Icons for Promote, Remove, Comments in Google Search Results

[CathyM]

This is the first time I have noticed these icons in the Google search results. An up arrow, if you click on it the result moves up. Then a down arrow if you want to move it back down. An X to remove a result and finally a quote which allows for a comment. I am not sure where that comment goes.

[Receptional Andy]

This is part of the 'edit search results' experiment Google have conducted periodically. There's some info in the edit search results FAQ [google.com]. Google say they are "experimenting to see if giving searchers increased control over their search results improves the overall user experience".

Quite similar to the approach of Wikia search IMO, and clearly has the potential for dramatic effects on search results.

[CathyM]

From the FAQ - Your comments and the webpages you add, promote, or delete, along with the user nickname for the account you're logged in with, may be viewed by other Google searchers also in the experiment.

He, he, of course I am promoting my sites to the top.