Monday, Google launched a new experiment, on Google Labs, called Google Social Search. I came across this new experiment through Mashable, which announced that Google Social Search went live. After reading the blog post, I decided to check it out for myself.
Today, many people are blogging and tweeting to keep up with their social connections online. In addition, people are using the Internet to find information on everyday things. However, keeping up to date with connections and finding information in one simple place is difficult. Google realizes this and might have solved the problem! The new Social Search can help you find information from an extensive social circle. What does this mean? Social Search allows Google to find public content from your friend’s Google profile, highlight the content that relates to the field you are searching in, and place the information gathered at the bottom of your search result.
The new application Google launched allows people to find relevant content, such as Web sites, blogs, profiles, tweets, reviews, and relevant articles from Google reader subscriptions in one place. Rather than seeing information from people you do not know, Social Search will allow you to access information from your elite social circle. It is a new way to find information on something your social network already knows.
How do you set one up?
Step one: Create a public Google profile.
Step two: Under the links portion, add people from your Twitter, FriendFeed, Gmail and Coworker contact groups. If you have custom links, such as a Web site or blog, add those to this area also.
Step three: Search for something on Google; at the bottom of the page results will show up from people in your social network!
This is a very interesting idea from Google. I set up my profile after reading your post and found Social Search to be helpful when I search a topic that is popular currently or has recently happened. It is nice to get information from people you know and trust instead of a random source.
Dear Emily:
Your article about the Google Social Search experiment is informative and timely. Learning about social media is and never ending circle, everyday something innovative is being created to facilitate the flow of information. Recently, I have become more knowledgeable about social media’s impact on peoples lives.
Recently, my friend Briselda and I hosted a multicultural fundraising event. The event’s promotion heavily relied on social media and Internet tools such as Facebook, e-mail, e-cards, and social media release. It was cost effective and timely.
I think that tools such as the Google Social Search will be useful and strategic because it will facilitate the availability of information with in the specific group and hopefully it will built a strong social circle.
Thanks for sharing your finding.
Best,
Erika Lincango
Liz-
I’m so glad that you set up a profile and have been searching for topics. It’s really helpful! Hopefully more people will continue to set up their profiles, which will allow us to have more input from those we trust.
Hi Erika!
Social media is a never ending circle, and it’s always changing and evolving. It will be interesting to see what new innovations come out next!
I hope your multicultural fundraising event went well. What social media tools worked the best for you? Do you think that Google Social Search could have been useful?