Re:Google Latitude will be retired
by EarthLaunch on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @10:06AM
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Do G+ circles really influence search? If so, that's super annoying, because then I have to be careful what G+ circles I join. Personalized search is already annoying enough.
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Re:Google Latitude will be retired
by hahainternet on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @10:10AM
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You don't 'join' circles. You put people /in/ circles.
They influence search by increasing the relevance of links by people sharing them or +1ing them. You can just turn them off on the results page it seems but I have found it very beneficial.
Why is it already annoying? The only reasons I've heard have been hypothetical.
Re:Google Latitude will be retired
by EarthLaunch on Friday July 19, 2013 @01:54PM
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Sorry, I didn't see your comment earlier.
Putting people 'in' and joining is functionally the same, that's what I meant.
The reason it annoys me is that I usually want my searches to be objective and global, not influenced by my preferences. I suppose a solution might be if their UI showed the influence clearly.