Yuck, what a bad move Google. The searchwiki in theory is potentially a powerful source  of data for Google. They can and will certainly use this data they collect to make future adjustments to their algorithm, but the uselessness far outweighs the usefulness for the user, and Google has missed big time on the once fabled user experience.

Neato, customize your search results, Well wait a minute, are these search results? Well yes I searched for something I was in need of, wanted information about or wanted to see, hear or watch. Wait a minute, why would I want to customize the results? Maybe if I constantly searched for the same queries over and over (would this not mean that I was insane?)? But why would I do this? If I searched for the same thing multiple times, one could assume I would not need to search, because I would already know what the search results were, and could simply type in the url of the website in which I wanted to go to. So from the standpoint of common sense, it makes very little.

Next up add your own websites to the results? Is this new? Sounds like a Google Bookmark, except unless you remember what query you searched for originally your not going to be able to find the website again, where is if i simply bookmark the website, I can go back to that website at anytime, without having to remember what that specific query I made was so I can see that website I added to my search results.

Commenting on a website, and making this comment public, well here comes the spam, and what on earth would make me want to see the comments of every idiot on earth anyway? In the time it would take me to read 200-300 comments, could I not just go to the website and form my own opinion?

Wait Google I removed a website from my customized search queries, how do I get it back?

OK Google I do not want to see or use your searchwiki, do I have to? Yes there is currently no way to not see the Google searchwiki while logged in to your Google account. So there is no opt out ability. I guess Google knows us better then we do, and they are forcing the public to Google as Google see fit.

Google is apparently going down the same lonely road as Excite, Alta Vista, Yahoo among others, they are taking a good thing and making it suck.

Google what do your users want? I want a clean page with a search box and button and a fast query, after that I want to see 10 search results (websites), and I want those results to be great.

I did think of one very good use for the searchwiki, can I remove all the fluff your shoving in front of me? I would like to X out (remove) all the PPC ads, the youtube vides, the books and blog results. Could you arrange this for me Google?

Plain and simple.

Tags: google searchwiki, googlesearchwiki, search wiki, searchwiki

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