I was searching for something on google and saw faded marking at the end of each web result.  One is a up arrow and the other is an X.  IF you click the arrow, that selection jumps up to the top.  If you click on the X, it disappears.  At the bottom of your page it will show a link that says, “Results you have removed.”  So those links aren’t removed forever.

The genius move here is that google found a way for us to improve it’s search capability.  With thousands of people give google feedback, it will quickly learn what is useless such as a FED report for 2001 that comes to the top of a search.

The vital point to this, I believe, is that your posts have to substantive.  I get hits constantly because I wrote a small blurb about an Extreme Makeover home going through foreclosure on my blog.  Someone in Yahoo! Answers linked to me for an answer and I get hits on that search almost everyday.  I expect to fall out of  relevance to that with this system.  Don’t be scared to jump into the blogging world but be prepared to be relevant to get the most bang for your buck.

I just checked another office computer and it didn’t have the icons.  Logging out of gmail I see that the icons are gone so it is linked to users of google’s services.  I will do google’s dirty work if it means I can get better results on other searches.  It also saves your choices so those sites will come up first.

Another interesting thing is that at the bottom of the search results there is also a link that says, “Know of a better page for _______?  Suggest one.”  This allows you to add your page on the list for that result.  I see abuse starting immediately but I don’t think it will work.  I bumped a couple of people up…besides myself.

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