed for sites that Google detects users may want to refine their search query - so will only likely be larger sites for the time being. Still not sure if I like it or not. :) Apparently it’s displayed for sites that Google detects users may want to refine their search query – so will only likely be larger sites for the time being. Still not sure if I like it or not. :)

]]> By: SEO http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-29366 SEO Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:47:23 +0000 http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/#comment-29366 I have first seen one of them the other day. Great idea! Shame you can't have a search box popup for every result. I have first seen one of them the other day. Great idea! Shame you can’t have a search box popup for every result.

]]> By: Marketing Guy http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-28831 Marketing Guy Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:45:35 +0000 http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/#comment-28831 I'm guessing the requirement to get the search box is to have Google involved with the company in some way (search appliance, etc) - seems to be the case with the few examples I checked but haven't looked into it too deeply. IIRC the BBC used to use Google but changed a while back. Yeh I agree that the change makes people rely that little bit more on Google and I'm not sure I like that. Re: Solihull example, yeh I noticed that shortly after I posted. I guess it could be a bug - with the size and scope of sites that this feature is appearing on, chances are that local type results weren't looked at while testing. It might change in the future (and tbh I think it should). Re: new syntax for URLs - sa=X is tracking code which has been around for a while - the navquery part is probably just complimenting the tracking code? Get a website built ya fecking slacker and don't spam my blog with links to parked domains! I’m guessing the requirement to get the search box is to have Google involved with the company in some way (search appliance, etc) – seems to be the case with the few examples I checked but haven’t looked into it too deeply. IIRC the BBC used to use Google but changed a while back.

Yeh I agree that the change makes people rely that little bit more on Google and I’m not sure I like that.

Re: Solihull example, yeh I noticed that shortly after I posted. I guess it could be a bug – with the size and scope of sites that this feature is appearing on, chances are that local type results weren’t looked at while testing. It might change in the future (and tbh I think it should).

Re: new syntax for URLs – sa=X is tracking code which has been around for a while – the navquery part is probably just complimenting the tracking code?

Get a website built ya fecking slacker and don’t spam my blog with links to parked domains!

]]> By: JonnyScott http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/comment-page-1/#comment-28817 JonnyScott Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:47:33 +0000 http://www.fusednation.com/search-engines/google/google-displaying-an-additional-search-box-in-serps/#comment-28817 Hi Scott, I am interested to understand the qualification for this feature. I don't mean the initial intent test - being sure that the user is looking for that specific domain aka sitelinks - but rather once passed that gate, do you think you need a certain number of pages? A broad range of thematic content? I haven't really look at a decent number of examples but I notice "BBC" don't qualify. Why would they not make it? Maybe they don't get past that first gate. They should though…. There are lot of matches for similar sub domains beyond the www one which leads to SERP saturation. Lol is the award even an indicator of poor nav!? as measured by magic beetles added to the toolbar or should I buy a GSA search box tomo?!? Anyway nice to see you dont have to worry about qualifying that for TBO, I will have to explain this at some point to somebody who wants to know. Other thoughts: - Generally this will encourage some people who wouldn't normally do so to look at their site command output. - The cynic in me says that yeah this feature is helpful, but it also encourages people to go back to drink from the Google cup - that big white screen where the money rolls in from the ads. - In your Solihull accountant example It seems the onebox/map results trigger from front loading the KW+GEO at the front of the search. If Google where to change the order and have "site:thebestof.co.uk accountant solihull" they would solve your problem of dragging people away from the brand original. I bet that's busting some CHI somewhere. We could say that this is another cut and shut feature, but I am sure they though and tested this a fair bit... It's not easy being a Google Engineer. Finally have a look at some of that URL syntax... <strong>NEW</strong> - http://www.google.com/search?q=accountant+solihull&oi=navquery_searchbox&sa=X&as_sitesearch=thebestof.co.uk <strong>MANUAL</strong> - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site3Athebestof.co.uk+accountant+solihull&btnG=Search I had a break down of what those codes meant somewhere but some of that is new… Peace Hi Scott,

I am interested to understand the qualification for this feature. I don’t mean the initial intent test – being sure that the user is looking for that specific domain aka sitelinks – but rather once passed that gate, do you think you need a certain number of pages? A broad range of thematic content?

I haven’t really look at a decent number of examples but I notice “BBC” don’t qualify. Why would they not make it? Maybe they don’t get past that first gate. They should though…. There are lot of matches for similar sub domains beyond the www one which leads to SERP saturation. Lol is the award even an indicator of poor nav!? as measured by magic beetles added to the toolbar or should I buy a GSA search box tomo?!? Anyway nice to see you dont have to worry about qualifying that for TBO, I will have to explain this at some point to somebody who wants to know.

Other thoughts:

- Generally this will encourage some people who wouldn’t normally do so to look at their site command output.

- The cynic in me says that yeah this feature is helpful, but it also encourages people to go back to drink from the Google cup – that big white screen where the money rolls in from the ads.

- In your Solihull accountant example It seems the onebox/map results trigger from front loading the KW+GEO at the front of the search. If Google where to change the order and have “site:thebestof.co.uk accountant solihull” they would solve your problem of dragging people away from the brand original. I bet that’s busting some CHI somewhere.

We could say that this is another cut and shut feature, but I am sure they though and tested this a fair bit… It’s not easy being a Google Engineer.

Finally have a look at some of that URL syntax…

NEW – http://www.google.com/search?q=accountant+solihull&oi=navquery_searchbox&sa=X&as_sitesearch=thebestof.co.uk

MANUAL – http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site3Athebestof.co.uk+accountant+solihull&btnG=Search

I had a break down of what those codes meant somewhere but some of that is new…

Peace

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