Thursday, July 15, 2004
Google Toolbar Adds Keyword Browsing to Internet Explorer:
"By Chris Sherman, Associate Editor - July 15, 2004
Google has added a keyword based browsing feature to its toolbar, allowing users to type words rather than URLs into the Internet Explorer address bar and automatically see the 'most relevant' site for those terms.
By default, words typed into the Internet Explorer address bar trigger an MSN search, just as if the words were entered into an MSN search box. The new Google toolbar feature bypasses that functionality.
The feature is similar to, but not exactly like the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button on the Google home page, which skips search results and loads the number one search result for a query into your browser window. 'It's a dynamic service that changes when the web changes,' said John Piscitello, Google product manager. 'I'm feeling lucky will always send you to the same result. Browse by name will only send you to the site it recognizes that the user wants to go to...'"
"By Chris Sherman, Associate Editor - July 15, 2004
Google has added a keyword based browsing feature to its toolbar, allowing users to type words rather than URLs into the Internet Explorer address bar and automatically see the 'most relevant' site for those terms.
By default, words typed into the Internet Explorer address bar trigger an MSN search, just as if the words were entered into an MSN search box. The new Google toolbar feature bypasses that functionality.
The feature is similar to, but not exactly like the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button on the Google home page, which skips search results and loads the number one search result for a query into your browser window. 'It's a dynamic service that changes when the web changes,' said John Piscitello, Google product manager. 'I'm feeling lucky will always send you to the same result. Browse by name will only send you to the site it recognizes that the user wants to go to...'"
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