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| Google Real Time Search, is it Real Time Spam? Posted: 16 Dec 2009 05:00 AM PST
Google’s new addition to search results, Real Time Search, can give a good view of the world’s latest activity when it comes to the topic you are Googling. However, some people have brought up some very legitimate concerns regarding the possibility to use Twitter as a way to spam Google search results. When test driving how easy it is to be included in real time search results, another blogger showed how easy it is to use twitter status updates to target any keyword and warp it to your advantage. With this technique, Rae Hoffman showed she could pose as a potential predator and target children or teenagers directly on Google. Forget the dangers of MySpace and Facebook for kids and teens, unless Google addresses the potential issues for Real Time Search Results, this could be a shameful twist to Google’s new search feature. Forget using Real Time Results to get more relevant search results, using this feature anyone can cook up seemingly relevant results. Rae Hoffman isn’t the only one who is concerned about spam, USA Today reported on this issue as well, and if you are confused why in some cases you do and in others you do not see the scrolling real time results, this post explains it better. Essentially, Google will automatically determine a topic to be “hot” and “current” when there is a spike in activity for that search term, in which case a scrolling real time results box pops up in your results. More often than not the scrolling real time results are the the top of the page, among the first few results. The ultimate question none of the critics seem to address is whether it is plausible Google can find a way around the issue. Once the spamming issues can be addressed, we can maybe get back to the real question of whether Real Time Search results are going to make our lives any better. Some believe real time indexing (i.e. therefore real time search) is necessary. What do you think? Mom will check your computer eventually. Clear your search history! Similar Posts:
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