Google
had launched a feature back in 2009 letting users to filter search
results by webpages not visited till date. But due to operational
issues, Google withdrew the changes after 2 years. This time the tech
giant has again launched the “Not yet visited” feature but only for
Google+ users. The company has stated that the changes will help users
to search more efficiently. The changes come after Facebook launched its
much awaited Graph Search to users recently after rigorous user testing
for months.
Users shall have to log into their
respective Google accounts for this new feature to work. Google will
retrieve data from users’ browsing history to power this feature. The
main reason behind bringing back the filter might be to check users if
they are properly using the search engine tool to bring out results they
are looking for. Although this might affect search results being made
as well as search engine optimizers trying to optimize websites, but the
search will be cleaner as Google will be retrieving users’ browsing
behavior hence users might be able to see more accurate results for
keywords searched for.
Although there are no
official words from Google, it will be interesting to see how websites
adapt to the changes so that they are benefitted.
Source: Google
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