Comments on: Google Agressively Pushing Personalization? http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/ Helping you build search engine friendly websites Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Christina Niven http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-1214 Christina Niven Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:13:53 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/#comment-1214 I got that same page a few days ago. It make me angry. It is very, very pushy to do something like that. I got that same page a few days ago. It make me angry. It is very, very pushy to do something like that.

]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Steven Bradley Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:39:07 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/#comment-1215 I didn't care for it either Christina. It was too pushy for me too. Have you seen it more than once or just the one time? I didn’t care for it either Christina. It was too pushy for me too. Have you seen it more than once or just the one time?

]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Steven Bradley Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/#comment-1216 Dave I assume you'd only see the overlay if you aren't signed in. It was definitely trying to get you to sign up for an account. I log in and out all day and was logged out when I saw the overlay. I have no question it was legit. What I found interesting was that you had no way to close the overlay without making a selection. It also seemed like a new way for Google to get attention since I'd never seen something like this before. Ayat and Kristine this was the first time I'd ever encountered the overlay and I tried to reproduce it without luck. I assume you have to be logged out of iGoogle to see it. I did have the generic iGoogle on without being logged in, which may or may not have had something to do with triggering the ad. It struck me as a very aggressive way to get me to sign up for an account. Dave I assume you’d only see the overlay if you aren’t signed in. It was definitely trying to get you to sign up for an account. I log in and out all day and was logged out when I saw the overlay. I have no question it was legit. What I found interesting was that you had no way to close the overlay without making a selection. It also seemed like a new way for Google to get attention since I’d never seen something like this before.

Ayat and Kristine this was the first time I’d ever encountered the overlay and I tried to reproduce it without luck. I assume you have to be logged out of iGoogle to see it. I did have the generic iGoogle on without being logged in, which may or may not have had something to do with triggering the ad.

It struck me as a very aggressive way to get me to sign up for an account.

]]> By: Kristine Shreve http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Kristine Shreve Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:55:48 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/#comment-1218 I have not seen this, either at work or at home. I use Google extensively in both places, and I have multiple Google accounts at work. I will definitely be on the look out for it though. I have not seen this, either at work or at home. I use Google extensively in both places, and I have multiple Google accounts at work.

I will definitely be on the look out for it though.

]]> By: Ayat http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Ayat Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:38:15 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/#comment-1217 interesting...I haven't seen that either but will definitely keep looking out for it. You make some interesting points about personalized search, though...I'd like to see what comes out of that as well. interesting…I haven’t seen that either but will definitely keep looking out for it. You make some interesting points about personalized search, though…I’d like to see what comes out of that as well.

]]> By: theGypsy http://www.vanseodesign.com/google/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 theGypsy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:11:24 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/google-agressively-pushing-personalization/#comment-1219 Can't say that I have seen that. Everyone here has G accounts and a home page set up already (for Personalized search research).. so it may only come up for folks that haven't used it yet. I assume it was legitimate and not some type of intrusion? ie; legitimate G service offering. I am interested to see what others find. Dave Can’t say that I have seen that. Everyone here has G accounts and a home page set up already (for Personalized search research).. so it may only come up for folks that haven’t used it yet.

I assume it was legitimate and not some type of intrusion? ie; legitimate G service offering.

I am interested to see what others find.

Dave

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