Google expands social search functions
Google is making its search even more social in the future. As the company announced in an official blog post, the search will be enhanced with several new features.
Relevant links from friends and acquaintances of individual users are also integrated. The aim is to further improve the search results with such information. "Google Social Search is currently available to all interested users as a beta version.
Essentially, social search is used to link search queries with information from friends from sources such as Google Reader, Twitter or Facebook. Google is planning to integrate "Social Circles" and "Social Content", according to the blog post. These links will take users to a new interface where connections and content relating to social search results will be displayed. Clicking on "My social circle" gives users an overview of their personal network of online contacts and how they are connected to each other.
In turn, public pages are listed under "My social content", which can also appear in the social search results of others. The new features not only search shared content from direct friends, but also from friends of friends, adding a broader field to the search. As Google emphasizes, only content that is already freely accessible will be distributed.
Essentially, social search is used to link search queries with information from friends from sources such as Google Reader, Twitter or Facebook. Google is planning to integrate "Social Circles" and "Social Content", according to the blog post. These links will take users to a new interface where connections and content relating to social search results will be displayed. Clicking on "My social circle" gives users an overview of their personal network of online contacts and how they are connected to each other.
In turn, public pages are listed under "My social content", which can also appear in the social search results of others. The new features not only search shared content from direct friends, but also from friends of friends, adding a broader field to the search. As Google emphasizes, only content that is already freely accessible will be distributed.
