Is Google crowdsourcing? Not quite

• 7 months ago
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• mathewi

excerpt As described by Phil Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped and at Google Operating System — and apparently first spotted by Haochi at Googlified — Google is experimenting with a customized search function that allows users to “vote” search results up or down%2 ...

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  aidanhenry 7 months ago with 1 point

  By adding any kind of 'opinion' to search kills its ability to remain subjective. Furthermore, it increases the likelihood of gaming by the scum of the Internet. I highly doubt (maybe 0% chance or so) that Google would ever choose this route.
  
  The only thing I can see working is a situation where you can "vote" your OWN results up and down, so that Google can adapt to your behavioural patterns and results should become more relevant. Of course, this would have no effect on the searches of others though.
  
  Cheers,
  Aidan
  www.MappingTheWeb.com

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  mathewi 7 months ago with 1 point

  I agree, Aidan. That's kind of what I had in mind as well. I just
  don't see Google mucking with the main index, for the reasons you
  describe.

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