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OK. So there is a Metro bar on the right side. Looks like a lot of work. But..why (Google+ should hear this, too) would I want everyone to see what I am searchi
by tomkin 14y ago
OK. So there is a Metro bar on the right side. Looks like a lot of work. But..why (Google+ should hear this, too) would I want everyone to see what I am searching for all the time? "Well, you don't have to tell anyone!", you say. Exactly. And now we're back to the norm and those who contract to a simpler approach win. Again.
I've never searched for something and then said, "I wish I could share this right now!" The reason being is that I haven't even seen the content yet – and when I do, there will be functionality to share right there. Why would I want to talk about something before I've seen it?
- TazeTSchnitzel 14y agoGoogle now likes to remind me that, in fact, my own website belongs to me, when it appears in searches. "You shared this". It's unhelpful and a waste of screen real estate.
- tomkin 14y agoWhat I hate is that there is nothing that tells me explicitly what is going on. If I am about to search for a gift for my wife, I don't want to have wheels spinning in the background figuring out what to do with my search. I already get paranoid with G+ and find myself logging into every social media app to make sure nothing was posted (e.g. "Nick was searching for flower shops in Ontario"). I don't mind the option, but there should be a liberally visible indicator/switch and defaulting to off would be nice.
- dhimes 14y agoI thought Ms. Dewey was going to change the direction of search UI, but somehow it died.
- justncase80 14y agoThey dont' see it all the time. You search, if you don't find it, you basically have a way to ask your friends instead. It's not that complicated. You're not sharing your search, you're just asking real people. Sometimes people know the answers to questions you're asking. Seems rather handy.