Google Retests Whats Related Search Refinement

[Brett_Tabke]

A couple people e'd me about this "new" feature. pparently, Google is retesting the old what's related feature first seen 3 years ago.

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[Ganceann]

The new feature ...

is it not for webmasters to add the whats related function to their websites as well - the re-testing would be refining it for content analysis using current algos etc.

Also carrying out other tests as well associated with implementing it.

[abacuss]

Probably this has been done to give the best related results for a particular query set. Related sites may be a technique that google wants users to test them and probably use them in their site.

[rustybrick]

This is called Google Coop Topics now

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[Brett_Tabke]

Hmmm rusty. I was thinking:

This (guide/coop)
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vs search refinement/whats related:

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second courtsy via graywolf [wolf-howl.com] and barksfly.

[rustybrick]

Yea, but look at the urls of those refinements. They both contain &cx=

Related? :)

[Brett_Tabke]

Gotcha. Whew - g is getting harder and harder to keep up with no?

[rustybrick]

You are telling me. From 4 blog posts a day, to like 15 a day. Mostly Google related. Tiring...