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Google to replace perspectives filter with forums filter

Google is rolling out a change to the perspectives filter, renaming it from perspectives to forums. A Google spokesperson told Search Engine Land the word “forums” is a more intuitive name when seeking out that content. Google also told us that searchers can use this filter to hone in on results from hundreds of forums from across the web. More on perspectives. Google launched the perspectives filter on mobile search last June, where you can filter the search results to just that type of content. Searchers can filter…

New study on international perspectives and best-practice models

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In order to tackle challenges facing society, such as the energy transition, digitalization, or pandemics, structured, transparent, and fact-based political decision-making processes are needed. Analysis based on science can provide the basis for better-informed decisions. The "Roundtables: 'International Perspectives

Google’s Perspectives and Notes could help fight spammy search results

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Google Perspectives: A New Opportunity to Maximize Your Brand Exposure

The idea behind this filter is to uncover "hidden gem" content, which may not be easily found online, and bring it to the forefront of search results. In fact, the Perspectives tab is a response to a particular user search behavior known as the “Reddit trick.” This involves users adding 'Reddit' to their queries to bypass unhelpful SEO-optimized fluff and find valuable human insights. So now, with Perspectives, users have access to such insights shared beyond just Reddit. Visually, the tab resembles a Pinterest board…

Study of adolescents’ perspectives on commercial profiling, privacy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä have explored adolescents' awareness of being commercially profiled online and their perspectives on online targeted advertisements. The data for the study consisted of eight focus group discussions (N = 38) conducted between December 2020 and May 2021 with adolescents aged 13 to 16 years in schools…

Research highlights importance of including Indigenous cultural perspectives in coastal restoration plans

Aerial schematic of the sites studied by FSU assistant professor of anthropology Jayur Madhusudan Mehta. Credit: Florida State University Earthen and shell mounds built hundreds of years ago by Indigenous people in the Mississippi River Delta contribute to biodiversity and the area's resiliency to erosion today, research by a Florida State University archaeologist has found.

The great acceleration: CIO perspectives on generative AI

Although AI was recognized as strategically important before generative AI became prominent, our 2022 survey found CIOs’ ambitions limited: while 94% of organizations were using AI in some way, only 14% were aiming to achieve “enterprise-wide” AI by 2025. By contrast, the power of generative AI tools to democratize AI—to spread it through every function of the enterprise, to support every employee, and to engage every customer —heralds an inflection point where AI can grow from a technology employed for particular use…

Reddit alternative? Google introduces Perspectives, a search feed with results from humans

Google has been trying to revamp its search engine for a while. At the Google I/O event, CEO Sundar Pichai announced an AI-powered search experience where users can see more relevant results with detailed information in a unified feed, assisted by an AI chatbot. Now, Google has announced yet another feature where users will get to see search results that entirely consist of human perspectives, created by everyday people and experts, somewhat like a Reddit thread. Interestingly, it comes at a time when Reddit is dealing…

Google launches perspectives filter in mobile search results

Google has begun the rollout of the new perspectives filter in the mobile search results this weekend. This feature was announced at Google I/O and we have seen previews and tests from Google over the past months related to this feature and now it is live. What it looks like. Here is a screenshot of the feature, you can see it by searching on mobile and sliding the search bar filters until you see a “perspectives” option. Click on the “perspectives” option to load those results: More about perspectives.…