Google Promote, Remove and Comment buttons

**glennybee** · 11-21-2008, 04:42 AM

I've just noticed that there are 'Promote', 'Remove' and 'Comment' buttons on Google search results. I don't think they were there yesterday so I assume they're new today.

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How do you think this will affect SEO or your position in the SERPs?

**Brandon Sheley** · 11-21-2008, 04:56 AM

I seen it last night when I made my post about the topeka sitelinks.. I don't know anything about them tho

**Soliloquy** · 11-21-2008, 09:45 AM

I haven't seen them yet, I'll have to look again...

Hope people will like my sites enough to Promote them!

**Rocket 442** · 11-21-2008, 01:30 PM

Don't like the idea at all. They went from a "Keep it Simple" attitude to now just messing with crap for the sake of messing with it. Their algorithm already has this somewhat built in, so a stupid button is just wasted space.

**Cerberus** · 11-21-2008, 01:51 PM

Official Google Blog: SearchWiki: make search your own

They are only for your own computer. Its a user friendly feature. Nothing to worry about.

**Magnumutz** · 11-21-2008, 11:25 PM

Thanks Blake... that calmed me down

**Rocket 442** · 11-22-2008, 12:01 AM

Google Claims that they've already got a part of their algorithm that will bump up/down sites that aren't clicked or are clicked more often when searched. I can understand this as a personal thing, but I see it going beyond just yourself and that they'll take it into consideration more in the future.

**glennybee** · 11-22-2008, 12:36 AM

I noticed the buttons are only available when you log into your Google account so it's very much a local feature.

I've logged into it using two different PCs in two different countries (UK and US) and it kept my settings so must be stored in your account somewhere and not on the local PC.

**Rocket 442** · 11-23-2008, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by glennybee

I noticed the buttons are only available when you log into your Google account so it's very much a local feature.

I've logged into it using two different PCs in two different countries (UK and US) and it kept my settings so must be stored in your account somewhere and not on the local PC.

Right now it is. They save all of our data for their viewing whenever they want to, and can easily use that data to mess with their SERP's. I hope they don't mess up the regular search, but only time will tell.

**popowich** · 11-23-2008, 10:13 AM

What the hell? Won't that turn google into a popularity contest instead of a relevance and good content contest? Hey members, everyone go click us on google. It's like some stupid vBulletin.org BOTM award where the admins all ask everyone they know who never login to vBorg to go vote for their sites.

-Raymond

**Nick R** · 11-23-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by popowich

What the hell? Won't that turn google into a popularity contest instead of a relevance and good content contest? Hey members, everyone go click us on google. It's like some stupid vBulletin.org BOTM award where the admins all ask everyone they know who never login to vBorg to go vote for their sites.

-Raymond

The voting and moving-up of results only affects individuals, not the rest of the world. Did you watch the video?

**popowich** · 11-23-2008, 12:33 PM

No, I'm a slacker. My bad. :rock:

**Rocket 442** · 11-23-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick R

The voting and moving-up of results only affects individuals, not the rest of the world. Did you watch the video?

and that data is stored. But for what? As soon as they want to, they can just make it for more than the individual. Then you'll see blatent spamming all over.

I hope for everyones sake they don't do it. At the same time though, just look at the way they're heading and it looks like it could happen pretty easily.