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Loading up trusty old Google for a little search time I noticed a few new icons kicking about near the results. “Hmmm”, I mumbled, “Are those something pointless from avg or something?”. Becoming intrigued I decided to click on one that just so happened to be next to my websites listing. Whaaat?

Nothing really happened, just my name appeared underneath and an arrow went green. This made me search for answers to this new feature, and I’m slightly surprised to learn it’s just a giant bookmark system.

You no longer need to bookmark 500 pages in your browser, just keep 20 search terms and let Google store everything for you. … actually, that’s a good idea; we won’t inadvertently loose any bookmarks after a bad browser crash and not backing up the bookmarks file like we’re supposed too!

This whole system has no effect on other peoples searches, it’s just there for you to keep the best, more informative, sites on top. Clicking the up arrow moves the result to the top of the list, and you can remove ‘bad’, less irrelevant, ones.

I like the idea of this, as it ensures the information you want stays within reach; if it doesn’t warrant a bookmarking. Mainly when you think you’ll never need something again and later realise you do and just can’t find it.

Students could find this useful, when they research at home they can promote a result; then login to Google at Uni/College and the sites are there waiting, without the need to write them down; especially useful when creating a bibliography! (Shame this feature wasn’t released when I was writing one).

A nice addition to the Google search.

Now if only I had things to search for . . .