Whenever
a new term, idea, word, stats, or any other thing comes to your notice, the
only thing to get relevant info about the same or to confirm the result
is-Google Search. However, Google is well-known for developing Android, smart
robots, self-driving cars, and many other projects, but its identity will
remain incomplete without Search. Helping users online while seeking info,
inquiring about a service, or relating to a simple term, are all that Google
Search can do. Transformed from a simple text field to an enhanced search
option, to a complex and ad-related platform, that’s all from where Search
started and is presently standing. It might interest you to know that half of
the projects that Google actually develops receive funds from its
search-related ad revenues.
Read
this blog to have a quick look at how Google Search evolved over the years and
the changes it went through from its inception to Google Now.
Google’s
official blog revealed that during its initial stage (from 1998 to 2001),
Google.com has been a simple search engine that strived hard to cater users to
find answers to their questions. In the beginning of 2001, Google thought of
adding tabs above the search box to ensure that search for related items like
videos, images, news, should become easier. The tabs stayed on and later links
for Google’s Gmail and Calendar got added to the list, along with some web
apps.
The
year 2007 marks the addition of a navigation bar atop Google.com that was
incorporated to showcase links to search items and Google apps. However, in
2011, the navigation bar was morphed into the Google menu to make it more
presentable and to offer a slicker and redesigned user interface (UI). The year
also saw the prominent placement for Google+ tab and till now the navigation
bar was ready to take users to their desired Google applications.
In
2012, Google introduced the ‘Google Now,’ a virtual assistant that was
initially designed for Android but was later expanded on iOS and the desktop.
The newly developed search feature is capable of delivering even more personal
search results to the users.
In
the following years, Google refined its search by offering a minimal navigation
bar, strategic placement of Google’s social network, and the addition of the
voice-based search support. The voice-based search support added to Google.com
provides the quick access to your favorite sites as well as tool understands
different voice tones and pitches easily.
These
changes have also affected the company’s Search tool by affecting search
ranking and its evaluation. Google has always focused on establishing a
seamless connection between your questions and the information you seek, just
by typing a simple text term into the box.
Following
are the three important factors that Google focuses upon while redesigning the
Search feature:
Universal Results: Google has always
tried to transform its normal search to a ‘Universal Search ’by bringing the
results like images, videos, web pages and news in the same place. With growing
years, the company continued to make the search more reliable and
comprehensive, by ensuring exact details of the search terms and by finding
products, places, patents, books, maps and more.
Quick Answers: Bringing you search
results with not just a list of links to web sites format, Google is now also empowered
to fetch millions of search results within a few seconds. User can easily
select the ‘Quick Answers’ feature at the top of the page to seek a variety of
topics, including flight times, sports scores, weather and dozens more. The
company’s spokesperson announced “As technology gets better, we’re beginning to
answer harder questions for you, right on the search results page” with
remarkable pride.
The Future of Search: The company will
now focus on discovering faster ways to search information. Additionally, the
developers will also emphasize on saving user’s time by putting all the
relevant stuff on the first page. Google Instant or Voice Search from your
mobile phones is helping a lot to search effectively. Talking about the future,
the company is thinking about a stage where searching should be as easy as
thinking.
Imparted
with different phases on the timeline, the Search featured many important yet
remarkable improvements that have streamlined the entire searching experience.
Since Google has improved this tool beyond user expectations, that day isn’t
too far when it will transform this tool to a technology that searches whatever
you’ll think!
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